Black Star Riders

"The band is surely not going to call it quits anytime soon. That much is certain. But if Judas Priest ever do decide to, it'll make perfect sense and be totally in order. They've done their thing. They have nothing left to prove. The only…

Let's enjoy the sweet illusion a little longer that we're listening to Thin Lizzy in 2017, even though what we've got is Black Star Riders.

With "The Killer Instinct," Black Star Riders keep up the next phase of the Thin Lizzy evolution, sticking all the way through to the winning songwriting-and-arrangement formula that turned the Irish rockers into legends.

»All Hell Breaks Loose« proves with surprising success that 'the boys are back in town', even if under a different name and in a thoroughly 'American edition'. That's still a lot more than most longtime Thin Lizzy loyalists expected, since…

"Hi-Rock turned out to be an ill-fated project, with a calamity and a state of emergency from massive flooding adding their share"

HiRock Festival! When the wet dreams of AOR fanatics come true and a catastrophic flood washes away an entire festival day, taking Toto, Survivor, Rick Springfield and FM with it. Half the turnout, half the festival. But we got out with our…