Motorhead singer Lemmy Kilmister and former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash are legendary and now, a man in England is trying to make them immortal. According to BBC News, the man wants statues of the rockers erected in the town of Stoke-on-Trent, where Slash grew up and Lemmy was born near. He’s started a Facebook campaign that has already drawn support. Learn more at News.BBC.co.uk.
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Last week, Motorhead superfan Darren Hooley passed away suddenly. Some of you had the good fortune to meet Darren at a Motorhead show – He was a really great guy and all of us will miss his smiling face. R.I.P. my friend, see you in the great gig in the sky.
"I'm truly upset, especially since he seemed to be rallying at the Golden Gods show. Bon Voyage, Ronnie, rest in peace. I'm devastated"
Metal band A Sound of Thunder has written and recorded the song "Justice At Last" for and about the West Memphis Three. The song is released May 10th, available on iTunes and at all major digital music outlets, as a very special charity single benefiting the WM3. 100% of proceeds will go to the West Memphis Three Legal Defense Fund.
In 1993, shortly after three eight-year-old boys were found murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, police arrested Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley and charged the three teenagers with murder based solely upon an error-filled and police-coerced false confession, extracted from 16-year-old Jessie Misskelley Jr. After 12 hours of questioning, without counsel or parental consent, mentally disabled Jessie Misskelley repeated back to the police what he was told to say. There was no other physical evidence, no weapon, no motive, and no connection to the victims. Instead, prosecutors terrified and inflamed the shell-shocked community. Jessie Misskelley recanted his statement immediately upon being released to his family, stating that the police forced, via threat and the lure of money, the story he told, but it was too late. Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols, known as The West Memphis Three, were arrested—then convicted of murder. Stunningly, Jason Baldwin, 16 at the time and a model student, was sentenced to life without parole; Jessie Misskelley got life plus 40 years, while Damien Echols was sentenced to death. Damien has spent years in solitary confinement awaiting death by lethal injection for a crime neither he nor Jessie nor Jason had anything to do with. The West Memphis Three have been wrongfully convicted for crimes they did not commit.
A Sound of Thunder is a female-fronted heavy metal band from the Washington, DC area. Formed in 2008, A Sound of Thunder has toured the Eastern US playing their brand of classic metal with catchy riffs, powerful vocals, and sing-along choruses, and released their debut EP in March 2010. Social justice has been an interest of the band from the start. "Justice at Last" was written in a fit of anger and outrage one late night after watching the film Paradise Lost, a documentary about the West Memphis Three. The music and lyrics of the song cover the range of emotion evoked by the case itself, from sadness to anger, and even hope.
A Sound of Thunder is proud to release "Justice at Last" in support of the West Memphis Three. This charity single gives WM3 supporters a chance to join together and raise a large amount of money for the WM3 with only a $0.99 individual donation. It only takes $0.99 and one or two clicks of the mouse. Please buy the song and help free Damien, Jason, and Jessie.
iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/justice-at-last-west-memphis/id368804016
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Justice-Last-Memphis-Three-Benefit/dp/B003IOYEUW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1273256615&sr=8-4
eBay (CD): http://stores.ebay.com/asoundofthunder
Learn more about the West Memphis Three here: http://www.freewestmemphis3.org/index.php ; http://www.wm3.org/
Visit A Sound of Thunder here: http://www.myspace.com/asoundofthunderband
Last week, Motörhead's legendary frontman, Lemmy, was honored with Revolver's Golden Gods Lifetime Achievement Award, and performed his hit, “Ace Of Spades” with Slash and Dave Grohl. Photo is attached. Photo credit: ©Kevin Estrada / kevinestrada.com. The Revolver Golden Gods Awards show airs on VH1 Classic on May 22.
Other Motörhead news:
- Ace of Spades is the latest album inductee in the May issue of Decibel Magazine's prestigious “Hall of Fame” series, which explores landmark albums in the badass pantheon of extreme music. Says the magazine, “Ace of Spades finally, definitively, captured this unkempt band's sound, a sonic force so unruly and crass that it appealed to punk and metal crowds equally. Yeah, the title track is perhaps the greatest metal anthem ever written, but there are a half dozen on here-“(We are) the Road Crew,” “The Hammer,” “Jailbait,” “Fast and Loose,” etc.-that are just as ass-kicking and memorable. Not surprisingly, Ace debuted on the U.K. charts at number four and went on to be the band's biggest selling album, the one that would finally help them grab a foothold in the U.S.”
