On the Friday NI Rocks Show this week we have the second track to be released from Black Star Riders new album “Heavy Fire”. It’s called “Testify or Say Goodbye”. The band has also just unveiled a promo video for the album’s title track. Black Star Riders will be playing The Limelight on 5th March, supported by Gun and The Amorettes. The press release below provides more info on the album and the tour.
Read more: NEWS UPDATE - Album Trailer from BLACK STAR RIDERS
It was announced recently that Armored Saint would be playing gigs in Dublin on 20th March and Belfast on 21st March ahead of their appearance at HammerFest in Wales. Prior to those dates, the band release a live album called “Carpe Noctum” via Metal Blade Records. The album features recordings from 2015 when Armored Saint toured to support the release of the album “Win Hands Down” (http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/back-stage/music-reviews/2071-ni-rocks-recommends-qwin-hands-downq-by-armored-saint.html ). Metal Blade have provided the following press release.
Read more: NEWS UPDATE - Live Album from ARMORED SAINT and Tour Dates
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the Love/Hate album “Wasted In America” and to commemorate that, front-man Jizzy Pearl is touring the UK to play some gigs. I arranged to speak to Jizzy on 10th January to talk about the tour, the album and future plans, including a new solo album. We actually did the interview twice due to issues with the more modern technology and ended up recording it over the phone, so many thanks to Jizzy for his patience! The interview was initially broadcast on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 13th January and this Show is now available on our MixCloud page – https://www.mixcloud.com/NIRocks/interview-with-jizzy-pearl-on-the-friday-ni-rocks-show-13th-jan-2017/