Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister 1945 - 2015 R.I.P.

I decided awhile ago to stop with death tributes as we are losing a lot of warriors lately and soon the blog will be overcome with tributes to the fallen soldiers, I will still try to show a poster of something in my collection though. I have to acknowledge this one as the loss is massive.  

A symbol of honesty and integrity and always the voice of reason, Lemmy's presence in the rock and metal world will be missed greatly and those will be impossible boots to fill.  When I was a kid, through his records and many interviews, Lemmy taught me in a world full of trendy assholes it was OK to be a loser.  For the record, this blog was named after a Motorhead track.  Much love and respect Lemmy. Give 'em hell on the other side.

Press kit in my collection from one of my favourite Motorhead records (RIP Wurzel).  I liked this era of the band a lot and the live record never really got the credit it deserves because of the mighty No Sleep 'til Hammersmith. 

From the Attic: Metallica at the Troubadour August 18th, 1982.

Up next from the archives is this flyer purchased from Ron Mcgovney who was also kind enough to sign it.  This show was with Ratt, and I must admit I find it strange Metallica made their own flyers in those days that often omitted the other bands from the bill.  I suppose this may have upset a few bands, but who knows. One thing is for sure the early self-made Metallica flyers are attractive and among my favourites.

Metallus Maximus...

This photo is one I have on file from when I received the flyer, I have since had it framed and it now hangs on my wall as another reminder of those long bygone glorious days.  On a final note, it is too bad the Metallica EP advertised here that was supposed to come out on High Velocity Records never happened.