Thin Lizzy
Formed: 1970
From:
Ireland
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Thin Lizzy News
Below is our complete Thin Lizzy news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Spirit Adrift Premiere New Single
Spirit Adrift will release their new album "20 Centuries Gone" on August 19th, 2022. The record will feature two original songs, including "Sorcerer's Fate" and "Mass Formation Psychosis" as well as covers of bands like Type O Negative, Pantera, and Metallica.
The album's cover artwork was created by Brian Mercer (Lamb of God, High on Fire, Mastodon), and the music was mixed by Zeuss (Overkill, Crowbar, Municipal Waste).
"20 Centuries Gone" track-listing: More...
Night Demon Covers Thin Lizzy Classic
On March 25, Southern California metal masters, Night Demon, will release a special compilation album - titled "Year Of The Demon" - via Century Media Records. Comprised of the band's five standalone 7" singles from 2020, this 10-track collection features original songs, cover tunes, and previously unheard live recordings. Pre-order "Year Of The Demon" here.
For a preview of the record, Night Demon has launched a new single - a cover version of Thin Lizzy's classic "The Sun Goes Down" - which can be heard below: More...
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Former Dio Bassist Jimmy Bain Passes Away
The veteran rock and metal bass player Jimmy Bain, best known for his work with Dio and Rainbow, as well as Thin Lizzy, has passed away at the age of 68 according to his friends. He was most recently involved in the band, Last In Line, which featured fellow Dio alumni Vivian Campbell and Vinny Appice, who will release their debut album, "Heavy Crown" on February 20th.
Bain was born in Newtonmore, Scotland and made his presence known first with Rainbow, with whom he recorded the album "Rising" and the live releases, "On Stage" and "Live in Germany," before joining Thin Lizzy, performing on the "Black Rose: A Rock Legend" record, as well as contributing significantly to Thin Lizzy mastermind Phil Lynott's solo material. After working with Gary Moore and forming his own band, Wild Horses, he joined forces with former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio to help form the singer's eponymous band, and remained a member throughout the eighties, rejoining at the beginning of the millenium to record the albums, "Magica" and "Killing the Dragon." More...
"The Bridge" To Feature Al Jourgenson
The upcoming feature film "The Bridge" brings together a cast of iconic rock musicians, some of whom will make their film debut: Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, Al Jourgensen of Ministry, Joey Santiago of the Pixies, Eddie Ojeda of Twisted Sister, Tiny Biuso of Doyle (ex-Misfit)/TSOL, Rick Warwick of Black Star Riders/Thin Lizzy, and Sin Quirin of Ministry.
Director/writer Bobby Field, with producers Denise Bohdan and Jason Gurvitz, announce the launch of their campaign for the film on Indiegogo. You can contribute to the campaign at this location.
Driven by its powerful original soundtrack, and written by Bobby Field, a musician and actor in his own right, "The Bridge" tells the story of a small town musical prodigy who must free himself from the shadows of his past to find love, hope and friendship that could lead him to the musical expression he never thought possible.
The campaign will offer fans unique experiences like building their own Fender guitar at Fender Factory with Jourgensen, Quirin or Santiago, "Joe Elliott's Big Fat Package" featuring a Telecaster Guitar and other autographed memorabilia, or having Santiago make you his famous spaghetti in your home.
The campaign will also benefit The Fender Music Foundation, and Fender Musical Instruments Corporation's Entertainment Marketing division will be providing key products for the actual filming. More...
Anthrax Streaming Thin Lizzy Cover
After releasing a cover of "TNT" by AC/DC, Anthrax has posted a new clip for a cover version of Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak." Check out the track below.
"Jailbreak" is taken from the upcoming special edition of the band's last album, "Worship Music." The special edition will contain both the regular album as well as the brand new "Anthems" EP, featuring cover versions of songs originally performed by Rush, AC/DC, Boston, Journey, Cheap Trick, and Thin Lizzy. The "Anthems" track listing is as follows:
01. Anthem (RUSH)
02. TNT (AC/DC)
03. Smokin' (BOSTON)
04. Keep On Runnin' (JOURNEY)
05. Big Eyes (CHEAP TRICK)
06. Jailbreak (THIN LIZZY)
07. Crawl (Album version)
08. Crawl (Remix) More...
Breaker Confirmed For Bang Your Head 2012
Cleveland, Ohio metallers Breaker been confirmed for this year's edition of the Bang Your Head festival, set to take place July 13th - 14th, 2012 in Balingen, Germany.
