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Watch Video Of ALEXI LAIHO's Newly Installed Gravestone
A short video of CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho's newly installed large gravestone can be seen below. The monument, the bottom of which features a line from the CHILDREN OF BODOM song "Kissing The Shadows" ("So together in peace we shall be"),was unveiled earlier this month at the Malmi Cem...August 23, 2022
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Nearly Two Years After His Death, ALEXI LAIHO Finally Gets A Gravestone
Nearly two years after his death, CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho finally got a gravestone. The one-and-a-half-meter-by-50-centimeter monument was unveiled earlier this month at the Malmi Cemetery, a large cemetery located in the Malmi district in Helsinki, Finland, where the 41-year-old musi...August 20, 2022
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LEMMY Sculptor Interviewed On Latest Episode Of Official MOTÖRHEAD Podcast (Audio)
Caroline Brisset, an emerging French sculptor who created the massive new statue of MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister at this year's Hellfest in Clisson, France, was interviewed on the latest episode of "The Motörcast", the official podcast series celebrating the extraordinary world of MOTÖRH...August 1, 2022
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RAMMSTEIN Performs At Warsaw Stadium (Video)
Fan-filmed video of RAMMSTEIN's July 16 concert at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland can be seen below. One of the most revered metal groups of all time, RAMMSTEIN is renowned for its electrifying live shows often involving spectacular pyrotechnics. Last fall, RAMMSTEIN's pyrotechnician revealed how mu...July 17, 2022
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Pain Is Forever And This Is The End
Two-man bands have become so ubiquitous in heavy music over the last decade that it would be easy to forget how much MANTAR always stood out from the four-legged throng. The German duo's recorded works to date have been typified by an unparalleled, gung-ho approach, with a black metal and rock 'n' r...July 14, 2022
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MOTÖRHEAD Manager Says LEMMY's HELLFEST Ceremony Is First In Series Of Memorializations To Legendary Frontman
After a two-year absence due to COVID-19, one of the biggest heavy metal festivals in the world, Hellfest in Clisson, France, returned with two sold-out weekends packed with some of the biggest names in rock and metal music. It also hosted the first international memorialization of the Grammy Award-...June 30, 2022
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Watch Short Documentary About Making Of LEMMY Statue At France's HELLFEST
A video documenting the making of the massive new statue of MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, which is being displayed at this year's Hellfest in Clisson, France, can be seen below. Lemmy had a portion of his ashes enshrined within the statue, which is the creation of Caroline Brisset, an em...June 24, 2022
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Watch: LEMMY's Ashes Officially Enshrined At HELLFEST Ceremony Attended By MIKKEY DEE And PHIL CAMPBELL
The legendary Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, founder of MOTÖRHEAD and Grammy Award-winning cultural icon, has had a portion of his ashes enshrined at this year's Hellfest in Clisson, France within a new, giant statue of the man. The official ceremony to recognize this unique memorialization took place earli...June 23, 2022
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JUDAS PRIEST Announces Fall 2022 U.S. Tour With QUEENSRŸCHE
British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST will celebrate their 50th anniversary again this year with the launch of a new North American tour. Support on the "50 Heavy Metal Years" fall 2022 trek will once again come from QUEENSRŸCHE. The tour dates are as follows: Oct. 13 - Wallingford, CT @ Toyota O...June 21, 2022
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Portion Of LEMMY's Ashes Enshrined Within His Statue At France's HELLFEST
The legendary Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, founder of MOTÖRHEAD and Grammy Award-winning cultural icon, has had a portion of his ashes enshrined at this year's Hellfest in Clisson, France within a new, giant statue of the man, and the official ceremony to recognize this unique memorialization will occur o...June 20, 2022
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Massive New Statue Of LEMMY Unveiled At France's HELLFEST (Photos)
A massive new statue of iconic MÖTÖRHEAD leader Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister has just been unveiled at this year's edition of Hellfest, which is taking place over two weekends in June. Hellfest is an annual open-air festival held in Clisson, France and one of the biggest metal festivals in all of Eu...June 18, 2022
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Watch RAMMSTEIN's Fiery Berlin Concert
Fan-filmed video of RAMMSTEIN's June 4 concert at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube channel jederlacht). Last fall, RAMMSTEIN's pyrotechnician revealed how much fuel it takes to bring the band's flaming stage show to life. Speaking with Ultimate Guitar, Nikolai...June 5, 2022
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Sweden's EUROPE Honored With Special Monument In Band's Original Hometown: Video, Photos
The Swedish municipality Upplands Väsby, where several members of EUROPE grew up, unveiled a monument in the band's honor earlier today (Saturday, June 4) at Blå Parken (Blue Park). All five members of EUROPE attended the ceremony, which is part of Upplands Väsby's 70th-anniversary celebrations. Aft...June 4, 2022
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VOIVOD: Kickstarter Campaign Launched To Erect PIGGY Statue In Band's Original Hometown
A new Kickstarter campaign has been launched to erect a statue of late VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour in the band's original hometown. The eight-foot-tall (2.5 meter) aluminum sculpture is being created by artist Fred Laforge and will be installed in the Jonquière borough of the city of Sagu...May 30, 2022
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Late PANTERA Drummer VINNIE PAUL's Arlington, Texas House Has Reportedly Been Demolished
The house that was once owned by late PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott in Arlington, Texas has reportedly been demolished, just weeks after it was sold to an anonymous buyer. In early April, Derek "D-Rock" Walker, the former promotional director for the Ride For Dime event, a motorcycle procession...May 28, 2022