As reported by the Irish news site Independent.ie : A statue in honour of THIN LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott in Dublin, which has been badly damaged after vandals pushed it over (Garda/PA).
The life-size bronze sculpture just off Grafton Street has been removed after it almost split in two on impact.
Gardai said two men, thought to be aged in their 20s, carried out the vandalism at about 4.15am on Harry Street.
The statue sits near the front door of Bruxelles bar.
The suspects left the area on foot in the direction of Grafton Street and on to Wicklow Street.
Gardai said one was wearing a white shirt, a tie, trousers or jeans and had short dark hair while the second man wore a navy or dark jacket, had a tight haircut and heavy build.
Gardai in Pearse Street said they wanted to make a specific appeal for a number of people to come forward, including the group who lifted the statue after the attack, a man driving a white van who may have been making deliveries nearby and anyone else who saw the incident.
The statue, which was badly cracked across the midriff, has been removed for repairs.
Nuclear Blast has issued that BLACK STAR RIDERS, the new band featuring THIN LIZZY members Ricky Warwick, Damon Johnson, Scott Gorham and Marco Mendoza together with drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH a.o.), have announced their first UK headline tour. The tour will support the release of their debut album “All Hell Breaks Loose” which will be released on Nuclear Blast Entertainment on the 24th May 2013.
“Songs that could slip onto a THIN LIZZY album and stand shoulder to shoulder with almost anything there” – Classic Rock Magazine (UK) review of “All Hell Breaks Loose”!
The band already released their debut single “Bound For Glory”. You can enjoy the lyric video here:
The band are set to take the UK and Eire by storm on their 2013 tour, playing much of the debut album and some THIN LIZZY classics. Confirmed headline and festival appearances for BLACK STAR RIDERS in 2013 include the below (with more dates to be announced):
01.06. D Chiemgau – Max-Aicher-Arena / High Rock Festival
02.06. D Loreley, St. Goarshausen – High Rock Festival
08.06. S Solvesborg – Sweden Rock
22.11. UK Bournemouth – O2 Academy
23.11. UK London – Shepherds Bush Empire
25.11. UK Bristol – O2 Academy
26.11. UK Cambridge – Junction
27.11. UK Norwich – UEA, Norwich
29.11. UK Pwllheli, Gwynedd – Hard Rock Hell
30.11. UK Wolverhampton – Wulfrun Hall
01.12. UK Cardiff – Solus/University,
02.12. UK Oxford – O2 Academy
05.12. UK Inverness – Ironworks
06.12. UK Edinburgh – Picturehouse,
07.12. UK Newcastle – O2 Academy
08.12. UK Leeds – O2 Academy
10.12. UK Leamington Spa – The Assembly Rooms
12.12. UK Nottingham – Rock Cit
13.12. UK Manchester – Ritz
14.12. IRL Dublin – Academy
Info for all UK shows:
Tickets for headline shows are priced 22.50 GBP / 25.00 GBP London (subject to booking fees) – Dublin is E25. Tickets are available as an exclusive Planet Rock presale at 9am GMT on Monday 29th April 2013 via http://www.planetrock.com/blackstarriders and on general on sale through all normal outlets at 9am GMT Thursday 2nd May 2013.
VIP Packages available for all shows – including meet and greet and special acoustic performance – available from April 29th via the VIP package link at: http://www.blackstarriders.com
Special Guests to be announced…
The album will be released as a standard CD and also as a special edition digi-pak featuring a bonus track “Right To Be Wrong” and a “Making of” DVD. You can order it directly at the NB mailorder: http://www.nuclearblast.de/blackstarriders
A 24-minute compilation of behind-the-scenes video reports from the band’s studio time in Los Angeles can be viewed on YouTube:
Nuclear Blast has issued that BLACK STAR RIDERS, the new band featuring THIN LIZZY members Ricky Warwick, Damon Johnson, Scott Gorham and Marco Mendoza together with drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper / Megadeth), have announced All Hell Breaks Loose as the title of their debut album on Nuclear Blast Entertainment, which will be released in the UK on the 27th May 2013.
The band have now exclusively revealed the album artwork below
The artwork features a painting by Gil Elvgren (March 15, 1914 – February 29, 1980), the legendary US painter best known for his work on pin-up girls, advertising and illustration. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Elvgren
The artworks ties directly to the origins of the album title. Ricky Warwick explains “I was watching a documentary about World War II bombers and saw the name painted on the side of one of the aircraft. The name just resonated with me and it seemed to encapsulate the turmoil that we, as a society, are currently experiencing. The past few years have been such a wild ride and now with the release of the album, it sounded like a bad-ass album title that summed up what BLACK STAR RIDERS is all about.”
“Bound For Glory”, the debut single from the album, saw its exclusive first play on Ken Bruce’s Radio 2 radio show on Thursday 21st March 2013. The song is now available to hear HERE!
