In the nine years since the death Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, world-renowned frontman and bassist of Motörhead just days after his 70th birthday, his legend has only grown. If you saw him, met him, or saw his band live then you know the legend only half lives up to the man himself. The monumental shadow he cast over the music world, since he passed is evident by the constant tribute and rightful amount of worship. In just 2024 alone, there has been a new level of tributes to Lem, including a new statue in his home town, his own line of hotsauces, and a permanent residence at his favorite gentlemen’s club in London. This is all in addition to countless covers, a statue at his favorite bar The Rainbow on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, and his signature drink, The Jack And Coke was renamed The Lemmy permanently by the beverage industry, brand new boxed sets, live albums, and hopefully one day, the Lemmy solo album that was in the works when he passed. Check out some great Lemmy music, some interviews Ghost Cult has done, with tributes to Lemmy, and some other bands paying respect over the years. Continue reading
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Motörhead Team Up with Jade City Foods for Signature Hot Sauces
Motörhead, in collaboration with Jade City Foods, have unveiled a series of signature hot sauces. The range includes Iron Horse, 100 Percent Heat, Iron Fist, Bomber, and Killed by Death, in increasing order of hotness. Find out more below.
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Lemmy of Motörhead to Take Up Permanent Residence at Stringfellows
Rock and roll legend, Lemmy Kilmister, it set to posthumously take up full-time residence at Stringfellows Gentleman’s Club in London, in another Lemmy Forever ceremony. It is a place which holds many Lemmy memories for friends and associates, as it became one of his favourite places to go after it opened in 1980. Head into the article below for more information.
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Metallica, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Ozzy Osbourne, and Slipknot are The Greatest Metal Bands of All-Time, According to Forbes
Of all the websites in the world, financial magazine and website Forbes has released a list of the top 38 metal bands of all-time. The list actually has no real surprises. All the top most popular bands of all-time are present, topped by Metallica, with virtually no other surprises in terms of major underground bands. In picking their list Forbes wrote that it’s “impossible to include all metal sub-genres in this type of list, the sub-genres that are most prominent and influential across metal today were considered with priority.” They added that all 38 bands were chosen due to having “the most significant impact in the metal genre, and a number of these bands are among the genre’s most famous and revered bands.”
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CLASSIC ALBUMS REVISITED: Korn’s Influential Debut Album Turns 30
Around the 48-second mark of album opener “Blind” Jonathan Davis screams “Are you ready?” Looking back at 30 years of history and an ever-shifting heavy music landscape, holy shit, Davis could not have realized how impactful of a statement that would become. Continue reading
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bloodstock Open Air Part 2 – Live at Catton Hall
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After I visit the bust of Lemmy in the RAM Gallery, Brazilian death metallers Crypta are in full flow on the main stage, tearing through the likes of “Lift the Blindfold” and “From the Ashes”, casually stripping away any vestiges of third-day fatigue. And if that wasn’t the perfect wake-up call, then there”s always Bay Area thrashers Forbidden who blast through the likes of “Forbidden Evil,” “Twisted Into Form,” and “Step By Step” aided by summer recruit Dan “Chewy” Mongrain of Voivod. A great show, although a time overrun means we are deprived of the classic “Chalice of Blood.”Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Wolfbrigade – Life Knife Death
Sweden’s Wolfbrigade occupies a very specific place in hard-core. The band’s 11th album Life Knife Death might be their first for Metal Blade Records, but it does not venture far from the sonic ground they covered on the previous ten albums. This aligns them closely to Motorhead in a few ways, the first being they are steadfast in their dedication to burly hardcore champs. It charges at you with all the Punk and rocking fury you might expect from this band who infuses Entombed’s dense guitar tone with Motorhead’s reckless energy. The raw-throated vocals are more Lemmy-influenced than metal. There is a scant trace of the stomping sections you might expect from hardcore, though this is way heavier than punk, thus making it hardcore. Ten albums in they know what they are doing.Continue reading
INTERVIEW: Mat and Liz of Castle Talk About Their New Album “Evil Remains”
When it comes to craving metal with commanding vocal interplay, Trad Heavy Metal, Doom, and even a touch of Motörhead worthy Rock N Roll influences, Castle will really scratch your frickin’ itch. Even if you are a hairy-ass werewolf under a mind-melting moon, this band has enough brooding yet triumphant riffs, psychedelia, and sheer talent to sate your ravenous hunger like no other. Continue reading
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bloodstock Open Air Part 1 – Live at Catton Hall
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It”s August and raining, but nobody cares because we’re home again. Yes, for the next few days (and for some early birds, the previous 24hrs), Catton Hall in Derbyshire has become the focal point of the true metal community as fans converge on Bloodstock Open Air for their annual dose of hard drinking and unholy hangovers.Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Blitzkrieg – Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg, the on-and-off NWOBHM veterans much loved by Metallica, are back with their new self-titled album (Mighty Music). Much like AC/DC do and Motörhead, did, Blitzkrieg stick to what they know – which is classic metal of a decidedly eighties vintage that fans of Diamond Head, Judas Priest, and Saxon will know and appreciate.Continue reading