"'Soldierstown' is a song with a dark and poignant lyric tempered with a huge Celtic guitar riff," says frontman Ricky Warwick. "Sometimes pulling the covers over your head is not enough."

Black Star Riders are currently playing dates across Europe and will join Def Leppard and Whitesnake for a 10-date UK tour next month along with two headline shows of their own - December 11 at London's Shepherds Bush Empire and December 17 at The Wulfrun in Wolverhampton.