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Black Star Riders - Bound For GloryBlack Star Riders – Bound For Glory

Black Star Riders are a brand new band on the horizon made up of ex Thin Lizzy members Ricky Warwick, Damon Johnson, Scott Gorham and Marco Mendoza together with drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper/ Megadeth), the band was formed after Thin Lizzy started work on a new album but decided that it wouldn’t be right to release new material under the Thin Lizzy name so Thin Lizzy quickly headed out on a final farewell tour as the Black Star Riders were then born.

‘Bound For Glory’ has all the elements of a classic Thin Lizzy song and so it should after the members of the band have been touring solidly for the past 4 years or so playing Thin Lizzy songs, the song is extremely catchy especially when the chorus kicks in and Ricky Warwick sings out “Bound For Glory” in such a melodic way with backing vocals of “Bound For Glory” coming in a couple of seconds later, the guitar work is fantastic with duel guitar work going on but it is Damon Johnson’s solo which stands out the most.

I feel that Black Star Riders are instantly going to be a hit they already have the backing of thousands of Thin Lizzy fans, they also have the respect from thousands of other music fans due to the fact that they rightfully left the Thin Lizzy name how Phil Lynott would of wanted it and took the gamble to start up a whole new band and now their first single ‘Bound For Glory’ has radio air play written all over it is just enough to keep the fans entertained until their album drops towards the end of May.

4/5

Review by Trigger

 Band Members

Ricky Warwick
Scott Gorham
Damon Johnson
Marco Mendoza
Jimmy DeGrasso
 Track Listing
1. Bound For Glory
 Band Related Links
Black Star Riders Facebook
 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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