The Killer Instinct: Deluxe Edition 2CD

Fresh from the critically acclaimed Top 30 debut album ‘All Hell Breaks Loose’ in
2013, Black Star Riders are set to release the long-awaited follow up, ‘The Killer
Instinct’.The band formed around the last incarnation of Thin Lizzy, featuring guitar legend
Scott Gorham, Damon Johnson (guitar, ex-Alice Cooper), Jimmy DeGrasso (drums,
ex-Megadeth), Robbie Crane (bass, ex-Ratt) and fronted by Belfast-born, ex-The
Almighty vocalist Ricky Warwick.October 2014 saw the band gather in Nashville, entering the studio with heralded
producer Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, The Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains, Mastodon) to
begin recording the follow up. Frontman Ricky Warwick explains, “Life’s not fair,
never has been, never will. Sometimes you have to live with a killer instinct just to
survive in the ongoing pursuit of happiness. Because nobody can do for you what you
should be doing for yourself.”The energy from a year of touring has resulted in a truly powerful sophomore effort.
From the Irish-tinged rock of ‘Soldierstown’ to the balls-out Lizzy-esque harmonies of
the title track (and first single). From the dirty groove of ‘You Little Liar’ to the
acoustic ‘Blindsided’, this is a band coming of age. ‘The Killer Instinct’ will see Black
Star Riders cement their place as one of the most exciting contemporary rock acts.Damon Johnson says “Nick Raskulinecz came riding out of the sunset like a Viking
warrior, with his record collection and arsenal of killer guitars and amplifiers and
proved to be the world class producer we had heard so much about. Indeed, the
rumors are all true. There’s no doubt that Ricky and I had written a sizable number of
songs, but Nick patiently walked through the full song list with the entire band and
made sure we focused on the material to best represent Black Star Riders in 2015.”Tracklisting
1. The Killer Instinct
2. Bullet Blues
3. Finest Hour
4. Soldierstown
5. Charlie I Gotta Go
6. Blindsided
7. Through The Motions
8. Sex, Guns & Gasoline
9. Turn In Your Arms
10. You Little Liar
Bonus tracks
11. Gabrielle
12. The Reckoning Day
13. The Killer Instinct (Acoustic)
14. Blindsided (Acoustic)
15. Charlie I Gotta Go (Acoustic)
16. Finest Hour (Acoustic)