Of course it is completely pointless to deny that on the debut album of Black Star Riders floats the magic, overwhelming shadow of THIN LIZZY. No wonder, after all, in this "new" quintet several original or active members of the Irish hard rock legend at the start. And while all Altfans already for some weeks hot talking heads about whether "All Hell Breaks Loose" it can now accommodate with LIZZY classics like "Jailbreak", "Chinatown" and "Renegade", should this album - without undue " name dropping "and ulterior motives - measured above all by what it really is: By far the hottest hard rock disc of the year! Every beginning there is magic ... even if it's an (alleged!) Fresh start. And Black Star Riders have the continuing, musical comparisons certainly not necessary. The 12 songs of "All Hell Breaks Loose" -Sonderedition points especially by their balance and ubiquitous class how they can be met only by a functioning, well-established musician-friends. Grandiose hardrock Schmeißer as "Before the war", "Bloodshot", "Right to Be Wrong", "Hoodoo Voodoo" or with frying metal riffs flavored "Valley of the stones" (in fact has a slight ACCEPT paint !) are for any seasoned Headbanger the perfect 49-minute workout ... tailored to the rock world, groovy-intoxicating fitness program à la belly / legs / butt that leaves permanent grin dancing through the house me for days. Yes, this disc makes damn good mood! All songs of Black Star Riders-first- come mostly short and to the point, so do not even begin to get bored. The biggest plus is on the beautifully packaged Ohrenschmaus melodies, which - as once in THIN LIZZY! - Like to settle by double-guitar in the "feel-good center" of the listener ... namely sustainable! The combination of fast numbers, rocking midtempo songs and worn passages running here so lubricated to want that one does not even come into temptation, click to each album highlights nervous by "Skip" button. Although the typical Irish singalong anthem "Kingdom of the Lost" (incl. Flute and Violin) only narrowly past scars of musical banality, and "Someday Salvation" certainly does not go through a most nourishing Black Star Riders Number: On this plate is not a weak song ... but for a hefty dose of timeless rock music as a not too often gets blown around the ears. While the rock all-rounder "All Hell Breaks Loose" (famoser opener!), "Kissing the ground" (anyone catchy tune?), "Hey Jude" (melancholic top!) And especially "Bound for Glory" (fantastic!) naturally anywhere on a playground between THIN LIZZY, GARY MOORE, hammondfreien DEEP PURPLE and THUNDER romp, the band has with the smoky "Blues is not so bad" (not without genius!) a saucoolen Blues / Rocker on board, who also once more proves how good Ricky Warwick (ex-THE ALMIGHTY) is evolving as a singer. Really, really great! And since Kevin Shirley as a producer for once had a good day - all fans of DREAM THEATER remember today with horror to the botched sound of "Falling To Infinity" - has become even the sound top notch. All in all, is "All Hell Breaks Loose" a wonderful, wonderfully unfashionable Hard Rock album, with which one could well reverse the polarity and each aliens immediately for headbanging, beer-drinking, loud bawling cowl carrier. And let's be honest: we want that not all ???
