• Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Gets Tattoo to Honor Memory of Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister

    There has been an outpouring of support in the music world following the death of Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister, but Dave Grohl has gone above and beyond. The Foo Fighters' frontman has actually gotten a tattoo in honor of Kilmister. Grohl had new ink of Motorhead's Ace of Spades logo tattooed on his forearm to commemorate his fallen friend and collaborator.
  • RIP Lemmy Kilmister: Ozzy Osbourne, Flea, Dave Navarro React to Motorhead Singer's Death

    The music world was saddened by the passing of Lemmy Kilmister, who died on Dec. 28 after an extremely short battle with cancer. Musicians the world over are mourning the former Motorhead frontman, but some notable names have reacted to his death on social media to commemorate Kilmister's life. Amongst those paying tribute are Slipknot, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Eddie Trunk, Flea, Dave Navarro, Gene Simmons, Nikki Sixx and more.
  • Motorhead Drummer Mikkey Dee Talks Lemmy Kilmister's Death in New Interview

    As the rock world mourns the death of Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister yesterday (Dec. 29), his drummer Mikkey Dee is talking his final months in a new interview. While he asserts that the band is essentially "over," as Kilmister was the only original member left, he gives the frontman a lot of credit for continuing on the last tour in the face of cancer. Dee has been playing with Motorhead since 1992 and the original band was formed in 1975.
  • Marilyn Manson Performs 'Beautiful People' With Eighth Grade Metal Band Unlocking the Truth [WATCH]

    Marilyn Manson gave some young rockers a night they would never forget recently, bringing out eighth grade metal band sensation Unlocking the Truth at a recent gig in Pennsylvania. Malcolm Brickhouse, Alec Atkins and Jarad Dawkins joined the shock rocker for his 1996 hit, "The Beautiful People." The metal trio jumped around the stage, singing the chorus of the song and basking in Manson's scary glory.
  • Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Motörhead to Tour After Monsters of Rock Festival

    Some of heavy metal's biggest names are reportedly joining forces for a tour this spring. Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest and Motörhead have confirmed one date in Brazil directly following the Monsters of Rock Festival in April. According to the production company Hits Entretenimento, the three acts will hit the road on the Monsters Tour, Pollstar reports. Osbourne will headline the festival April 25 in addition to Motörhead, Black Veil Brides, Rival Sons, Coal Chamber and Primal Fear. Kiss is slated for the headline spot the following day with Manowar, Accept, Unisonic, Yngwie Malmsteen and Steel Panther. Judas Priest will join in on both days. The first date of the Monsters Tour is April 30 at Porto Alegre's Zequinha Stadium. No further dates have been announced. Previously, the Prince of Darkness has linked up with both acts. He shared the bill with Judas Priest at a concert in Canada in 2008. Lemmy and the boys joined Osbourne on the Blizzard of Ozz tour in the early 1980s, Ultimate Classic Rock notes.
  • 5 Non-Metal Musicians Who Love Metal

    Heavy metal isn't exactly everyone's cup of tea, but metalheads are far from the only people who listen to it. In fact, there are plenty of decidedly non-metal musicians who are big fans of the genre. Here are five non-metal musicians who love metal.
  • Megadeth Cancels Performance On Motorhead's Cruise, Dave Mustaine Recovering From Surgery

    Heavy metal legends Motörhead will be setting off on their Motörboat music cruise on Sept. 22, but today, one of the cruise's headlining acts announced that they have dropped out. Billboard reports that thrash legends Megadeth have been forced to cancel their appearance on the Motorböat cruise due to frontman Dave Mustaine's recent back surgery, which will require him to rest for the next eight weeks.
  • Elvis Gone Metal: Covers from Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Danzig and More

    Metal fans (and hopefully music fans in general) were thrilled to hear today that Glenn Danzig—frontman for his self-titled band, Samhain and of The Misfits—will be releasing an Elvis Presley covers album during 2015. It got us thinking: There are way too few Elvis covers out there played by metal bands. Discounting a band that's whole schtick is being half metal, half-Elvis (Volbeat), it's tough to find worthwhile Elvis covers in the metal world. We, for one, totally hope this changes.
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