Black Stone Cherry Debuts At #90 On The Top 200 Albums Chart Upcoming Tours With Three Days Grace, Staind And Black Label Society

New York, NY - Up-and-coming Southern Rock saviors Black Stone Cherry (BSC) impacted the Top 200 Albums Chart at #90 with their self-titled debut album. Moving over 10,000 units its first week out, Black Stone Cherry bested the first week numbers of current big-selling acts like Hinder, Flyleaf, The Fray and more. The album, featuring the hit single "Lonely Train," has risen to #12 on the Top Hard Rock Albums Chart and continues to
climb. Additionally, the single continues its surge to the top of
the Active Rock chart, jumping two spots to #14. Once the tour
with Buckcherry ends on August 15th, the band will set out for a week of dates with Three Days Grace and then on a month long tour with Staind starting September 8, 2006. BSC will wrap up the year as direct and sole support to Black Label Society on their headlining U.S. tour that kicks off in on October 19, 2006.

Additionally, "Lonely Train" was the theme song to the WWE's widely popular Pay Per View "Great American Bash, " which aired July 23rd. Encore presentations and highlight clips featuring the song will run through the end of August 2006.

"Rock hasn't felt this good in years," proclaimed the Louisiana Daily Advertiser. Formed by four small-town Kentucky guys who are barely 21 years old, Black Stone Cherry is redefining
honest, Southern Hard Rock with commanding riffs,
soul-searing vocals, John Bonahm-esque drumming and full-throttle melodies. The album features 13 anthemic Rock
songs that deal with, among other topics, smuggling moonshine ("Backwoods Gold"), friends heading to war ("Lonely Train"), and a mysterious wiseman that brings rain to drought stricken areas ("Rain Wizard").

Chris Robertson (guitars/lead vocals), Ben Wells (guitars/backing vocals), Jon Lawhon (bass/backing vocals) and John Fred Young (drums/backing vocals) are lifelong friends from Edmonton, Kentucky. Growing up in the middle of a dry county, 2 hours from the nearest city, they were heavily influenced by a spectrum of bands including the often ignored and underrated supergroup Cactus, Black Sabbath, Soundgarden and Lynryd Skynryd, all of which they have drawn upon to formulate their own unparalleled sound. BSC are signed to Roadrunner Records through a joint venture with In De Goot Recordings, an offshoot of the management firm run by rock music industry veteran Bill McGathy that represents
Shinedown, Theory of a Deadman, Chevelle, Puddle of Mudd
and others.

To get a glimpse of Black Stone Cherry and what life is like in
Edmonton, KY.

To see the video for the first single "Lonely Train".

Visit Black Stone Cherry on Myspace.com.

Black Stone Cherry Tour Dates:

8/15/2006
With: Buckcherry and Damone
Ushuaia
Orono, ME

8/16/2006
With: Buckcherry and Damone
Liquor Store Cabaret
Sainte-Foy, QUE

9/8/2006
Oneida Casino
Green Bay, WI

Staind headline, BLACK STONE CHERRY support.

9/9/2006
Kewadin Casino Dreammaker Theatre
Sault Sainte Marie, MI

9/11/2006
York Fair Grandstand
York, PA

Staind headline, Three Days Grace and BLACK STONE CHERRY support:

9/12/2006
Chevrolet Centre
Youngstown, OH

Staind headline, BLACK STONE CHERRY support:

9/15/2006
Soaring Eagle Casino
Mount Pleasant, MI

Staind headline, BLACK STONE CHERRY support:

9/16/2006
Harris Riverfront Park
Huntington, WV

WAMX XFest featuring Staind, Byzantine, Three Days Grace, Zeroking,
Evans Blue, Stone Buddha and BLACK STONE CHERRY:

9/17/2006
Montgomery Fairgrounds
Dayton, OH

WXEG X-Fest featuring BLACK STONE CHERRY, other acts TBA:

9/19/2006
Roberts Stadium
Evansville, IN

Staind headline, BLACK STONE CHERRY support:

9/20/2006
Morris Performing Arts Center
South Bend, IN

Staind headline, BLACK STONE CHERRY support:

9/22/2006
McKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, TN

Staind headline, Three Days Grace, Hinder and BLACK STONE CHERRY:
support.

9/24/2006
Riverside Centroplex
Baton Rough, LA

Staind headline, BLACK STONE CHERRY support:

9/27/2006
Hard Rock Live
Orlando, FL

Staind headline, Three Days Grace and BLACK STONE CHERRY support.

9/29/2006
Verizon Wireless Music Center
Virginia Beach, VA

Staind headline, BLACK STONE CHERRY support.

9/30/2006
HiFi Buys Amphitheater
Atlanta, GA

Staind headline, Three Days Grace and BLACK STONE CHERRY support.

10/1/2006
Alltel Pavillion @Walnut Creek
Raleigh, NC

Staind headline, BLACK STONE CHERRY support.

10/3/2006
Tyson Center
Fayetteville, AR