- On May 7, Lemmy will perform with Slash and Matt Sorum, among others, at the MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert.
- A number of Flip Skateboards signed by Lemmy will be given away on a variety of sites soon.
- The Lemmy movie debuted at SXSW last month. The filmmakers are sorting through offers for the film's distribution.
- Michael Monroe has a new song he wrote about Motörhead. It's called “Motörhead For A Fall,” and he performed it in Austin at SXSW.
- Lemmy provided a very unusual recipe for the upcoming rock 'n roll cookbook, “Mosh Potatoes.” The recipe is called “Krakatoa Surprise,” and has chocolate syrup, curry powder, brandy and a variety of other ingredients. The publisher will be including a warning label…
- Lemmy appears on Slash's new record on a track called “Doctor Alibi.”
- Motörhead are scheduled to play Rock In Rio Madrid on June 14, as well as many other festivals throughout Europe from May to August.
- This summer's TV version of the Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp will include
Lemmy's visit to the campers, regaling them with anecdotes from the road.
Motorhead is featured in a new book, Full Metal Jackie Certified: The 50 Most Influential Heavy Metal Songs of the '80s and the True Stories Behind Their Lyrics. In a new interview conducted exclusively for the book, Lemmy details the creative process that resulted in “Ace of Space,” in a full chapter about the song that also examines its social and cultural signficance, both in 1980 and today. The chapter also features eye-catching period photos, shot by acclaimed photographer Mark Weiss.
Full Metal Jackie Certified: The 50 Most Influential Heavy Metal Songs of the '80s and the True Stories Behind Their Lyrics is in-stock or available for order at major book retailers, and also online at Amazon :http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1435454413/blastmagazine0c
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In what will be his first true solo album, rock icon Slash announced today his CD, SLASH, will release in April 2010. The album features an all-star roster of guest musicians including Ian Astbury, Chris Cornell, Rocco DeLuca, Fergie, Dave Grohl, Myles Kennedy, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmister, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, Duff McKagan, M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, and Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother.
Lemmy is featured on the eigth track of the album, called "Doctor Alibi". You can pick up the album everywhere on April 6th, and preview 30 second clips from each song on Amazon now!
Celebrating the world premiere of the film LEMMY at SXSW, Motorhead's bass-playing frontman sits down for a chat. The living embodiment of rock and roll, Lemmy played with Hawkwind, spent time in Jimi Hendrix's road crew, and formed Motorhead in 1975. For decades, Motorhead has rocked audiences worldwide with maximum volume and no frills. Lemmy's take-no-prisoners approach to rock inspires countless musicians to this day.
The SXSW Interview with Lemmy takes place on Wednesday March 17 at 5:00pm in Room 18ABC of the Austin Convention Center. Share an hour with a truly influential artist. Noted writer and lifelong metalhead Phil Freeman will ask the questions. Music and Platinum Badges are invited, as well as allShowcasing Artist wristbands. Don't miss this ass-kicking event!
Heavy metal pioneers MOTÖRHEAD are marking the world premiere of the eagerly anticipated documentary, "Lemmy", with a special performance in Austin, Texas, on the final night of the South by Southwest Film Festival.
"Lemmy", the long-awaited documentary examining the life and career of MOTÖRHEAD front man and rock icon Lemmy Kilmister, is to make its debut during the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival at 6:45 p.m. on Monday, March 15 at the historic Paramount Theatre in Austin.
MOTÖRHEAD will perform the following night, Tuesday, March 16, at popular Austin venue Stubb's Bar-B-Q, with THE SWORD and YEAR LONG DISASTER opening.
An exclusive screening of "Lemmy" will also be held at 9:15 p.m. on Friday, March 19 at the 1,200-seat Paramount Theatre as part of the SXSW Music Festival.
Following each screening, Kilmister himself will be participating in very special question-and-answer sessions with "Lemmy" directors/producers Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski.
