--- title: "Thin Lizzy" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/thin-lizzy" genre: "Heavy Metal" country: "Ireland" formed: 1969 --- # Thin Lizzy **Thin Lizzy** is a heavy metal band, from Ireland, active 1969 to present. Thin Lizzy were an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. The band initially consisted of bass guitarist, lead vocalist, and principal songwriter Phil Lynott, drummer Brian Downey, guitarist Eric Bell, and organist Eric Wrixon, although Wrixon left after a few months. Bell left at the end of 1973 and was briefly replaced by Gary Moore, who himself was replaced in mid-1974 by dual lead guitarists: Scott Gorham, who remained with the band until their break-up in 1983, and Brian Robertson, who remained with the band until 1978 when Moore re-joined. Moore left a second time and was replaced by Snowy White in 1980, who was himself replaced by John Sykes in 1982. The line-up was augmented by keyboardist Darren Wharton in 1980. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_Lizzy ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Thin Lizzy | | Genre | Heavy Metal | | Parent genre | Heavy Metal | | Origin | Dublin, Ireland | | Formed | 1969 | | Releases in catalog | 24 | ## Genres [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Ricky Warwick](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ricky-warwick) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 2010 to present | Current | | [Brian Downey](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brian-downey) | Drums (drum set) | | Current | | [Eric Bell](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eric-bell) | | | Current | | [Gary Moore](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gary-moore) | | | Current | | [Midge Ure](https://themetalnet.com/musician/midge-ure) | | | Current | | [Snowy White](https://themetalnet.com/musician/snowy-white) | | | Current | | [Vivian Campbell](https://themetalnet.com/musician/vivian-campbell) | Electric guitar | 2010 to 2011 | Former | | [John Sykes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-sykes) | Electric guitar, Lead vocals | 1982 to 2009 | Former | | [Marco Mendoza](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marco-mendoza) | Bass guitar | 1996 to 2012 | Former | | [Brian Robertson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brian-robertson) | | 1974 to 1978 | Former | | [Steve Johnson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-johnson) | Guitar | | Former | | [Tommy Aldridge](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tommy-aldridge) | Drums (drum set) | 1998 to 2009 | Former | | [Damon Johnson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/damon-johnson) | Electric guitar | 2011 to 2017 | Former | | [Phil Lynott](https://themetalnet.com/musician/phil-lynott) | Bass guitar, Lead vocals | 1969 to 1983 | Former | | [Scott Gorham](https://themetalnet.com/musician/scott-gorham) | | 1974 to 1983 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1971 | [New Day](https://themetalnet.com/album/a5d8f456-08ed-3e39-bec7-e695eb0af423) | EP | | 1971 | [Thin Lizzy](https://themetalnet.com/album/5644f7d6-9c27-3740-829f-47d4167c84ac) | Album | | 1972 | [Shades of a Blue Orphanage](https://themetalnet.com/album/d563a202-d242-3906-80fe-31e66fb948ba) | Album | | 1973 | [Vagabonds of the Western World](https://themetalnet.com/album/5ad79fbc-05c7-3e37-896b-23dfc553ef94) | Album | | 1974 | [Nightlife](https://themetalnet.com/album/3e0381e9-56e2-36ea-8d7b-5b024be09594) | Album | | 1974 | [Studio Sessions 1974](https://themetalnet.com/album/90870709-5bb3-4a8a-b784-29049f6ff32f) | Album | | 1975 | [Fighting](https://themetalnet.com/album/634a7c5f-b10b-3634-9261-eef34ad03eaf) | Album | | 1976 | [Jailbreak](https://themetalnet.com/album/d55dae0d-835d-3756-8805-196e41bacc2f) | Album | | 1976 | [Johnny the Fox](https://themetalnet.com/album/cdf7a087-0cd4-3eb3-aef9-4f8986325600) | Album | | 1977 | [Bad Reputation](https://themetalnet.com/album/58d9e7fb-3186-3fd6-b7f3-32784179c855) | Album | | 1979 | [Black Rose: A Rock Legend](https://themetalnet.com/album/0e50cfc6-0830-3e6b-a443-d39237b1d34c) | Album | | 1980 | [Chinatown](https://themetalnet.com/album/0765ba50-a1d4-3fa7-a663-07fe12ea405a) | Album | | 1981 | [Renegade](https://themetalnet.com/album/086cc7d5-455d-377f-8dfe-81360cee62ac) | Album | | 1983 | [Thunder and Lightning](https://themetalnet.com/album/fe48fbb7-8462-3ff2-b50d-bf3ea6d7c2b4) | Album | | 1991 | [Dedication](https://themetalnet.com/album/18e3d0a6-2c5e-3fe2-8069-12e860069566) | EP | | 1991 | [The Boys Are Back in Town](https://themetalnet.com/album/731825bc-4cbb-4070-970e-f811bfa7e335) | EP | | 1992 | [According to Phil Lynott](https://themetalnet.com/album/c4cac751-009b-4635-a408-17d13755f42c) | EP | | 2024 | [1976](https://themetalnet.com/album/417c5a89-e0e4-477d-a519-cc25ec70cd8d) | EP | | 2024 | [A Song For While I’m Away](https://themetalnet.com/album/c7c02ed6-bccc-4b47-8f22-a314f4d97c52) | EP | | 2024 | [Here I Go Again](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ef57762-1cd3-428d-bca2-3867bdf31e9e) | EP | | 2024 | [Live Rarities](https://themetalnet.com/album/4defa408-6966-4c9a-b1d6-f26dd5cccb06) | Album | | 2024 | [The Acoustic Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/3d6bebef-9bc5-402b-a633-2a485ded35bf) | EP | | 2024 | [Whiskey in the Jar](https://themetalnet.com/album/12903c83-8d0d-44e7-895f-760839b57d10) | EP | | | [Black Rose Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/4e9fb94d-ae5f-3b08-ac89-bf8d2489a7b2) | Album | ## Related bands - 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metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Thin_Lizzy/1499 - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6biWAmrHyiMkX49LkycGqQ - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/2139 - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinlizzy/ - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/79217 - x: https://twitter.com/thinlizzy_ --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/thin-lizzy](https://themetalnet.com/band/thin-lizzy). 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