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"Another State of Grace" is the fourth studio album by hard rock band Black Star Riders, released on the 6th September 2019 on the Nuclear Blast label.
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Another State of Grace is their fourth album, following on from the behemoth that was Heavy Fire. While the predecessor felt darker and more experimental, Another State of Grace is more reined in and control, especially now they know exactly what Black Star Riders is. This is an album intent on building on that and giving you more of what you love. That said, opening track “Tonight the Moonlight Let Me Down” and second single, “Ain’t the End of the World” could have featured on one of their earlier albums and definitely has that Lizzy tint to them. Nevertheless, they’re great songs but it feels like half a step back and this early into the album, it makes you question whether the rest is going to follow suit.
However, the gritty crunch of “Underneath the Afterglow” quickly puts paid to that notion and the album fully ramps up into more familiar Black Star Riders territory and continues for the remainder of tracks.
Another State of Grace is Black Star Riders at their potent best. Refining everything which made the last album such a heavyweight and nods to their past, there’s not a bad song among the ten and there’s not even a lull. Between the anthemic classic rock and fist-pumping modernity, they’ve made their best album yet.
Reviewed by Ross for moshville.co.uk.
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