Olliver and Orshoski spent three years following Kilmister around the globe — from his Hollywood home to the hockey arenas of Russia.
"Lemmy" features appearances by such high-profile Kilmister friends/peers as METALLICA, Dave Grohl, Ozzy Osbourne, Slash, Billy Bob Thornton and pro wrestlerTriple H.
Tickets for MOTÖRHEAD's performance at Stubb's are $28 and can be purchased at stubbs.frontgatetickets.com.
Seats for both the March 15 and the March 19 screenings are first-come-first-served, but SXSW Film Festival badge holders get priority seating, followed by SXSW Film Festival passholders. Individual tickets will be sold at the Paramount Theater 15 minutes prior to each screening until capacity is reached.
For more information on film festival badges, visit www.sxsw.com
Fans without festival badges or passes are encouraged to get to the theater early to avoid being shut out.
The SXSW Film Festival runs March 12-20. The music festival runs March 16-20.
The Paramount Theatre is located at 713 Congress Avenue in Austin. Box office information: (512) 472-5470.
Hailed as a godfather of heavy metal, 64-year-old Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister has established himself as the living embodiment of rock and roll over the past four decades. After stints with popular Mersey beat band THE ROCKIN' VICKERS and influential psychedelic rockers HAWKWIND, and even a brief time spent as a member of Jimi Hendrix's road crew, Lemmy formed MOTÖRHEAD in 1975.
Going on to record such influential metal classics as "Overkill", "Ace of Spades" and "Bomber", the Grammy Award-winning MOTÖRHEAD and Kilmister's fusion of punk and metal registered a major influence on such bands as METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES and NIRVANA.
Says FOO FIGHTERS leader and ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl, "If anyone deserves to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it's Lemmy. Give me a fuckin' break!"
2010 marks the 35th anniversary of the birth of MOTÖRHEAD, which features Kilmister, guitarist Phil Campbell and drummer Mikkey Dee.
VidZone, the leading video on demand service that provides free streaming music video to PlayStation3 (PS3) and PSP (PlayStationPortable), today unveils the exclusive playlist for Rising Star Games' brilliant Half-Minute Hero, ahead of the game's launch tomorrow.
The Half-Minute Hero track listing includes heavy metal legends MOTÖRHEAD, MÖTLEY CRÜE, NINE INCH NAILS and DEF LEPPARD, joined by newer artists such asTOKIO HOTEL, SCARY KIDS SCARING KIDS and SEETHER.
"The Half-Minute Hero playlist on VidZone perfectly encapsulates the feel of the game, with an eclectic collection of heavy metal and punk rock tracks," says Martin Defries, managing director, Rising Star Games.
"We see the Half-Minute Hero playlist from Rising Star Games as the perfect opportunity to target the VidZone user and marry up the two things that they love, music and gaming", says Ben Speas, advertising manager, VidZone.
VidZone's service allows PlayStation3 owners to watch new music videos for free on their PS3 or streamed to their PSP via Remote Play. The Half-Minute Hero video soundtrack is available from today.
The full track listing is as follows:
01. ALTER BRIDGE - Rise Today
02. COHEED & CAMBRIA - Welcome Home
03. DEF LEPPARD - Nine Lives
04. DIO - Rock 'n 'Roll Children
05. HAMMERFALL - Any Means Necessary
06. HELLOWEEN - Dr. Stein
07. INNERPARTYSYSTEM - Don't Stop
08. JOE SATRIANI - Summer Song
09. LORDI - Would You Love A Monsterman (2006 Version)
10. MÖTLEY CRÜE - If I Die Tomorrow
11. MOTÖRHEAD - I'm So Bad (Baby I Don't Care)
12. NIGHTWISH - Bye Bye Beautiful
13. NINE INCH NAILS - The Hand That Feeds
14. SCARY KIDS SCARING KIDS - Faces
15. SEETHER - Rise Above This
16. SONATA ARCTICA - Flag In The Ground
17. TOKIO HOTEL - Ready, Set, Go!
18. WITHIN TEMPTATION - The Howling
The Half-Minute Hero game on PSP, from respected developer Marvelous Entertainment, takes the RPG genre to another level, challenging players to save the world in just 30 seconds. With over 100 missions — not to mention multiplayer options — and over 20 hours of gameplay, there's plenty to keep gamers occupied.
