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Black Star Riders
12+ albums
hard rockrockclassic rockheavy metalmetal
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Black Star Riders is a hard rock band formed in December 2012. The band was created when members of the 2011–2012 line-up of Thin Lizzy decided to record new material but chose not to release it under the Thin Lizzy name. While Thin Lizzy continues on an occasional basis, Black Star Riders operates as a full-time band, described as "the next step in the evolution of the Thin Lizzy story." Their first album, "All Hell Breaks Loose", was released on May 21, 2013, followed by their second album, "The Killer Instinct", on February 20, 2015. The band's third album, "Heavy Fire", was released on February 3, 2017, and reached number six on the UK Albums Chart. Black Star Riders is fronted by Ricky Warwick and originally featured lead guitarist Scott Gorham and bass guitarist Marco Mendoza. Mendoza was replaced by Robbie Crane in 2014. Drummer and founding member Jimmy DeGrasso left the band in March 2017 and was replaced a few weeks later by Chad Szeliga. Another founding member, lead guitarist Damon Johnson, left the band at the end of 2018 and was replaced by Christian Martucci. Gorham and Szeliga left the band in September 2021, with Szeliga being replaced by Zak St. John. Gorham was not replaced, leaving the band as a quartet. Martucci left in June 2022 and was replaced by Wayward Sons guitarist Sam Wood. On September 20, 2021, the band announced a new worldwide multi-record album deal with Earache Records and revealed they would be entering the studio in October 2021 to begi
