In a brand new interview with “Paltrocast” host Darren Paltrowitz, Chris Robertson of Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY was requested how he feels concerning the “southern rock” tag that’s generally connected to his band. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We’re simply BLACK STONE CHERRY, man. We float by so many alternative stylistic form of vibes. If you happen to return by our catalog, there’s stuff that might contact on the fence of steel, there’s stuff that might contact on the fence of nation, after which there’s this entire massive pot of every kind of shit that we wish to throw collectively within the center.

“Yeah, we’re southern,” he continued. “Hear [to] me. I clearly do not sound such as you; it is [people from] New York and Kentucky [talking to each other] right here. I believe it is an age-old factor, man, of we’re a rock band from the northernmost a part of the South, basically. We’re in Kentucky; we’re extra Ohio Valley than South, actually.

“Hell, I do not know. I discuss like I discuss, I am from the place I am from, however on the finish of the day, I like BLACK STONE CHERRY simply being labeled nearly as good music. If that is what you suppose, and for those who suppose it is shit music, classify it as that. Nevertheless it’s music for any form of feeling. On the finish of the day, you are placing your self in a field; it solely does that. So we have by no means stated, ‘We’re this sort of band’ or ‘We’re this sort of band.’ On the coronary heart of it, we’re a rock and roll band, however we’re much more than only a rock and roll band on the identical time. And there is nothing flawed with being only a rock and roll band. AC/DC is the best rock and roll band that ever did exist, they usually do it in a approach that no person can fuck with them after they do it.

“I do not know, man,” he repeated. “I like the method when bands do every kind of various stuff. However then on the identical time, I wanna hear METALLICA do ’72 Seasons’. Their new file is precisely what we have all been wanting METALLICA to do. However on the identical time, what if [LED] ZEPPELIN would have solely carried out ‘[Led] Zeppelin I’ and by no means experimented and obtained to ‘In By The Our Door’? You’d have by no means heard ‘The Crunge’ otherwise you would have by no means heard ‘Idiot In The Rain’ or any of these iconic songs that have been much less of a rock music and extra of only a nice music.

“So, I assume that is a extremely, actually long-winded approach of claiming we’re a band that loves nice music.”

BLACK STONE CHERRY will launch its eighth studio album, “Screamin’ At The Sky”, on September 29 by way of Mascot Information. The opus will probably be out there in white stable vinyl, restricted version vinyl boxset, CD and digitally.

Chris Robertson (lead vocals/guitar),Ben Wells (guitar/backing vox) and John-Fred Younger (drums/backing vox) are joined for the primary time on an album recording by “new” bassist Steve Jewell Jr. (ex-OTIS). The band’s fanbase will probably be greater than conversant in Steve, as he has been touring with BLACK STONE CHERRY in 2021.

“Screamin’ At The Sky” options all-new materials written collaboratively whereas on tour, however when it got here time to file, BLACK STONE CHERRY determined to attempt one thing it is at all times dreamed of doing: monitoring an album at The Plaza Theater in Glasgow, Kentucky — a legendary 1020-seat venue in-built 1934 that boasts meticulous acoustics.

BLACK STONE CHERRY‘s final album, “The Human Situation”, launched in October 2020 was their sixth consecutive No. 1 debut on the U.Okay. Rock Albums chart.

Photograph credit score: Jimmy Fontaine