Breaker will perform an exclusive European reunion show with original vocalist Jim Hamar to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of the release of the landmark "Get Tough!" album on Auburn Records.
This will be Breaker's fifth visit to Germany and second to Bang Your Head. The band's only previous festival appearance in Germany with Hamar on vocals was at Wacken Open Air in 2000.
Visit the Bang Your Head website for more information.
The festival billing is shaping up as follows: More...
Atomkraft Reveals New EP Details
British heavy metal veterans Atomkraft has revealed that they will be releasing a new EP entitled, "Cold Sweat" on August 29th through W.A.R. Productions. The record will feature a cover version of the classic Thin Lizzy song of the same name, as well as bonus tracks (available only on the CD version.) You can check out a video clip featuring the cover below. "Cold Sweat" will be made available in the following two formats:
-- 7" EP limited to 200 copies only in colored vinyl + insert
-- MCD limited to 1000 copies with two bonus tracks
Guest guitarist Joe Matera stated: "This is a recording that was done around 2005; I remember laying down my guitar solo around that time. It was going to be released back then but due to circumstances at the time, it got shelved."
Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham also commented: "I actually really liked this version of 'Cold Sweat' a lot. Cool solo. I also liked the way Atomkraft made the song their own with the arrangement and production. Very cool." More...
Clutch To Tour With Thin Lizzy
American hard rockers Clutch have revealed that they will be heading overseas to the United Kingdom in early 2012 for a string of support dates for Irish rock icons Thin Lizzy. You can check out the full list of dates, cities and venues for the tour below.
01/19 Glasgow, UK – Barrowlands
01/21 Newcastle, UK – City Hall
01/23 Leicester, UK – De Montfort Hall
01/24 York, UK – Barbican
01/25 Cambridge, UK – Corn Exchange
01/27 Wolverhampton, UK – Civic Hall
01/28 Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
01/29 Sheffield, UK – City Hall
01/31 Plymouth, UK – Pavilions
02/01 Cardiff, UK – St. Davids Hall
02/03 Brighton, UK – Dome
02/04 London, UK – HMV Hammersmith Apollo
Thin Lizzy will be on North American soil this coming October and November opening for heavy metal veterans Judas Priest. You can check out the full list of dates for that tour over at this location.
Judas Priest Announces North American Tour
British heavy metal gods Judas Priest have announced that they will be embarking on a headlining tour of North America this October as part of their farewell trek, dubbed the "Epitaph" tour. Joining them on the run of dates will be Irish hard rock legends Thin Lizzy and American heavy metal outfit Black Label Society. A second leg is expected to be announced later in the year.
The tour dates are as follows:
October 12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
October 14 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Ampitheater
October 15 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
October 16 - Dallas, TX - Allen Event Center
October 18 - Tuscon, AZ - Ava Ampitheater
October 19 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Ampitheater
October 21 - Phoenix, AZ - AZ State Fair
October 22 - San Bernadino, CA - San Miguel Ampitheater
October 23 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock
October 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Ampitheater
October 26 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
October 29 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater
October 30 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
November 1 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Center
November 2 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
November 4 - Salt Lake City, UT - Maverik Center
November 5 - Denver, CO - 1st Bank Center
November 12 - Chicago, IL - The Venue At Horeshoe Casino
November 13 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
November 18 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
Forty Three More Bands Confirmed For Download
The organisers of Britain's largest hard rock and heavy metal festival, Download, has confirmed a further forty three names for this year's event, including such big names as Children of Bodom and Biohazard. The festival will be held at the legendary Donington Castle in Leicestershire from June 10th-12th.
