A FEW years ago Black Stone Cherry seemingly came from nowhere, a hard rockin' southern US band full of passion, riffs and songs, backed a label that seemed to understand where they were coming from, and four guys who seemed to have hard work ingrained in their core.

Moving from bigger and bigger venues Black Stone Cherry now

_{There are two NI Rocks Shows each week on Rock Radio NI. These are the playlists for the shows for the month of October. These shows are still available from the On Demand Player. There are over 100 different artists featured on the two shows this month, along with four recorded interviews (Nita Strauss, Thundermother, Vega & Crazy Lixx). Playlists for the previous month are also still available - http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/news/rrni-updates/1678-ni-rocks-playlists-for-september-2014.html}

 

_{“Unleash the Fire” is the first album from Riot V and it was released through Steamhammer / SPV on 27th October. Riot V is the natural successor to power metal band Riot, following a decision to rename the group after the death of founder Mark Reale in January 2012.  Former Riot members Mike Flyntz on guitar (since 1989), Don Van Stavern on bass (from 1986 originally) and Frank Gilchriest on drums (from 2003 originally) are joined by Todd Michael Hall on vocals and Nick Lee on guitar. “Unleash the Fire” is a very fitting addition to the Riot discography albeit under a different name.}