Black Star Riders have confirmed that their new album “Another State Of Grace” will be released in September. With this news, the group have also announced a UK/Ireland tour.
Black Star Riders have announced the addition of Stone Sour guitarist Christian Martucci to their lineup. He will be taking over for founding guitarist Damon Johnson, who is planning to exit the band at the end of the year.
Christian will replace founding BSR member Damon Johnson, who has decided to part company with the band at the end of the year to concentrate on a solo career and session work.
After auditions last month in Los Angeles with some incredible guitar players, Christian was chosen to take up the position vacated by Damon.
Black Star Riders will head down for the first time to South America in November, joining Judas Priest (with Alice in Chains on some dates) for shows in Chile, Argentina & Brazil. Damon will not be with the band for this run, but his temporary replacement is long time friend of the band, Thunder guitarist Luke Morley.
They will finish off the year with some dates in the United Kingdom, which will be Damon’s last shows with the band.
The band will then enter the studio in early 2019 to record their fourth studio album for Nuclear Blast Entertainment.