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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.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield has shown off his latest tattoo, which is a tribute to late Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister.Today (April 17), Hetfield took to Metallica’s Instagram to show off the tattoo, etched on his middle finger. The tattoo is of a spade inside what appears to be an iron cross symbol – a symbol that Hetfield has incorporated on his guitars in the past. The singer also a tattoo of an iron cross on his elbow.However, the tattoo isn’t a regular tribute to Lemmy, it also contains the remains of Kilmister himself, according to Hetfield.

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.

Yard Act have joined forces with Napalm Death‘s Shane Embury for a live cover of Motörhead‘s hit ‘Ace Of Spades’.The Leeds band recently kicked off the UK leg of their 2024 ‘Dream Job Tour’ earlier this week. While performing at their second show of the run at Rock City in Nottingham on March 14, Yard Act – comprised of James Smith, Ryan Needham, Sam Shipstone and Jay Russell – were joined by Napalm Death’s bassist Shane Embury for a live rendition of Motörhead’s 1980’s hit track ‘Ace Of Spades’.“Nottingham.

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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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.

Motörhead‘s surviving members Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee have enshrined the ashes of late frontman, Lemmy.It was confirmed last week that his ashes were scattered in the mud at Germany’s Wacken Open Air festival. He died in December 2015 at the age of 70, just two days after he revealed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.Now, footage has also emerged of the surviving band members enshrining their frontman’s ashes, whose real name was Ian Kilmister, at a bar named after Lemmy in the village.At the venue, fans witnessed Campbell and Dee put Lemmy’s ashes, which are housed in a mini version of his custom urn, in a glass display next to his hat, boots, bass guitar, and Marshall stack.

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.

Motörhead‘s rare 1998 cover of Metallica‘s ‘Enter Sandman’ has finally been released on all major streaming platforms.First recorded in 1998 as part of a compilation album for wrestling company ECW Wrestling, the track was only available via CD – and illegal rips posted online – until now. In celebration of Motörhead Day (May 8), the Grammy-nominated cover track has now been made available on all platforms.The newly released track also comes with an animated music video, in which a child is plagued by nightmares of an evil sandman, and is saved by Motörhead’s Warpig mascot.Beside the rare track’s digital release, a limited-edition 7″ vinyl edition of Motörhead’s ‘Enter Sandman’ cover – featuring an B-side etching of the Motörhead Warpig – is available via the band’s website.In January this year, drummer Mikkey Dee said that the band will “never, ever, ever tour” under the Motörhead name again.

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.

Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee has emphatically stated the band will “never, ever, ever tour” under the name again.Dee, who took over the sticks for the British heavy metal icons in 1992, stated that the band are over as a live act following frontman Lemmy Kilmister‘s death in 2015. However, he did add that wouldn’t stop surviving members from covering Motörhead songs live.“I really don’t think [the fans] want us to do that,” Dee told The Metal Voice podcast – see the full interview below. “That, to me, is stepping over the line.

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.

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.

Motörhead tribute album has been announced for release on a new in-house label, Psycho Waxx, created by the founders of Psycho Las Vegas Festival.As reported by Consequence of Sound, the album, titled ‘Löve Me Förever: A Tribute To Motörhead’, will be recorded by the artists who are billed on the 2021 line-up of Psycho Festival, taking place this weekend.Eyehategod, High on Fire, Exhorder and Mothership are among the 16 outfits lined up to recorded songs by the Birmingham rock greats at National Southeastern Recording in downtown Vegas.Additionally, earmarked to lay tracks on a cover of Motörhead’s iconic ‘Ace of Spades’ are Philip H.

Motörhead‘s ‘Ace of Spades’ on some ancient church bells in the Netherlands.The brilliant rendition comes courtesy of musician Frank Steijns, who performed it as part of the 2021 Torenfestival (Tower festival) in Weert, a city in south-eastern Netherlands.It sees Steijns sitting before a carillon’s baton keyboard while reading sheet music as he delivers the unlikely performance to crowds gathered below.While the bells do the majority of the musical heavy lifting in the performance, Steijns receive some impressive accompaniment from Jitse Zonneveld, who joined him in the city’s Sint Martinuskerk (Saint Martin’s Church) on his electric guitar.Their performance has since won the approval of Motörhead, who wrote on Twitter: “Here’s one we

Motörhead is on the way.Titled Motörhead: The Rise Of The Loudest Band In The World, the book will cover the 40-year career of the band and its frontman, the late Lemmy Kilmister.Illustrated by animation studio Fantoons and written by David Calcano and Mark Irwin, the book is set for release September 7 via Simon & Schuster.The graphic novel will chart the late frontman’s path in music, from his early days as a member of space rock band Hawkwind to the recording sessions that would produce now-iconic Motörhead albums such as ‘Overkill’, ‘Bomber’, and ‘Ace of Spades’.Motörhead released 22 studio albums between their formation in 1975 and disbandment in 2015.

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Ozzy Osbourne has hailed the late, great Lemmy Kilmister as his own “rock god” in a new tribute.The Black Sabbath frontman opened up on his love of the Motorhead singer when asked about the artists who inspire him, in a new interview with BBC Radio 2’s Johnny Walker.The hard-living rock icons were close friends, and Lemmy co-wrote a wide array of Osbourne’s solo tracks before he died from cancer in 2015.My rock god is Lemmy Kilmister. Lemmy was a guy – he shot from the hip every time.

Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee has recalled his last conversation with the band’s frontman Lemmy Kilmister , shortly before his death.Lemmy died aged 70 on December 28, 2015, shortly after the first half of a European tour. His cause of death was later confirmed to be prostate cancer.“We played the last show the 11th of December in Berlin, and he passed just two weeks later,” Dee said in an interview on the podcast Waste Some Time With Jason Green.“And that tells you, the guy died with his boots on.

Motörhead have shared a live clip from the archive ahead of the release of a new concert film – you can watch it below.The clip, which shows the group playing ‘Rock it’ live in 2012, comes ahead of the release of Louder Than Noise…Live In Berlin – a film of their 2012 concert at the Berlin Velodrom on December 5, during their ‘Kings of The Road Tour’. The film will also be accompanied by a live album release.Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin is set for release on DVD/CD, vinyl and digital formats on April 23, and pre-order is open now here.

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.