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Drummer MIKKEY DEE Leading MOTÖRHEAD Tribute Concert In Sweden This July

Drummer MIKKEY DEE Leading MOTÖRHEAD Tribute Concert In Sweden This July

Current SCORPIONS Drummer Mikkey Dee will take part in a special “tribute to MOTÖRHEAD” concert at Mellby Horsepower in Laholm, Sweden this July. The “unique” gig will feature Mikkey paying tribute to his former band with a number of as-yet-undisclosed “friends” performing classic MOTÖRHEAD tunes. For more information, go to this location. MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy...

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JUDAS PRIEST’s ROB HALFORD Proudly Shows Off His Bullet Containing LEMMY’s Ashes

JUDAS PRIEST’s ROB HALFORD Proudly Shows Off His Bullet Containing LEMMY’s Ashes

JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Rob Halford has posted a new pic to his Instagram account displaying both his bullet containing late MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister’s ashes and a ring that once belonged to Ronnie James Dio gifted to him from the iconic singer’s widow and manager, Wendy Dio. Halford also posted the accompanying caption: “‘Ronnie &...

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MÖTÖRHEAD Road Crew Get Tattoos With LEMMY KILLMISTER’s Ashes

Longtime MÖTÖRHEAD tour manager Eddie Rocha and production assistant Emma Cederblad recently paid tribute to ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister by getting new MÖTÖRHEAD tattoos made with the late iconic frontman’s ashes. You can watch a video documenting the process, complete with tattoo artist Stina Nyman of Eyescreamtattoo.com blending some of Lemmy’s ashes into the tattoo ink, below....

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SCORPIONS/MÖTÖRHEAD Drummer MIKKEY DEE Being Honored As ‘Gothenburger Of The Year’

SCORPIONS/MÖTÖRHEAD Drummer MIKKEY DEE Being Honored As ‘Gothenburger Of The Year’

Former MÖTÖRHEAD/KING DIAMOND and current SCORPIONS drummer Mikkey Dee will receive the title of “Gothenburger Of The Year” from his hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden on Saturday, November 27. “Gothenburger Of The Year” is an honorary title awarded to a resident of the city who has gained special distinction during the year and acted in a...

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Check Out OZZY OSBOURNE’s Duet With LEMMY On Previously Unreleased Version Of ‘Hellraiser’

Check Out OZZY OSBOURNE’s Duet With LEMMY On Previously Unreleased Version Of ‘Hellraiser’

More than 30 years after the release of Ozzy Osbourne’s “No More Tears”, music fans will at last hear a new version of the album track “Hellraiser”. The digital release of the album, due out September 17 (Sony), will include an updated interpretation of the song featuring a mash-up of vocals from Ozzy and the...

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Check Out MOTÖRHEAD’s Video For ‘Rock Out’ From ‘Everything Louder Forever – The Very Best Of’

Check Out MOTÖRHEAD’s Video For ‘Rock Out’ From ‘Everything Louder Forever – The Very Best Of’

BMG has set an October 29 release date for a new career-spanning MOTÖRHEAD set, titled “Everything Louder Forever – The Very Best Of”. The definitive collection will be available on 2CD, 2LP and 4LP. The 2CD digipak and 4LP fold out sets will feature 42 tracks, including “Ace Of Spades”, “Killed By Death”, “Overkill”, “I’m...

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EXODUS’s STEVE ‘ZETRO’ SOUZA Recalls That Time He Bought ‘Crank’ From LEMMY KILMISTER

EXODUS’s STEVE ‘ZETRO’ SOUZA Recalls That Time He Bought ‘Crank’ From LEMMY KILMISTER

EXODUS frontman Steve “Zetro” Souza and former MACHINE HEAD drummer Chris Kontos recently sat down to talk for an appearance on ‘Zetro’s Toxic Vault’, and reminisced about that time they opened for MOTÖRHEAD . Kontos had a brief stint as the drummer for EXODUS when they were opening for MOTÖRHEAD for two shows in Argentina...

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The Ultimate Guide To HEAVY METAL: The 13 Most Influential Bands Of All Time

HEAVY METAL (or simply METAL) is a genre of rock music that arose in the late 1960s and early 1970s mostly throughout the United Kingdom and United States . It's roots lay within blues, classical music and rock and it is generally characterized by a massive sound of distortion, extended guitar solos, driving drum beats, vigorous vocals and an emphasis on loudness. Heavy metal itself has spawned numerous subgenres which generally can be identified through changing, or omitting one of the these attributes.