
2025 is shaping up to be a banner year for Cardinal Black. After dropping their highly anticipated sophomore album, Midnight at the Valencia, the Welsh trio are gearing up for their first-ever U.S. tour – a spiritual homecoming, as guitarist Chris Buck tells Guitar World.
“Most of our influences, in some way or another, either come from America or broke in America,” he says. And, as it happens, a “good word” from none other than Slash helped make these North American dates a reality.