It marks 70 years since the musician's birthA coin commemorating Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott is being launched by Ireland’s Central Bank. Lynott, who played bass and sang lead vocals in the celebrated Dublin band from 1969 until his death in 1986, is to be remembered with the issuing of 3,000 special coins at a face value of €15....

Co-founding member of Thin Lizzy Eric Bell says he expected to make £2000 playing a live show with Metallica in 1999 but received no payment

"I got paid fuck all."Thin Lizzy's Eric Bell and Metallica's James HetfieldThin Lizzy‘s founding guitarist Eric Bell has branded Metallica a “pack of bastards” after the heavy metal icons allegedly failed to pay him for a gig. Bell was invited to play ‘Whiskey In The Jar’ with the legendary rocke...

When Phil Lynott collapsed on Christmas Day 1985, it was the beginning of the end for the former Thin Lizzy legend

She was the author of the best-selling Phil Lynott memoir 'My Boy'Philomena LynottThe mother of legendary Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott has died at the age of 88, it’s been confirmed. Philomena Lynott passed away in Dublin on Wednesday morning after an extensive battle with cancer, Hot Press reports. The Irish music publication prev...