Sam Wood (born 26 March 1989) is a British musician and songwriter, currently lead guitarist with hard rock bands Black Star Riders and Wayward Sons.
[4] When Frontiers Records contacted Toby Jepson in 2016 regarding a return to music after a hiatus, he recruited Wood as lead guitarist for his new project.
[6] In 2018, as a side project, Wood co-formed punk rock band Land Sharks, which includes bass guitarist Steve Firth and drummer Mike Heaton, both from Embrace.
In 2022, Wood became the live guitarist for Oli Brown & The Dead Collective,[9] who supported The Answer on their UK tour in March 2023.
[10] In May 2022, Wood performed with Black Star Riders and Thin Lizzy frontman Ricky Warwick's solo band, the Fighting Hearts, for a number of shows across the UK, standing in for Ben Christo.