{"id":28356,"date":"2013-06-12T13:01:18","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T13:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/download-festival-preview-black-star-riders-2\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T14:24:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T14:24:48","slug":"download-festival-preview-black-star-riders-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/download-festival-preview-black-star-riders-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Download Festival Preview: Black Star Riders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tumblr_inline_mnvvhufp3W1qztcot.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Whilst we&rsquo;ve been highlighting some of the younger, emerging UK bands playing <strong>Download<\/strong> this weekend, the Donington-based festival has a long history of hosting some of rock&rsquo;s legendary bands. This year festival-goers will see Thin Lizzy&rsquo;s Scott Gorham, Ricky Warwick, Damon Johnson, and Marco Mendoza teaming up with former MegaDeth and Alice Copper drummer Jimmy DeGrasso to form <strong>Black Star Riders<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The US-based hard rock group are set to play the main stage on Saturday where they will showcase their recent debut album, <em>&lsquo;All Hell Breaks Loose.&rsquo;<\/em> A thick-skinned, through and through rock record that confidently combines the band members experiences perfectly. Tracks like <em>&#8216;Bloodhsot&rsquo;<\/em> and <em>&#8216;Bound For GLory&rsquo;<\/em> are edgy with a hint of catchy, classic rock.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s guitarist Damon Johnson with a couple of words of what we can expect.<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you heading to Download? What bands are you excited to see? Let us know on our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alreadyheard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page or on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/alreadyhearduk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tumblr_inline_mo6zk8yIta1qztcot.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Already Heard: Can you tell us your name and role in the band?<\/strong><br \/><em>Damon: Damon Johnson, guitarist and songwriter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>AH: Why should fans check you out at Download?<\/strong><br \/><em>Damon: Because our debut album is chock full of great lyrics and lots of screaming guitars. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>AH: What can we expect from your set?<\/strong><br \/><em>Damon: Black Star Riders rock and Thin Lizzy roll.<!-- more --> <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>AH: What other bands are you looking forward to seeing?<\/strong><br \/><em>Damon: Queens Of The Stone Age and the Maiden!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>AH: What are your memories of previous Download Festivals?<\/strong><br \/><em>Damon: Having Rick Nielsen pierce my skull with a thrown guitar plectrum. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>AH: Do you have anything else you&rsquo;d like to say?<\/strong><br \/><em>Damon: Thank you for having us!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Catch\u00a0<strong>Black Star Riders\u00a0<\/strong>at 13:20pm on the Main Stage on Saturday 15th June.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Black Star Riders\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">links:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlackStarRidersOfficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLACKSTARRIDERS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/blackstarriders.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Our full coverage of\u00a0<strong>Download Festival 2013<\/strong>\u00a0can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/download2013\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Words by Sean Reid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whilst we&rsquo;ve been highlighting some of the younger, emerging UK bands playing Download this weekend, the Donington-based festival has a long history of hosting some of rock&rsquo;s legendary bands. 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