Black Stone Cherry are one of those bands that live right on the edge of where hard rock becomes heavy metal, and have built a strong fanbase around the world because of it. On their eighth full-length Screamin’ At The Sky, they’re treading new ground in places, but if you’re looking for colossal tones and hard-swinging riffs, then you certainly won’t be disappointed. A major factor in all that, say singer/guitarist Chris Robertson and co-guitarist Ben Wells, is how they co-exist as two sides of the same coin…
What’s the secret to finding a tone that isn’t too soft or too heavy?
Ben: We both want that heavy sound but we’re going for two different versions of it. Chris is more vintage-sounding and my tone is a little more modern, I guess.
We both like different kinds of amplifiers, but the blend of the two creates