The lineup is now as follows:
Alice Cooper
All That Remains
Alter Bridge
Anti-Flag
Asking Alexandria
Avenged Sevenfold
Baptized In Blood
Bellligerence
Biohazard
Black Stone Cherry
Black Veil Brides
Blitz Kids
Bosshoss
Bowling For Soup
Bring Me The Horizon
Buckcherry
Bullet For My Valentine
Cheap Trick
Children Of Bodom
Chthonic
CKY
Clutch
Dan Reed
Danzig
Deaf Havana
Def Leppard
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows
Devil Wears Prada
Dio Disciples
Disturbed
Down
Duff McKagan's Loaded
Envy Of The State
Escape The Fate
FM
Framing Hanley
Frank Turner
Funeral For A Friend
Gaslight Anthem
Ghost
Gwar
Heights
Hollywood Undead
Hyro Da Hero
Illuminatus
Jameson Raid
Karma To Burn
Kellermench
Korn
Kverlatak
Letlive
Linkin Park
Lower Than Atlantis
Madina Lake
Malefice
Mr. Big
My Darkest Days
Oaf
October File
Pendulum
Plain White T’S,
Puddle Of Mudd
Rise To Remain
Rob Zombie
Rock Sugar
Royal Republic
Sacred Mother Tongue
Sevendust
Silverstein
Skeletal Damage
Skunk Anansie
Starseed
Straight Line Stitch
Suicide Silence
System Of A Down
T-34
The Cult
The Damned Things
The Dangerous Summer
The Darkness
The Dead Lay Waiting
The King Blues
The Morning After
The Pretty Reckless
The Rods
Thin Lizzy
Times Of Grace
Trash Talk
Trc
Turisas
Twisted Sister
Versamerge
Wayne Static
Yashin
Young Guns
Your Demise
Thin Lizzy Announces European Tour Dates
Irish hard rock legends Thin Lizzy have announced that they will be embarking on a headlining tour of Europe beginning in May. The tour dates are as follows:
May 28 - Dublin, Ireland- Slane Castle
May 29 -Horsens, Denmark- Jelling Festival
May 30 -Hillerod, Denmark - Frederiksborg Culture
June 2 - Swindon England- MEC Arena
June 7 -Belfast, Ireland - Odyssey Arena (with DEF LEPPARD and ALICE COOPER)
June 8 -Dublin, Ireland-O2 Arena (with Def Leppard and Alice Cooper)
June 10 -Derby, England - Download Festival
June 11 - Solvesborg, Sweden- Sweden Rock Festival
June 14 -Enschede, Netherlands - Enschede Atak Festival
June 18 -Clisson, France- Hellfest
Three More Bands Confirmed For Download 2011
The organizers of Britain's Download Festival has announced that three more bands have been confirmed for this year's event. The biggest announcement comes in the form of The Darkness, who have recently reunited and are expected to be releasing a new album by the end of the year.
Also confirmed for festival are Funeral For A Friend and Kverlatak. The event takes place at Donington Castle from June 10th - 12th and will feature the following lineup: More...
Thin Lizzy Announces North American Tour Dates
Thin Lizzy is set to take the USA by storm with upcoming tour dates in late March and early April. The trek will include stops in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Toronto, Detroit, and Chicago, and will also include a live appearance on the popular radio show, Rockline, on March 23rd, which will run from 11:30 pm to 1:00 am EST. Thin Lizzy's current line-up includes such "Lynott era" Lizzy veterans as Scott Gorham (guitar), Brian Downey (drums), and Darren Wharton (keyboards), as well as singer/guitarist Ricky Warwick, bassist Marco Mendoza, and Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell.
Thin Lizzy became one of rock's top bands during the 1970's, on the strength of Lynott's poetic yet tough lyrics, and the highly influential dual guitar attack of Gorham and which ever second guitarist he was paired up with at the time (Brian Robertson, the late Gary Moore, Snowy White, or John Sykes). Lizzy split up in 1983, before Lynott passed away in 1986. But with Lizzy being either consistently name checked as an influence or having their songs covered by other bands, the group's stature has remained at the forefront of rock over the years. And now, US fans will be able to experience the Lizzy legend once more on the concert stage.
Here are the confirmed Thin Lizzy tour dates:
03/24/2011 Jim Thorpe, PA. Penn's Peak
03/25/2011 New York, NY. Best Buy Theatre
03/26/2011 Uncasville, CT. Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf's Den
03/27/2011 Sayreville, NJ. Starland Ballroom
03/29/2011 Glenside, PA. Keswick Theatre
03/30/2011 Toronto, ON. Canada Sound Academy
03/31/2011 Detroit, MI. Sound Board at Motor City Casino Hotel
04/01/2011 Chicago, IL. Vic Theatre
Gary Moore Documentary In The Works
A trailer for "White Knuckles & Blue Moods", the forthcoming 60 minute documentary on the late Thin Lizzy guitarist and blues rock icon Gary Moore, has been posted online. The film is reportedly being made by Jörgen Holmstedt and Stefan Mossberg, who've been working on it for several years. A late 2011 release is expected. You can view the trailer below:
Def Leppard Announces Irish Shows
British hard rock legends Def Leppard has announced that in addition to their headlining slot at the Download festival on June 10th, they will also be performing two shows in the Emerald Isle, bringing with them two fellow rock legends in Alice Cooper and Thin Lizzy, the latter of which also features Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell. The tour is in support of their forthcoming new live album, "Mirrorball," which is expected to be released sometime around early Summer.
