Thin Lizzy may not exert the same influence on subsequent generations of metal bands as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, but their outlaw cool has trickled down. Everyone from Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax to Mastodon, The Smashing Pumpkins and Vader have covered their songs.
All the greatest rock bands through history have cultivated a wild, outlaw image. But Thin Lizzy didn’t just sing about it, they lived it.
