The Sludgelord News: BLACK STAR RIDERS | DAMON JOHNSON AND SCOTT GORHAM DISCUSS THE NEW ALBUM 'THE KILLER INSTINCT' IN FIRST ALBUM TRAILE

Fresh from the critically acclaimed debut album All Hell Breaks Loose in 2013, Black Star Riders are set to release a new studio album, The Killer Instinct, in February 2015. The band entered the studio with heralded producer Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, THE FOO FIGHTERS, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODON) this time round and in the first album trailer, Damon Johnson and Scott Gorham explain how the guys came up with the album title and the general theme. Watch the trailer over on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel: http://youtu.be/CcSvF3glc9w 

The artwork for the new album was recently revealed, which frontman Ricky Warwick describes as ‘...a bit of a continuation from ‘All Hell Breaks Loose,’ people will see the link - it’s very Rock N Roll. It’s going to look cool’.

The release of The Killer Instinct will be followed by a full UK and Eire co-headline tour with Europe throughout March 2015. The dates rack up as follows:

March 2: Olympia Theatre, Dublin
March 3: Ulster Hall, Belfast
March 5: o2 ABC, Glasgow
March 6: o2 ABC, Glasgow
March 7: o2 Academy, Newcastle
March 8: o2 Academy, Leeds
March 10: Rock City, Nottingham
March 11: Corn Exchange, Cambridge
March 13: Academy, Manchester
March 14: Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
March 15: University, Exeter
March 16: o2 Academy, Bristol
March 18: o2 Academy, Bournemouth
March 19: UEA, Norwich
March 20: o2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
March 21: o2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

Buy tickets: http://bit.ly/BSRTour

THE AMORETTES are support on all dates except Glasgow March 5th and London March 20th – support on these shows is TBC.

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Source: Nuclear Blast UK