The tour dates are as follows:
June 7 – The Odyssey Arena - Belfast, N. Ireland
June 8 – The O2 - Dublin, Eire
Sixteen More Bands Confirmed For Download 2011
The organisers of the United Kingdom's Download Festival has announced that a further sixteen bands have been confirmed for the event, including such big names as Disturbed, Black Stone Cherry and Cheap Trick, along with Bring Me The Horizon, Sacred Mother Tongue, All That Remains, Bowling For Soup, Devil Wears Prada, Turisas, Frank Turner, Asking Alexandria, Straight Line Stitch, Madina Lake, The King Blues, Ghost and Jameson Raid. The event will take place at Donington Castle from June 10th-12th and features the following lineup:
Def Leppard (Headliner)
System Of A Down (Headliner)
Linkin Park (Headliner)
Avenged Sevenfold
Bullet For My Valentine
Disturbed
Rob Zombie
Pendulum
Alice Cooper
Korn
Black Stone Cherry
Danzig
Alter Bridge
The Cult
Thin Lizzy
Cheap Trick
All That Remains
Hollywood Undead
Turisas
The Gaslight Anthem
Bowling For Soup
Twisted Sister
Down
Buckcherry
The Devil Wears Prada
Bring Me The Horizon
Blackveil Brides
The Damned Things
Escape The Fate
Asking Alexandria
Madina Lake
Clutch
Duff McKagen's Loaded
Mr. Big
Gwar
FM
Masters Of Reality
Sacred Mother Tongue
Straight Line Stitch
Frank Turner
The King Blues
Rise To Remain
Trash Talk
Ghost
Jameson Raid
Paul Rodgers Offers Thoughts On Gary Moore
Current Queen member Paul Rodgers has posted the following statement online regarding the passing of legendary guitarist Gary Moore:
"Gary was a friend and a truly great man. I respect that he played the game his way... no time for B.S. He was focused and passionate about music and was one of the best.
"The last time that I jammed with Gary, he came on as my special guest at London's Royal Albert Hall and proceeded to take it to another level... the place imploded! When he played, he was a man on fire.
"If there hadn't been an ocean between us and Gary didn't mind flying, we absolutely would have created more together. We've lost a great British blues man and I am very, very sad."
Uriah Heep Guitarist Comments On Gary Moore
Mick Box, guitarist for British hard rock veterans Uriah Heep, has posted the following statement online regarding he passing of guitar legend Gary Moore:
"On Sunday it was very sad to read that Gary Moore had died. I was most upset, as I have known Gary for many years, and he is a wonderful guitarist and friend. He will be sadly missed, but he leaves us with a wonderful legacy of music, and my heart goes out to his family. Rest in peace, my friend!"
Gary Moore's Cause of Death Revealed
According to reports made on British news and celebrity site Mirror.co.uk, legendary Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore passed away due to a suspected heart attack, a postmortem revealed on Monday, February 7, 2011. Moore had passed in his sleep Sunday morning, hours after checking into the five-star Kempinski Hotel in Estepona on the Costa del Sol, Spain. He was 58 years old. A Spanish police spokesman said today;
"Mr. Moore died of natural causes and his death is not in any way suspicious. An investigating magistrate has opened a standard inquiry to determine the exact cause of death."
Read the full article at Mirror UK.
Therapy? Comments On The Passing Of Gary Moore
Irish hard rock act Therapy? has posted the following statement online in response to the passing of Gary Moore:
"Just heard the very sad news that Gary Moore has passed away. The Belfast-born guitar legend was a big inspiration for myself growing up in Northern Ireland, both for his work with Thin Lizzy and his very successful solo career.
"We had the pleasure of meeting Gary and his band last summer at the Pinkpop Classic festival in Holland. After watching their (killer) show, we were introduced and Gary came over to our dressing room and chatted away to us. He was everything you'd want a hero to be… laid back, modest and very genuine, with a cool sense of humour.
"Our condolences go out to his family, friends and bandmates."