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James Hetfield Got Lemmy Kilmister’s Cremated Ashes Tattooed Into His Middle Finger
Metallica's James Hetfield has had the cremated ashes of late Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister tattooed into his middle finger.
Now Kilmister will forever be a part of Hetfield since the singer blended some of the Motörhead frontman’s cremated ashes into tattoo ink and got an Ace of Spades tat on his right middle finger. After Kilmister’s death in 2015, Metallica also paid tribute to the bassist and singer, whose whiplash-inducing tempos and punk attitude influenced the band in its formative days. When I came back to Southern California and called up James and said, ‘Listen, we’ve got to give this a shot,’ … Motörhead is the catalyst.”
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