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Motörhead‘s Mikkey Dee has revealed that was recently battling sepsis and nearly died from the condition.The drummer – who is now playing with Scorpions – took to his official Facebook to share an update regarding the state of his current health. Dee revealed that about three weeks ago, he was admitted to the hospital and underwent various surgeries.

60th anniversary Las Vegas residency run to allow drummer Mikkey Dee to recover from illness.Earlier this year (January 2), drummer Mikkey Dee – who also used to drum for Motörhead until 2015, when the band dissolved following the death of the legendary Lemmy Kilmister – revealed that he was recently hospitalised for sepsis, a serious and dangerous blood infection.He revealed that had undergone various surgeries and was back home and in recovery, but that he was close to death at one point. He found out about the condition after spraining his ankle, and said in December: “It was surgery right away, the first of three.

Lemmy’s ashes are set to go on display at Stringfellow’s strip club in London.The iconic Motörhead frontman, who is considered to be one of the most influential figures in metal history, died in December 2015 at the age of 70, shortly after learning he had been diagnosed with cancer. Now, nearly nine years on, his ashes continue to make headlines.It has recently been confirmed that some of his ashes are set to go on permanent display in the Stringfellow’s strip club in the UK capital city.

Lemmy‘s ashes to Nottingham Rock City this week. Check out footage of the moment below.The bikers rode out from the completion of the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Derbyshire, and drove for about an hour alongside a truck containing the bust to the Nottingham music venue on Monday (August 12).As it arrived, a ceremony was held where the bust was embedded into an alcove in the venue’s brick wall.

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Lemmy has been unveiled at Bloodstock Festival in Derbyshire.The iconic frontman of Motörhead, who is considered to be one of the most influential figures in metal history, died in December 2015 at the age of 70, shortly after learning he had been diagnosed with cancer.Now, his remains have been enshrined in a bust that is on display at the Catton Park festival, alongside personal items including his hat, coat, boots and photographs, as well as Lemmy’s last jar of Marmite and Milky Way bars, from the band’s final tour in 2015 (via BBC).The shrine to the singer is available for festival-goers to explore, and it will return to the site in future editions of the event. See footage of the bust being presented to the crowd below.A post shared by Metal Hammer (@metalhammeruk)The first news of the creative use of the rock legend’s ashes came in March when it was announced that they would be housed in multiple locations, including the Rock City venue in Nottingham, where the bust will be transported on Monday by a group of Harley Davidson bikers.

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.

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.

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.

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.