{"id":37478,"date":"2015-02-20T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=37478"},"modified":"2016-11-17T13:56:52","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T13:56:52","slug":"news-black-star-riders-release-second-studio-album-the-killer-instinct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-black-star-riders-release-second-studio-album-the-killer-instinct\/","title":{"rendered":"BLACK STAR RIDERS Release Second Studio Album \u2018The Killer Instinct\u2019 (February 20th, 2015) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BLACK STAR RIDERS Release Second Studio Album \u2018The Killer Instinct\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nFebruary 20th, 2015<\/strong><\/span>
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\nRock group Black Star Riders, an offshoot of Thin Lizzy, issued second full-length studio album The Killer Instinct<\/em><\/a> on February 20th, 2015 in Europe (excluding the United Kingdom) through Nuclear Blast Records. The label scheduled UK release for the 23rd, with North American release taking place on the 24th.<\/p>\n

The outing was recorded in October 2014 at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Nick Raskulinecz.<\/p>\n

The Killer Instinct<\/em> was made available in the following formats; CD, limited two-CD digibook, limited gatefold black vinyl, and limited gatefold clear vinyl.<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018The Killer Instinct\u2019
\n02. \u2018Bullet Blues\u2019
\n03. \u2018Finest Hour\u2019
\n04. \u2018Soldierstown\u2019
\n05. \u2018Charlie I Gotta Go\u2019
\n06. \u2018Blindsided\u2019
\n07. \u2018Through The Motions\u2019
\n08. \u2018Sex, Guns & Gasoline\u2019
\n09. \u2018Turn In Your Arms\u2019
\n10. You Little Liar\u2019<\/p>\n

Bonus CD<\/strong><\/p>\n

01. \u2018Gabrielle\u2019
\n02. \u2018The Reckoning Day\u2019
\n03. \u2018The Killer Instinct\u2019 (acoustic)
\n04. \u2018Blindsided\u2019 (acoustic)
\n05. \u2018Charlie I Gotta Go\u2019 (acoustic)
\n06. \u2018Finest Hour\u2019 (acoustic)<\/p>\n

Black Star Riders\u2019 line-up is as follows;<\/p>\n

Ricky Warwick (vocals and guitar)
\nScott Gorham (guitar)
\nDamon Johnson (guitar)
\nRobert Crane (bass)
\nJimmy DeGrasso (drums)<\/p>\n

In its first week of release, The Killer Instinct<\/em> charted in the following countries; the United Kingdom (#13), Germany (#23), Ireland (#29), Sweden (#29), and The Netherlands (#171).<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018Finest Hour\u2019 and \u2018The Killer Instinct\u2019, which can both be viewed below. In addition, official lyric videos were created for the title track and the song \u2018Soldierstown\u2019.<\/p>\n

Debut studio record All Hell Breaks Loose<\/em><\/a> was released in May 2013.<\/p>\n