Metallica were honored with the Polar Music Prize during a ceremony at Konserthuset in Stockholm, Sweden today (June 14) and during the event Dennis Lyxzén (Refused) and Mikkey Dee (Scorpions, Motörhead) performed a special cover of Metallica’s “Whiplash.” You can see footage of that below. Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo accepted the award from…
Deep Purple’s Ian Paice and Roger Glover have been chosen to read the citation for Metalica when they are honored with Sweden’s Polar Music Prize. The ceremony will take place on June 14 at Konserthuset in Stockholm, and it will also feature members of Ghost and Candlemass playing one of Metallica’s song. Refused’s Dennis Lyxzén…
Metal Allegiance, the band featuring core members David Ellefson (Megadeth), Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dog, etc.), Alex Skolnick (Testament), and Mark Menghi, performed their special “fallen heroes” show at City National Grove in Anaheim, CA yesterday (January 20), and the whole thing was streamed via Loudwire. Guest musicians featured at the event include: Mike Inez…
As previously announced, Metal Allegiance, the band featuring core members David Ellefson (Megadeth), Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dog, etc.), Alex Skolnick (Testament), and Mark Menghi, will be playing a special “fallen heroes” show at City National Grove in Anaheim, CA tomorrow (January 20), and now more artists have been added to the event. The latest…
As previously announced, Metal Allegiance, the band featuring core members David Ellefson (Megadeth), Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dog, etc.), Alex Skolnick (Testament), and Mark Menghi, will be playing a special “fallen heroes” show at City National Grove in Anaheim, CA on January 20, and now more artists have been added to the event. The latest…
Scorpions have officially welcomed Mikkey Dee (Motörhead) as their permanent drummer. Dee will be taking over for James Kottak, who has chosen to exit the band. Scorpions posted the following: “MIKKEY DEE JOINS THE BAND PERMANENTLY! James Kottak leaves on a positive note. Since 1992, the Swedish Mikkey Dee used to be a former band…
Gojira and Amon Amarth have been confirmed for the the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards show. The event will take place at the Eventim Apollo in London, England on June 13, and will be hosted by Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed). Other performers include Halestorm, and a special Lemmy tribute featuring Saxon, along with Motörhead’s Mikkey…
Saxon will be joined by Motörhead’s Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell for a special Lemmy Kilmister tribute at the 2016 Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards show. The event will take place at the Eventim Apollo in London, England on June 13, and the set will be composed of Motörhead songs, and Kilmister’s favorite Saxon tracks.…
Scorpions have recruited Mikkey Dee (Motörhead) to play drums for their upcoming North American tour. He will be filling in for James Kottack, who is taking a break for health reasons. Dee was originally planning to drum for Thin Lizzy’s upcoming tour, but has now been replaced by Scott Travis (Judas Priest). Scorpions posted the…
Saxon will be joined by Motörhead’s Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell for a special Lemmy Kilmister tribute at the Swedish V8 Thunder Car racing final. The event, which is being called the “Lemmy 500,” will take place in Ljungbyhed, Sweden on September 24, and the winner of the race will be crowned onstage before the…
You must be logged in to post a comment.