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Thin Lizzy add second London date.

‘We are thrilled to be able to announce this second London show’ says Thin Lizzy Guitarist Scott Gorham, ‘the response to the new line Thin Lizzy lineup and demand for tickets has been amazing. To make the IndigO2 show special we will switch the set around and play stuff not in the regular tour set list…….together with all the classics that HAVE to be in every Lizzy show! We can’t wait to see you all in January’ In addition Thin Lizzy has added a special guest act (in addition to the already announced Supersuckers) to the following shows on their forthcoming 2011 tour.

FM will guest at London Hammersmith HMV Apollo – January 22nd.

The Union will guest at
Glasgow Academy ‘ January 7th
Newcastle City Hall ‘ January 8th
Wolverhampton Civic Hall ‘ January 14th
Manchester Apollo ‘ January 15th
London IndigO2 ‘ January 23rd

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Foo Fighters toast new album

Foo Fighters toast new album. Foo Fighters have tweeted that they’ve just finished up their eighth studio album. They tweeted a group shot featuring the band, newly re-added membernew album Pat Smear, producer Butch Vig, Emily Lazar who mastered the album, possibly mixer Alan Moulder and dudes who we might assume is an engineer. Dave is brandishing bottle, captioned with the tweet ‘Ladies and gentlemen……we are officially done. Champagne, anyone?’They also tweeted a link to an ear-splitting ten-second sample of the album – with the caption ‘White Limo’ ‘ that confirms their constant claims that this album will be their heaviest yet. The band have booked huge festivals throughout Europe in June and July so we can presume the new album will be out before then.

Uriah Heep start work on 23rd album.

Uriah Heep start work on 23rd album. Uriah Heep have gone into the studio to record their 23rd studio album and the first to contain all new material since 2008′s Wake the Sleeper. Recording is being done at Liscombe Park Studios in Buckinghamshire, England and the band is aiming to for a release sometime in 2011. The band’s output has been spotty over the last twelve years. In 1998, they released Sonic Origami with a lineup that included original members Bernie Shaw and Mick Box along with Phil Lanzon (joined in 1986), Trevor Boulder (1976 to 1981 and 1983 to present) and Lee Kerslake (1971 to 1979 and 1981 to 2007). Kerslake was replaced by Russell Gilbrook in 2007 and the group released their first studio album in ten years with Wake the Sleeper. They followed it in 2009 with Celebration which contained rerecorded versions of a number of their classics plus two new tracks.  The group also recently released a new live album, Official Bootleg Volume II: Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010, recorded at their May 4, 2010 performance at Petofi Hall. The band said the following about the album: “There are going to be many more recordings from around the world, as this will be an ongoing series, giving fans the chance to hear the band in many different countries. “These recordings are true official bootlegs in every sense and they reflect that nights performance as it happened, totally untouched. You can almost feel that you are at the concert, so put the CD on, turn it up loud, close your eyes and enjoy a night in Budapest with Uriah Heep.”