Drummer and founding member Jimmy DeGrasso left the band in March 2017,[6] and was replaced a few weeks later by Chad Szeliga.

Another founding member, lead guitarist Damon Johnson, left the band at the end of 2018 to be replaced by Christian Martucci.

Scott Gorham and Jimmy DeGrasso rejoined the band for the UK tour dates as part of the 10th anniversary commemorations.

In May 2010, Thin Lizzy lead guitarist Scott Gorham announced the latest incarnation of the group, which had toured sporadically with various line-ups since 1996, after the death of band leader Phil Lynott in 1986.

The other lead guitarist role was initially filled by Vivian Campbell, then by Richard Fortus, before Damon Johnson joined the band in August 2011.

As the band toured throughout 2011 and 2012, they composed new material for possible release as a Thin Lizzy studio album,[11] and demos were recorded in June 2012.

According to Gorham, this was "out of respect to Phil Lynott and the legacy he created", though he confirmed that the new material would feature the classic Thin Lizzy sound.

Downey required a break from the heavy touring schedule, and Wharton wanted to return to his own band Dare, and to work on a film project.

Each had previously achieved success with other acts – Gorham with all incarnations of Thin Lizzy since 1974 and with 21 Guns; Warwick with The Almighty; Johnson with Brother Cane and Alice Cooper; Mendoza with Blue Murder, fronted by another ex-Thin Lizzy member, John Sykes; and DeGrasso with several acts including Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies, White Lion and Alice Cooper.

The band recorded their debut album All Hell Breaks Loose with producer Kevin Shirley in Los Angeles during January 2013, with worldwide release dates confirmed for late May.

[16] The first single was "Bound for Glory", which received its first airplay on March 21, on Ken Bruce's mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 in the UK.

[3] Another festival date was played at Hard Rock Hell in North Wales on November 29, coming during a run of 39 shows around Europe and the UK during October–December.

Elliott had previously worked on Ricky Warwick's solo albums, and also with Scott Gorham on archival Thin Lizzy releases.

In January 2016, Ricky Warwick revealed that recording for the third album would begin later in the year, again produced by Raskulinecz, with release scheduled for early 2017.

[29] In August, it was revealed that the title of the third album would be Heavy Fire, and the release would be accompanied by a sixteen-date tour of the UK and Ireland in March 2017.

[30] The first single from Heavy Fire, "When the Night Comes In", was first broadcast on Planet Rock radio in the UK on November 16, 2016.

[33] After further touring in the US, it was announced that Johnson would be leaving the band at the end of 2018 to concentrate on his solo career and session work.

He will not be replaced, leaving the band as a quartet with Warwick handling some of the lead guitar parts alongside Christian Martucci.

Martucci added, "We can’t wait to see all our fans and followers again after what seems like an eternity off the road and we appreciate no end their continued support and loyalty to BSR.

Scott Gorham and Jimmy DeGrasso were to rejoin the band for the UK tour dates as part of the 10th Anniversary commemorations.

It was also announced that Christian Martucci would be exiting the band to focus on his work with Stone Sour and Corey Taylor.

The two year break in live music has unfortunately put paid to this plan and Christian has had to leave Black Star Riders to concentrate on his work with Corey.

[39] In 2024, the band announced a one-off show at KK's Steel Mill in Wolverhampton on November 15, to mark the 25th anniversary of Planet Rock.

For this performance only, the band consisted of Warwick, Wood and DeGrasso, with bass guitarist Marco Mendoza returning after ten years as Crane is busy with other commitments.