James Ray & The Black Hearted Riders - Broken Glass & Bullet Holes:Live In An Empty Room on CD

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The Black Hearted Riders are a seven-piece band blending blues, rock, folk into a unique sound, sitting somewhere between Wovenhand & Johnny Cash. James Ray first came to prominence in 1986 as the vocalist for Sisters Of Mercy side project The Sisterhood with Andrew Eldritch, Patricia Morrison (Gun Club) Lucas Fox (Motorhead) & Alan Vega (Suicide). scoring a number 1 in the then Indie Chart with the single Giving Ground and the LP Gift . Described by the Melody Maker as 'Making Leonard Cohen sound like Paul Daniels'. The following year he released the dance floor hit Texas . James then took to touring around Europe with his then band James Rays Gangwar, releasing three Lps in the 90's. In 2015 Red Rhino released 2 double CDs of his past work and a live CD. The first Black Hearted Riders LP Last Train From Woody Creek was also released in 2015 by A.M.O. followed by the second Dawn Death Zephyr, last year. Joining James Ray is Justin Greaves, multi-instrumentalist of the internationally acclaimed post-rock band, Crippled Black Phoenix. Also John e.Vistic, the raucous Antipodean Bristolian guitarist, a towering figure on the live scene in London & Bristol. Track listing: Bethlehem To Babel; New Borders; On Higher Ground; Trouble; Too Long; Tupelo Tree; Nowhere Left To Go; Fields Of Rape; Fourteen Years; Bare Back