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20.03.2024 / 14:55

Ashes of Motörhead’s Lemmy to be housed at iconic locations in Nottingham, LA and beyond

Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister are set to be housed at locations in Nottingham, Los Angeles and more.Lemmy continues to be thought of as one of the most influential musicians in metal history, and left his mark on the scene through his work with Motörhead – realising classic tracks including ‘Ace Of Spades’ and ‘Overkill’.He died on December 28, 2015 at the age of 70, shortly after learning he had been diagnosed with cancer.Now, it has been confirmed that some of his ashes will be housed at the Rock City venue in Nottingham, as well as at the Derbyshire-based metal festival, Bloodstock.The project is led by Bloodstock, and sees them commissioning a bust of the legendary frontman that will incorporate some of his ashes. Fans will be able to view the installation made to remember Lemmy at this year’s edition of the festival, which will run between August 8 and 11.Afterwards, it will be moved to Nottingham’s Rock City, where fans can see the bust all year round.

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25.02.2024 / 13:57

Statue of Motörhead frontman Lemmy to be erected in his Staffordshire hometown

erect a statue of Motörhead frontman Lemmy in the town where he was born have been approved by Stoke-on-Trent City Council.The 2.2 metre statue will be erected in the market place of Burslem, the town where Lemmy – real name Ian Fraser Kilmister – was born before his family moved to Newcastle-under-Lyme. The majority of the singer’s childhood was spent in Wales before founding Motörhead in 1975.The statue is estimated to cost about £50,000 and a fundraising campaign has been launched to raise the necessary funds.

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16.11.2023 / 16:11

Lemmy statue proposed for Motörhead frontman’s birthplace

Motörhead‘s frontman and bassist, Lemmy, may be honoured with a statue in his birthplace of Burslem, Stoke-On-Trent.Lemmy – full name Ian Fraser Kilmister – was born in Burslem, one of the towns that is part of the city of Stoke-On-Trent in Staffordshire, prior to him and his family moving to Newcastle-under-Lyme. The majority of the singer’s childhood was spent in Wales before founding Motörhead in 1975.If the plans to erect the statue are approved by the Stoke-on-Trent City Council, it will be placed in Burslem’s Market Place.

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23.10.2023 / 09:25

Motörhead will never reform without Lemmy, says drummer Mikkey Dee

Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee has doubled down on his previous assertion that the band will never reform with a new singer.Speaking to Chaoszine, Dee clarified that the band will not replace their late singer, though they are open to tributes to Lemmy Killmeister. “I said, ‘We will never, ever get back together and replace Lemmy.

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03.08.2023 / 14:17

Motörhead icon Lemmy’s ashes scattered in mud at Wacken Festival

Motörhead icon Lemmy has had more of his ashes scattered the mud at Germany’s Wacken Open Air festival.The famed British metallers played Wacken countless times during their decades-long career, and some of his ashes were spread as part of Wacken’s ‘Lemmy Forever’ festivities opening the festival at the weekend.Lemmy, whose real name was Ian Kilmister, died in December 2015 at the age of 70, just two days after he revealed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.“Lemmy coming back to Wacken is an enormous honour for us — words can hardly express how enormous,” said festival co-organiser Thomas Jensen. “We will create a place of remembrance for him that does justice to his significance for an entire genre and beyond.”“There has always been a special connection between Motörhead and Wacken Open Air; hardly any band has played here more often,” he continued.

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21.03.2023 / 01:35

The Damned on how Lemmy “saved” the band

The Damned’s Captain Sensible has spoken about his relationship with Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, and how the late bassist “saved” the band.The singer-songwriter was speaking in a new interview when he shared anecdotes about his time working with metal veteran, and explained that he credits him with preventing the The Damned from disbanding.The musicians first collaborated after Captain Sensible, Lemmy and former Damned member Rat Scabies performed a gig under the name Les Punks in 1976. Three years later, The Damned reformed with the Les Punks line-up for a series of demos and live performances – performing under the monikier The Doomed.Although the stint was brief, the band’s frontman credits Lemmy with encouraging the members to go on, and wishes that they had done more shows with the late bassist.“That would have been good,” he told Uncut.

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27.06.2022 / 23:27

Watch the making of Hellfest’s giant Lemmy statue

Mötörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister was unveiled at French metal festival Hellfest earlier this month – see how they made it below.The new sculpture, which is the brainchild of artist Caroline Brisset, replaces an existing Lemmy statue at the event, which has been erected for six years.The second statue, a gigantic and imposing metal creation, was unveiled to signal the start of Hellfest 2022, which was held across two weekends (June 17-19 and 23-26) in Clisson, France.Surviving Mötörhead members Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell paid tribute to Lemmy at the unveiling ceremony for the statue, after performing at the festival.Dee, now a member of Scorpions, performed with the German band, and Campbell joined to play ‘Rock You Like A Hurricane’. The two Motörhead members then headed to the base of the statue to pay their respects to Lemmy and Hellfest.“It was magic, thank you Hellfest for making this happen, me and Phil are very proud, and proudest of all is of course Lemmy!” Dee told the crowd.

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19.06.2022 / 12:41

Huge Lemmy statue unveiled at France’s Hellfest

Mötörhead frontman Lemmy has been unveiled at French metal festival Hellfest.The new sculpture, which is the brainchild of artist Caroline Brisset, replaces an existing Lemmy statue at the event, which has been erected for six years.The second statue, a gigantic and imposing metal creation, was unveiled this week to signal the start of Hellfest 2022, which is being held across two weekends in Clisson, France.See the new statue of Lemmy at Hellfest below:Lemmy Hellfest Open Air @hellfestopenair pic.twitter.com/kZm9g9z1AJ— The Metal Voice (@themetalvoice) June 17, 2022I was sad when I heard that Hellfest were talking down the awesome Lemmy statue and replacing it with a new one.

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14.09.2021 / 01:33

Listen to Ozzy Osbourne and the late Lemmy Kilmister duet on new version of ‘Hellraiser’

Ozzy Osbourne has shared a new version of ‘Hellraiser’ featuring a duet with late Motörhead frontman Lemmy.The track, which features on the expanded 30th anniversary reissue of Osbourne’s ‘No More Tears’ album out this Friday (September 17), welds the two singers voices together for a touching new tribute.Lemmy, who died in 2015, co-wrote ‘Hellraiser’ with Osbourne for the latter’s 1991 album. Motörhead later recorded their own version of the song and released it as a single from their 1992 album ‘March Ör Die’.Ozzy explained in a statement that the new version was made in memory of his friend.

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23.03.2021 / 11:07

Lemmy’s ashes have been placed in bullets and gifted to his close friends

Motörhead star Lemmy‘s ashes were placed in bullets and given to his closest friends, it has been revealed.The legendary frontman and bassist died in December 2015 at 70 years old from prostate cancer and heart failure.As revealed by Riki Rachtman, former host of MTV show Headbangers Ball, prior to his death, Lemmy requested that his ashes be collected in bullets and distributed to some of his closest friends.Sharing his Lemmy-engraved bullet on Instagram yesterday (March 22), Rachtman wrote: “Before his death #Lemmy asked for his ashes to be put in some bullets & handed out to his closest friends.

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