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This is Sabaton’s cover of Motörhead’s War epic “1916”. This is an emotional song and video about the Battle of the Somme. You may need some tissues handy. Sabaton also honors Lemmy and Motörhead in the video. Classy.

Mick Slattery, the original guitarist and co-founder of Hawkwind, has died at the age of 77. The band’s vocalist and fellow founder, Dave Brock, confirmed Slattery’s passing in a post to Facebook. "We are sorry to share the sad news that our old friend, and Hawkwind founder member, Mick Slattery passed away peacefully at home yesterday, St Patrick's Day, 17th March 2023, aged 77, after a short illness," Brock wrote. The singer further reminisced on his history with Slattery. “Me and Mick played together in a band called Famous Cure in 1967, touring Holland before going on to form Hawkwind...

Motörhead frontman Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister has died at the age of 70 The veteran rocker learned he had cancer just two days before his death Motörhead were set to tour the UK in January in support of 23rd album Tributes have been pouring in from figures within the music community

Ian Kilmister, the iconic Lemmy of heavy metal pioneers Motörhead, died Monday at age 70 of "extremely aggressive cancer," the band said. ...

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Motorhead were forced to cancel Saturday’s (June 22) concert at Austria’s See-Rock Festival and have scrubbed their June 25 show in Milan as well. The reason? According to a Facebook post by the Italian promoter, frontman Lemmy Kilmister suffered a hematoma and was unable to go onstage.

Legendary Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister may seem like an immortal figure, namely God, but the musician recently went through an operation for serious heart issues. We hate to burst your bubble, but Lemmy is simply a man — a man who now has a defibrillator embedded into his chest.

How to remember Michael Jackson? If it ever would turn out M.J. was a pedophile, I would regret having lived on the same planet. If the opposite ever was proven, I'm prepared to admit he was a great entertainer. However, I fail to see that Michael Jackson ever possessed a true rock'n'roll spirit. Chuck Berry does. A sincere American patriot like Jimi Hendrix did (- by the way, remember he was a 101st Airborne Division parachuter). Michael Jackson indeed was a very successful composer. But honestly speaking, he didn't know what true rock'n'roll was all about and he lacked attitude....

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Academia's loss is heavy metal's gain. Ian Kilmister, a.k.a. Lemmy, the frontman for Grammy-winning English rock trio Motorhead, could have made a stimulating history professor, sharing his begrudging admiration for Goering and disdain for "bastards" like Hitler and Roosevelt with eager students. Instead, the 59-year-old achieved cult fame with generations of headbangers by singing and writing furious anthems like "Killed By Death" and "Orgasmatron." But he remains fascinated by World War II and he spends his money collecting Nazi memorabilia, which is piled high in his two-bedroom apartment off the Sunset Strip. "I was born in...