A funeral for late Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister was held in Los Angeles over the weekend, but so was a huge tribute show from rock supergroup Metal Allegiance, who were joined by artists like Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo and Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee.
Metal Allegiance’s Lemmy tribute show went down at West Hollywood’s Whiskey A Go Go club on Saturday, 9th January, and saw members of the rotating supergroup pair up with Taylor, Lombardo and Sepultura’s Andreas Kisser on guitar to rock out the Motörhead classic Ace Of Spades.
Metal Allegiance’s show also saw the band and a host of their musical mates perform Motörhead’s The Iron Fist, Killed By Death and (We Are) The Road Crew. They also covered tracks by the likes of AC/DC, Metallica, Van Halen and Black Sabbath. Catch a selection of the performances, below.
Metal Allegiance’s Lemmy tribute show saw Mikkey Dee, who said “Motörhead is over” shortly after Kilmister’s death, briefly address the crowd and call for 15 seconds of silence for Lemmy, to which the audience quickly obliged.
The Lemmy Kilmister tribute show took place after a memorial service for the rocker was held in Los Angeles earlier on the same day. Footage of rock royalty like Dave Grohl and Scott Ian speaking at the funeral has emerged online, along with funeral tributes from Slash and Kilmister’s son, Paul Inder.
Former Motörhead guitarists Phil Campbell and ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke weren’t in attendance at the funeral. Campbell has since tweeted that a recent hospitalisation left his doctor to tell him to avoid long-haul flights, while Clarke has posted to Facebook saying he was unable to secure a visa to travel to the US because of his “past sins”.
Catch Campbell and Clarke’s social media posts alongside highlights from Metal Allegiance’s Lemmy tribute show, below.
Watch: Metal Allegiance feat. Corey Taylor, Dave Lombardo & Andreas Kisser – Ace Of Spades (Motörhead Cover At Lemmy Kilmister Tribute Concert)
Watch: Metal Allegiance – Killed By Death (Motörhead Cover At Lemmy Kilmister Tribute Concert)
Watch: Metal Allegiance – (We Are) The Road Crew (Motörhead Cover At Lemmy Kilmister Tribute Concert)
Watch: Metal Allegiance – Seek & Destroy (Metallica Cover At Lemmy Kilmister Tribute Concert)
Watch: Metal Allegiance – Whole Lotta Rosie (AC/DC Cover At Lemmy Kilmister Tribute Concert)
Watch: Motörhead’s Mikkey Dee Calls For 15 Second Silence
Det mest tragikomiska som hänt i kväll: Whiskey sa att kvällens hyllningskonsert till Lemmy var utsåld och ville inte släppa in Mikkey. Men det löste sig... Posted by Martin Carlsson on Sunday, 10 January 2016
I have been a bit quiet lately...I was unable to get a visa to go to Lemmy's funeral. I have past sins, which means it... Posted by Fast Eddie Clarke Official on Sunday, 10 January 2016
