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Lemmy backstage at Newcastle Town Hall, March 1982
From a much-loved bomber to a creaking mechanical fist: The story of Motörhead's Spinal Tap moment

By Neil Jeffries Published

It probably worked on paper

Music
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Give World Book Day a rock'n'roll edge with my pick of 12 must-read publications: Ozzy, Lemmy, Bowie, Slash, The Boss & more

By Scott Munro Published

Buying guide World Book Day is the perfect time to find something new to read - and if it's music content you're after, I have you covered with these essential publications

Buying guide
Henry Rollins at a red carpet event, Corey Taylor in his Slipknot gear posing and Lemmy looking cool
"It was the perfect tragedy. Heavy metal albums found in their rooms, antisocial behaviour." How Lemmy, Corey Taylor, Henry Rollins and the metal community united to save three teenagers at the heart of a murder case that shocked America

By Stephen Hill Published

The story of the West Memphis Three captured the attention of the metal world - and some of its biggest artists took action

Bands & Artists
MHR407 Lemmy Cover
Lemmy is on the cover of the new Metal Hammer: we celebrate the man, the myth and the music of Motörhead

By Eleanor Goodman Published

10 years since his passing and 50 years since Motorhead began, we celebrate a legend

Bands & Artists
Motörhead posing in a quarry
"I'll break both yer arms": Memories of life with Lemmy as a friend and neighbour

By Kris Needs Published

Classic Rock writer, former Zigzag editor and Motörhead biographer Kris Needs was also Lemmy’s neighbour in London’s Notting Hill

Bands & Artists
Motorhead in 1978, studio portrait
The story of the speed-freak anthem that was the most important song Lemmy ever wrote

By Paul Elliott Published

A song written by the young Lemmy for Hawkwind has been through various twists - from Motörhead's own anthemic version to the unlikeliest remakes

Tracks & Singles
Lemmy posing for a photograph in 2011
Lemmy was once asked what he thought about God and religion, and he didn’t hold back

By Classic Rock Published

The late Motörhead frontman liked a lot of things, but religion wasn’t one of them

Bands & Artists
The cover of Classic Rock 345 featuring Motörhead's Snaggletooth mascot
Motörhead: 50 Years Louder - A celebration, only in the new issue of Classic Rock

By Siân Llewellyn Published

Also in this issue: Robert Plant, Terry Reid, Grand Funk Railroad, Luke Morley, Spinal Tap, George Harrison, W.A.S.P, Vernon Reid and more

Magazines
Hawkwind
From falling together to falling apart, Hawkwind’s early era was no hippie dream

By Mick Wall Published

Lemmy, Nik Turner and Dave Brock lived through a time of division through choice of drugs, mental health issues and artistic intentions, which still left a remarkable impact on the world of ‘out-there’ music

Bands & Artists
Ozzy Osbourne in his kitchen in a scene from The Decline Of Western Civilization: Part II - The Metal Years
The Decline Of Western Civilisation, Part II: The Metal Years is now free to watch on YouTube

By Fraser Lewry Published

The classic movie, starring Ozzy, Lemmy, Kiss and Aerosmith, has been liberated by its distributors for all of humankind to enjoy

Bands & Artists
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