The single and album were produced & mixed by the legendary Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, Rush). The album will be released as a standard CD and also as a special edition digi-pak featuring a bonus track “Right To Be Wrong” and a “Making of” DVD.
A 24-minute compilation of behind-the-scenes video reports from the band’s studio time in Los Angeles can be viewed on YouTube:
Confirmed festival appearances for BLACK STAR RIDERS include:
June 1st Hi Rock Festival – Inzell, Germany
June 2nd Hi Rock Festival – St. Goarshausen, Germany
June 8th Sweden Rock Festival – Solvesborg, Sweden
Nov. 29th Hard Rock Hell – N. Wales, U.K.
Since guitarist/vocalist John Sykes (WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, THIN LIZZY) left the THIN LIZZY reunion band a few years back, he has been immersed in the studio writing and arranging new tracks. He has written well over 30 songs so far and has also had new equipment fitted in his studio, where he records all his own material.
John is currently working on his fifth studio album that is due for release later this year. The title of the CD has not yet been disclosed, but there are some fantastic guest musicians on board, including:
* Josh Freese (WEEZER, A PERFECT CIRCLE, GUNS N’ ROSES, DEVO): Drums
* Tony Franklin (THE FIRM): Bass
* Chris Chaney (JANE’S ADDICTION): Bass
* Curt Bisquera (SARAH MCLACHLAN): Drums
* Jamie Muhoberac (THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, FLEETWOOD MAC, THE ROLLING STONES): Keyboards
Sykes‘s much-hyped collaborative project with drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) came to an abrupt end in January 2012. Portnoy later blamed the split on the fact that he “couldn’t wait around any longer” for Sykes to get ready to enter the studio.
Portnoy and Sykes announced they were working together during a July 2011 taping of season eight of VH1 Classic‘s “That Metal Show”. The program’s co-host Eddie Trunk tweeted about the project at the time, “I heard demos. Sounds like killer BLUE MURDER meets ‘1987’ WHITESNAKE. Amazing!” He also said that the new group would perform some BLUE MURDER material when it hits the road.
The project in 2011 demoed more than a dozen songs at a Los Angeles studio, with Portnoy describing one track as “copping the [LED] ZEPPELIN/[BLACK] SABBATH vibe” and another as “[PINK] FLOYD meets [DEEP] PURPLE!!! Some serious old-school classic rock.”
Sykes announced his departure from THIN LIZZY in July 2009, explaining that “I feel it’s time to get back to playing my own music.”
Nuclear Blast has issued that BLACK STAR RIDERS, the new band featuring THIN LIZZY members Ricky Warwick, Damon Johnson, Scott Gorham and Marco Mendoza together with drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper, Megadeth), have announced All Hell Breaks Loose as the title of their debut album on Nuclear Blast Entertainment, which will be released in Europe on the 24th May 2013. You can buy the single here on iTunes: http://bit.ly/blackstarridersbfg
The album will be preceded by a first single “Bound For Glory”. Set for release on Friday 22nd March 2013, the single will get its first public airing on Ken Bruce’s Radio 2 radio show on Thursday 21st March 2013. The german premiere will happen on German “Rockantenne” radio station between 3.00 – 4.00 pm same day.
Black Star Riders
About the single, BLACK STAR RIDERS frontman Ricky Warwick states: “Bound For Glory – a song for the lost but never lonely, walking tall in the face of everyday adversary, everyone has a story to tell, revolution begins in the mirror!!!”. Guitarist Scott Gorham adds: “When it came time to pick one of these songs as a single, we had a really hard time. There are so many really great tracks here and everyone had their favourites. But in the end, we all agreed that Bound for Glory is the perfect choice and represents what Black Star Riders is all about.”
About the origin of the album title, Ricky goes on to say:
“I was watching a documentary about World War II bombers and saw the name painted on the side of one of the aircraft. The name just resonated with me and it seem to encapsulate the turmoil that we, as a society, are currently experiencing. The past few years have been such a wild ride and now with the release of the album, it sounded like a bad-ass album title that summed up what BLACK STAR RIDERS is all about.”
The single and album were produced & mixed by the legendary Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, Rush).
The album will be released as a standard CD and also as a special edition digi-pak featuring a bonus track “Right To Be Wrong” and a “Making of” DVD.
A 24-minute compilation of behind-the-scenes video reports from the band’s studio time in Los Angeles can be viewed on YouTube:
Debut Single: Bound For Glory
Release Date: 22nd March 2013
Debut Album: All Hell Breaks Loose
Release Date: 24th May 2013
Confirmed festival appearances for BLACK STAR RIDERS include:
June 1st Hi Rock Festival – Inzell, Germany
June 2nd Hi Rock Festival – St. Goarshausen, Germany
June 8th Sweden Rock Festival – Solvesborg, Sweden
Nov. 29th Hard Rock Hell – N. Wales, U.K.
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