Hard rock heavyweights BLACK STAR RIDERS are set to release their fourth studio album “Another State Of Grace” on September 6th via Nuclear Blast Records. The album was recorded at the legendary Sphere Studios in Burbank, under the watchful eye of renowned mixer and producer, Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, AMON AMARTH, STONE SOUR). In a trailer released today, Ricky and Robert discuss what it was like working with Jay:
“Another State Of Grace” is available on CD, vinyl and vinyl picture disc, limited edition boxset and limited edition light green vinyl. Pre-order here: nuclearblast.com/blackstarriders-asog
Watch the official video for ‘Ain’t The End Of The World’: youtu.be/mv-tccUbm6U
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The new album is a stunning collection of songs that will further develop the band’s burgeoning reputation as one of the most essential contemporary rock acts. Recorded at Sphere Studios in Burbank, California in February 2019, the album was produced & mixed by Jay Ruston (Stone Sour, Anthrax, Uriah Heep).
More on “Another State Of Grace”:
Trailer #1: youtu.be/vaSO2-KLRlw
Trailer #2: youtu.be/GyySCAYOLfY
Trailer #3: youtu.be/rvet2BDKtBs
Trailer #4: youtu.be/Is5upqZebPk
After a lengthy period off the road, BLACK STAR RIDERS are back with a 15 date UK & Ireland Tour with special guests STONE BROKEN and WAYWARD SONS. The dates for the UK & Ireland tour are as follows:
Oct 10 Bristol – O2 Academy *^
Oct 11 Cambridge – Corn Exchange *^
Oct 12 London – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire *^
Oct 13 Wrexham – William Aston Hall *^
Oct 16 Dublin – The Academy *
Oct 17 Belfast – Limelight *
Oct 18 Glasgow – Braehead Arena §
Oct 19 Newcastle – O2 Academy *^
Oct 20 Nottingham – Rock City *^
Oct 22 Bexhill – De La Warr Pavilion *^
Oct 23 Bournemouth – O2 Academy *^
Oct 24 Cardiff – University (Great Hall) *^
Oct 25 Wolverhampton – KK’s Steel Mill *^
Oct 26 Leeds – O2 Academy *^
Oct 27 Mancheste – O2 Ritz *^
Special guests: * Stone Broken | ^ Wayward Sons § BSR Only
Tickets are on sale now: blackstarriders.com
The band will then be hitting the road in Europe with support from DIAMOND HEAD and WAYWARD SONS. The EU tour dates rack up as follows:
Oct 30 Roskilde – Gimle +
Oct 31 Malmö – Kulturbolaget +
Nov 01 Stockholm – Fryshuset Klubben +
Nov 02 Gothenburg – Trädgår’n +
Nov 03 Oslo – Vulkan +
Nov 05 Tampere – Talo +
Nov 06 Helsinki – The Circus +
Nov 08 Borlänge – Liljan
Nov 09 Esbjerg – Tobakken
Nov 12 Hamburg – Markthalle +^
Nov 13 Köln – Die Kantine +^
Nov 14 Dresden – Reithalle Strasse E +^
Nov 15 Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal +^
Nov 17 Zurich – Dynamo ^
Nov 18 München – Backstage (Halle) +^
Nov 19 Nürnberg – Hirsch +^
Nov 20 Prague – Nová Chmelnice ^
Nov 21 Leipzig – Anker +^
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 