Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister Turns 66 Years Old!

Heavy Metal icon Ian Fraser Kilmister (A.K.A. Lemmy Kilmister) from Motörhead is celebrating his 66th birthday today! Please put your Horns Up, serve yourself some Jack and Coke, and crank up some Motörhead! HEAVY birthday Lemmy, we love you! \m/

For over thirty-five Lemmy Kilmister has been changing the face of Heavy Metal and has been making it a lot more fun. After a quick stint with Hawkwind, Lemmy realized that he was ready to form his own band and become the emblem of such band. In 1975, Lemmy formed Motörhead and immediately started making his presence be felt by helping to launch the "New Wave of British Heavy Metal"!

In the early 80's Motörhead had several singles in the UK Top 40 chart. Their albums "Overkill", "Bomber", "Ace of Spades", and "No Sleep 'til Hammersmith", engraved Motörhead as one of the most important Heavy Metal bands to ever come from the UK. To this day, you hear Motörhead's music on movies, TV shows, and covered by bands all over the world. As we all know, Lemmy is one of the most influential Heavy Metal icons of all time, and whoever said that Lemmy is God, is absolutely right.

Motörhead's 21st studio album "The World Is Yours" was released in February of this year, and it is considered one of the best albums in the long killer history of the Motörhead franchise. The first track “Born to Lose", which is Lemmy’s slogan (he has it tattooed on his right arm) kicks off the album with furious power. Then, one song after the other the Motörhead train gets loaded on Jack and Coke without losing focus and keeping their batteries charged.



Make sure to catch "Gigantour" 2012, featuring Megadeth, Motörhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coil! Here are the tour dates!

January:
26 – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
27 – Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
28 – Theater at Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
29 – Tsongas Arena – Lowell, MA

February:

1 – Glens Falls Civic Center – Glens Falls, NY
2 – Colisee Pepsi – Quebec City, QC
3 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
5 – K-Rock Centre – Kingston, ON
7 – General Motors Centre – Oshawa, ON
8 – Copps Coliseum – Hamilton, ON
9 – Palace of Auburn Hills – Auburn Hills, MI
10 – Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
12 – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
14 – Myth – St. Paul, MN
16 – Prairieland – Saskatoon, SK
17 – Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, AB
18 – Big 4 Building – Calgary, AB
20 – Abbotsford Ent & Sports Centre – Abbotsford, BC
21 – Showare Center – Kent, WA
23 – Event Center at San Jose State University – San Jose, CA
24 – Gibson Amphitheatre – Universal City, CA
25 – Comerica Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
26 – Tingley Coliseum – Albuquerque, NM
28 – The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO

If you have never experienced Motörhead live, here are some upcoming tour-dates:

02/22: Grand Rapids MI - Orbit (with Clutch & Valient Thorr)
02/23: Detroit MI - Royal Oaks (with Clutch & Valient Thorr)
02/25: Kitchener ONT - Elements (with Clutch & Valient Thorr)
02/26: Toronto ONT - Koolhouse (with Clutch & Valient Thorr)
02/28: New York NY - Best Buy (with Clutch & Valient Thorr)
03/01: Boston MA - House of Blues (with Clutch & Valient Thorr)
03/03: Sayerville NJ - Starland Ballroom (with Clutch & Valient Thorr)
03/04: Atlantic City NJ - House of Blues (with Clutch & Valient Thorr)
03/05: Charlotte NC - Fillmore Charlotte (with Clutch & Valient Thorr)
03/08: Austin TX - Stubb's (with Clutch & Valient Thorr)
03/10: Tempe AZ - Marquee Theatre (with Clutch & Valient Thorr)
03/11: Los Angeles CA - Nokia LA Live (with Clutch & Valient Thorr)
03/26: Melbourne, Australia - Festival Hall *
03/28: Sydney, Australia - Big Top *
03/30: Adelaide, Australia - Thebarton *
04/01: Gold Coast, Australia - Convention Centre *
04/06: San Jose/Costa Rica - Campo Ferial Zapote *
04/09: Santiago/Chile - Teatro Caupolican *
04/12: Buenos Aires/Argentina - Luna Park *
04/14: Montevideo/Uruguay - Teatro de Verano Ramon Collazo *
04/16: São Paulo/Brazil - Via Funchal *
04/17: Curitiba/Brazil - Master Hall *
04/20: Florianópolis/Brazil - Floripa Music Hall *
04/22: BRASILIA/BRAZIL - GINASIO NILSON NELSON
04/26: Peru, Lima - Explanada Sur Del Monumental *
06/25: Italy - Sonisphere

* Check venue website or local ticket agent



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