BLACK STAR RIDERS' Marco Mendoza Guests On Metalhead To Head; Video Streaming
April 23, 2014, 10 years ago
Fuse TV continues their latest digital series, Metalhead To Head - a bi-weekly online show that locks two metal masters in one room then records what happens – with a salute to the Brotherhood of the Bass Clef by pairing BLACK STAR RIDERS / THIN LIZZY / WHITESNAKE bassist Marco Mendoza with WINERY DOGS / MR. BIG bassist Billy Sheehan.
In this Mutual Appreciation Society session, Marco and Billy trade compliments, memories, inspirations, and bass licks. Catch Parts 1 & 2 of the Mendoza/Sheehan episode of Metalhead To Head below:
Watch new episodes of Metalhead To Head every other Wednesday at 10 AM, PST / 1 PM, EST on FUSE.tv. View all the previous episodes here.
Black Star Riders have added eight additional headlining shows throughout the Midwest and East Coast on their first run of the US this spring in support of their debut album, All Hell Breaks Loose. Launching in San Antonio, Texas on May 1st and winding their way to Birmingham, Alabama on June 15th, BSR will co-headline six of the twenty shows with SKID ROW.
Featuring veteran rock musicians Ricky Warwick (THIN LIZZY, THE ALMIGHTY) on vocals, Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy, 21 GUNS) on guitar, Damon Johnson (Thin Lizzy, ALICE COOPER, BROTHER CANE) on guitar, Marco Mendoza on bass, and Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper, MEGADETH, Y&T;) on drums, All Hell Breaks Loose was produced by the legendary Kevin Shirley, and debuted last May on the American Billboard Heatseekers chart at #5 and the Billboard Hard Music chart at #19.
Tour dates are:
May
1 - The Aztec Theater – San Antonio, TX2 - Queen City Music Hall – Fort Worth, TX
3 - Concert Pub North - Houston, TX
4 - Juanita’s Café & Bar – Little Rock, AR
5 - Neumeier’s – Fort Smith, AR
8 - Rialto Theater – Tucson, AZ*
9 - The Marquee - Tempe, AZ*
10 - M15 Concert Bar & Grill – Corona, CA*
12 - Harlow’s Night Club – Sacramento, CA*
13 - DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
15 - Canyon Club - Agoura Hills, CA*
16 - The Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, CA*
26 - Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
27 - Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH
29 - Turner Hall – Milwaukee, WI
June
3 - Exit/In – Nashville, TN4 - The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
5 - Amos Southend – Charlotte, NC
8 - The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
15 - Workplay Theatre – Birmingham, AL
*co-headlining with Skid Row
Additional dates coming soon. Details for VIP Package upgrades (which do not include a concert ticket) will be announced soon & will be available for all shows.