The Half-Minute Hero VidZone playlist is available today and Half-Minute Hero will launch on PSP on Friday, February 19.
BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi, JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton, IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson, DEEP PURPLE's Ian Gillan and Jon Lord,MOTÖRHEAD's Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, DIAMOND HEAD's Brian Tatler and the EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND's Edgar Broughton are among the musicians who were interviewed for "Heavy Metal Britannia", a new documentary which is scheduled to air on U.K.'s BBC Four channel on Friday, March 5 between 9:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
Voiced by Nigel Planer, "Heavy Metal Britannia" traces the emergence of the genre in Britain in the late Sixties and Seventies.
Metal began life in the mid-Sixties underground rock scene — a fledging style spearheaded by the likes of JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE and LED ZEPPELIN.
This early metal was dominated by paranoia and darkness, albeit often tongue-in-cheek. The players were male, mostly working-class — a uniquely Seventies British style — spawning their own long-haired, headbanging audience with their own dress codes and world view.
While this generation still defines classic British metal, it was nearly overtaken by British punk in the late Seventies. Then back came a new generation such as IRON MAIDEN, DEF LEPPARD and SAXON, dubbed "The New Wave of British Metal" by the press.
As the Eighties dawned, the best of these two metal generations were ready for the long haul — to make their genre the key force in music it remains today.
For more information, go to BBC.co.uk
Legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) will release his first true solo album, simply entitled "Slash", in North America in April via EMI Label Services.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Slash on the 'Slash' project. EMI Label Services and Caroline Distribution will be providing unique marketing and promotion services while working closely with Slash on creative ways to expose this great project to the consumer," said Dominic Pandiscia, SVP and General Manager, EMI Label Services and Caroline Distribution.
Ultimate Guitar has exclusively revealed the new album's artwork. Check it out below.
"Slash" track listing (guest vocalist listed in parenthesis):
01. Ghost (Ian Astbury)
02. Beautiful Dangerous (Fergie)
03. Nothing To Say (M. Shadows of AVENGED SEVENFOLD)
04. Crucify The Dead (Ozzy Osbourne)
05. Promise (Chris Cornell)
06. By The Sword (Andrew Stockdale of WOLFMOTHER)
07. Doctor Alibi (Lemmy Kilmister)
08. Saint Is A Sinner Too (Rocco De Luca)
09. Watch This (Dave Grohl/Duff McKagan)
10. I Hold On (Kid Rock)
11. Gotten (Adam Levine)
12. We're All Gonna Die (Iggy Pop)
13. Starlight (Myles Kennedy)
"Slash" was produced by Eric Valentine (QUEENS OF STONE AGE, THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS) and was completed with the rhythm section of bassist Chris Chaney (JANE'S ADDICTION) and drummer Josh Freese (NINE INCH NAILS). Slash handled the majority of arranging and songwriting duties and hand-picked each guest artist. The album's guests worked collaboratively with Slash to round out the song.
"The idea was really simple in the beginning," said Slash. "These are all artists I wanted to work with — that I thought it would be amazing to do something creative and collaborative. And I was so impressed with what everyone brought to the table. They were all so committed to doing a good job. And we had a lot of fun making these songs."
Slash has teamed up with Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, for a first-of-its kind undiscovered music program:Guitar Center Presents Your Next Record with Slash, an unsigned band competition that provides emerging artists the chance to win the ultimate career-altering opportunity: record a three-song EP with legendary producer Mike Clink (GUNS N' ROSES, MÖTLEY CRÜE,MEGADETH) and have Slash write, record and perform on the winning artist's single. Starting today through April 30, 2010 bands across the United States are invited to submit their music at YourNextRecord.com for a chance to win.
Motörhead's classic track “Killed By Death” will be released this week as DLC for Rock Band – January 26th for Xbox 360 and January 28th for PS3.
Congratulations to Motörhead, landing their Motörizer CD Top 5 in Metal Hammers album of the decade poll.
If you have not picked up this epic new release yet, click here to order.
