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As was made evident by the incredible number of tributes in the hours and days following his passing, Lemmy and Motorhead's influence on rock and metal over the course of their 40-year career has been enormous. And there is no Motorhead song that has cast a bigger shadow than 1980's "Ace of Spades — Dave Grohl even got the title tattooed on his arm last week in tribute to the late and great Kilmister.
Below, Revolver has collected five covers of the quintessential Motorhead, performed in the days following Lemmy's passing at the age of 70.
1. Hellyeah
Hellyeah ripped through the Motorhead classic at their New Year's Eve gig at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, as images of Lemmy and Co. scrolled on the video screen behind them.
2. Iron Maiden's Dave Murray
At a New Year's Eve bash in Maui, Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray, a NWOBHM peer of Lemmy's, jumped onstage with members of Alice Cooper's band. Cooper introduces the song by proclaiming Lemmy "one of the most beloved guys in our business."
3. Anthrax's Scott Ian with the Paul Green Rock Academy
On December 30, Scott Ian joined members of the Paul Green Rock Academy at a performance in upstate New York. In an open letter posted on RollingStone.com Ian called Lemmy "a modern day pirate."
4. Slash
On New Year's Eve at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, Slash and his band gave a spirited run-through of "Ace of Spades." Singer Myles Kennedy played guitar alongside Slash and rhythm guitarist Frank Sidoris, while Conspirators bassist Todd Kerns took over lead vocals.
5. Widespread Panic
Metal musicians weren't the only ones paying tribute to Lemmy by tackling "Ace of Spades" last week. Jam band Widespread Panic, who have played the song multiple times over the years, performed it onstage in Atlanta, showing just how far and wide Lemmy's influence truly spread.
Revolver's own Stephanie Cabral was on hand to catch all the action for "An Evening with Machine Head" on December 17 at Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, California. Check out the photos she captured for us below–you can also follow her on Twitter and Facebook.
By now you have seen our awesome January cover featuring Killswitch Engage, which was photographed by Jimmy Hubbard. Here, we have some behind-the-scenes outtakes from the photoshoot.
Revolver's January issue is on stands now and available for purchase in our webstore.
Iconic black metal artist Abbath will release his self-titled album on January 22 via Season of Mist. In anticipation, he has teamed up with Revolver to premiere his new track, "Ashes of the Damned." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!
To get 'Abbath,' visit Season of Mist's webstore. For more on Abbath, follow him on Facebook.
John 5 has premiered the video for "Black Grass Plague." The song features the Rob Zombie and former Marilyn Manson guitarist with his new band, the Creatures.
Says the guitarist, "The video was produced and directed by Jonny Coffin of Coffin Cases. We filmed it in a warehouse right next to Jonny's place. It was swelteringly hot in there that day, but we got through it, and if anything, the heat contributed to the energy in the video.
"The star-shaped stage with all the neon lights is actually Elton John's piano riser," he continues. "It turns out you can rent it. Who knew? Thank you, Elton!"
New Jersey-based prog-metal act Toothgrinder will release their new album, 'Nocturnal Masquerade,' on January 29 via Spinefarm Records. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere some behind-the-scenes in-studio videos about the making of the record. Check out part 3 below and let us know what you think in the comments!
To get 'Nocturnal Masquerade,' visit Toothgrinder's webstore. For more on Toothgrinder, follow them on Facebook or Twitter.
TOOTHGRINDER W/Crucible
1/8: Lansing, MI @ The Loft
1/9: Valparaiso, IN @ Big Shots
1/10: St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
1/11: Romeoville, IL @ Reilly's Roadhouse
1/12: Newport, KY @ Thompson House
1/13: Kent, OH @ The Outpost
1/14: Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage
1/15: New York, NY @ Studio @ Webster Hall
1/16: Lemoyne, PA @ The Champ
1/17: Erie, PA @ Sherlock's
St. Louis-based blackened sludge act The Lion's Daughter will release their new album, 'Existence Is Horror,' on January 8 via Season of Mist. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere the entire album stream right here, right now! Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!
To get 'Existence Is Horror,' visit Season of Mist's webstore. For more on The Lion's Daughter, follow them on Facebook.
A new Anthrax song, "Breathing Lightning," is now available for streaming. The song premiered on the BBC's Radio 1 Rock Show; also included is a short interview with Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian.
"Breathing Lightning" is the second track to premiere from Anthrax's upcoming eleventh studio album, 'For All Kings.' The band previously premiered the song "Evil Twin."
'For All Kings' will be released February 26 via Megaforce Records.
Listen to the interview and song below. "Breathing Lightning" begins at roughly 5:30 in the stream.
Watch bassist Frank Bello, drummer Charlie Benante and Scott Ian talk about the writing and recording of the song:
Florida-based metal act Traitors will release their new EP, 'Night Terrors,' on January 1. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere their new track and lyric video for "Burnout," which features The Black Dahlia Murder's Trevor Strnad. Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!
To get 'Night Terrors,' visit iTunes or Amazon. For more on Traitors, follow them on Twitter and Facebook.
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01/01 Orlando, FL
01/02 Augusta, GA
01/03 Fayetteville, NC
01/04 Clifton, NJ
01/05 Lemoyne, PA
01/06 New York, NY
01/07 Providence, RI
01/08 Holyoke, MA
01/09 Buffalo, NY
01/10 Kent, OH
01/11 Detroit, MI
01/12 Valparaiso, IN
01/13 Omaha, NE
01/14 Denver, CO
01/15 Salt Lake City, UT
01/16 Spokane, WA
01/17 Walla Walla, WA
01/18 Portland, OR
01/19 Cupertino, CA
01/20 Los Angeles, CA
01/21 Las Vegas, NV
01/22 Mesa, AZ
01/23 Albuquerque, NM
01/24 San Angelo, TX
01/25 Austin, TX
01/27 Odessa, GL
Tons of musicians have been paying their respects to Lemmy Kilmister since the Motorhead leader passed away on Dec. 28 at age 70. But in truth the Motorhead tributes have been coming fast and furious for decades, in the form of bands covering Lemmy and Co.'s classic songs. Below are five worth checking out.
1. Metallica as "The Lemmys"
Metallica have performed several Motorhead covers over the years—they collected four of 'em on 1998's 'Garage Inc.'—but they took their love of Lemmy and the lads to a new level at Kilmister's 50th birthday celebration at the Whisky a Go Go in 1995. There, the band appeared onstage as the Lemmys—with all four members in wigs and clothing mimicking the iconic Motorhead frontman—and blasted through the classic "Overkill.".
2. Sepultura – "Orgasmatron"
"Orgasmatron" was always one of Motorhead's gnarliest, most metal-sounding tunes, so it made perfect sense that Sepultura also claimed it as their own. The band covered it on 1991's 'Arise.'
3. Abbath with Bombers
Black metal icon Abbath has always been open about his love for classic hard rock, and he took it to the next level when he formed Bombers, a full-on Motorhead tribute act. Here, Bombers perform two Motorhead tunes, "Bomber" and "Back at the Funny Farm," with Abbath pulling off a spot-on Lemmy impersonation.
4. Ramones - "R.A.M.O.N.E.S."
Lemmy penned this tribute to the New York punk icons for Motorhead's '1916' album, and the Ramones later covered it in awesome fashion. At their last show ever, in 1996, Lemmy even joined them onstage for a spirited run-through of the tune.
5. Bathory – "Ace of Spades"
The black metal legends took on Motorhead's most famous song for 1997's 'A Black Mark Tribute.' Interestingly, they chose to slow it down to almost half the tempo, perhaps a testament to the speed-freak attack of the original.