METALLICA Comments On 'Lemmy' Movie

METALLICA's web site has been updated with the following message:

"It's certainly no secret that we have always been hugely inspired and influenced by MOTÖRHEAD and have had the honor of sharing the stage with Lemmy on several occasions. Well, now you can catch the spirit of Lemmy and MOTÖRHEAD in a recently released film, 'Lemmy' (full title 'Lemmy: 49% Motherfucker, 51% Son of A Bitch'). The film is currently playing at select theaters (visit LemmyMovie.com for locations),and will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital download in the U.S. on February 15.

"In addition to interviews with the four of us, the film also has footage of us playing with Lemmy in Nashville when he was kind enough to come hang at our show in 2009 . . . you can see a portion of 'Damage Case'. The DVD and Blu-ray have more than 4.5 hours of extras, including rehearsals of both 'Damage Case' and 'Too Late Too Late' and the full performances of both songs at the aforementioned show in Nashville. Those extras are mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound as is some of the MOTÖRHEAD footage. That's not all . . . there are additional outtakes of us hanging with Lemmy and never-before-released footage from the infamous night in 1995 when we performed as THE LEMMYS at Lem's 50th birthday in L.A."

Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Robert Trujillo (METALLICA),Henry Rollins and Warren Haynes are among the musicians who attended the Los Angeles premiere for "Lemmy: 49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son Of A Bitch", on Thursday, January 13 at The Vista Theatre. Check out photos of the event at this location.

The L.A. premiere of "Lemmy" served as the official U.S. theatrical launch of the film. The following day, the movie begins showing at select cities across the country. A full list of cities and screening dates is below.

The DVD, a-two disc set packed with more than three hours of bonus features, will be released February 15 via Damage Case Films/Megaforce and will be available for digital download and on Blu-ray. Filmed over more than three years, and directed by Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski, "Lemmy" features appearances by artists spanning the musical spectrum, from METALLICA, Ozzy Osbourne and Slash to Peter Hook (NEW ORDER, JOY DIVISION),Mick Jones (THE CLASH) and Jarvis Cocker.

"Lemmy" screening dates:

Jan. 14-21: Portland (Or.),The Clinton St. Theater
Jan. 14-20: Dallas, Texas, The Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff
Jan. 15-20: Atlanta, The Plaza
Jan. 15: Minneapolis, Riverview Theatre **
Jan. 17-20: Milwaukee, Times Cinema
Jan. 21-28: Austin, Texas, Draft House (South Lamar)
Jan. 21-[to be announced], New York, Cinema Village
Jan. 21-[to be announced], Los Angeles, Laemmle’s Sunset 5
Jan. 21-[to be announced], Peoria, Ill., Peoria Theater
Jan. 22, San Leandro, CA, The Historic Bal Theatre**
Jan. 26, San Antonio, Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes **
Jan. 28-30, Nashville, Belcourt Theatre
Jan. 28-29, Auburn, NY, The Auburn Public Theater
Jan. 30, Cleveland, The Beachland Ballroom**
Feb. 1-2, San Francisco, The Roxie
Feb. 2, Portland, ME, SPACE Gallery **
Feb. 2, Tucson, AZ, The Loft Cinema **
Feb. 2-3, Detroit, The Magic Bag
Feb. 3, Philadelphia, The Trocadero**
Feb. 4, Boston, Regent Theatre (in Arlington, Mass)**
Feb. 4-10, Seattle, Northwest Film Forum
Feb. 4-6, Pittsburgh, Harris Theater
Feb. 4-6, Kansas City, MO, Screenland Crossroads
Feb. 5, 11 p.m.: Long Beach, Calif., The Art Theatre of Long Beach **
Feb. 5, Macon, GA, Cox Capitol Theatre **
Feb. 10, 9:45 p.m., Chicago, The Music Box Theatre**

** One night only

Critics around the world can't get enough of "Lemmy". The film won the Best Documentary prize at the In Edit Film Festival in Santiago, Chile, and it's been a major hit at dozens of other international festivals, including screenings in France, England, Germany, Spain, Australia, The Netherlands, and South Korea. Currently in theaters in the U.K., "Lemmy" has recently sold out screenings in Paris, Berlin and Tokyo, where it was rated by one firm as the second most popular film in theaters.

Orshoski told BLABBERMOUTH.NET, "We can't wait for the fans to get their hands on the DVD, which will be a two-disc set in most of the world. The North American version of the film will be the only one to carry all of our bonus content, which we slaved over night and day for something like 35 days straight last summer. We wanted to really serve fans and give them everything that we could. Basically, we designed the U.S. DVD release to be a treasure trove of everything Lemmy. People will get the movie, and then something like four hours of bonus content."

An official trailer for "Lemmy" can be viewed below.

"Lemmy" will be released in the U.K., Germany, France and Scandinavia on DVD by Entertainment One on January 24, 2011. The film premiered in the U.S. in March 2010 during the South by Southwest at the historic Paramount Theatre in Austin.

Check out reviews of the film:

* Inside Pulse Movies
* Hollywood Reporter
* Variety

Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski spent three years following Kilmister around the globe — from his Hollywood home to the hockey arenas of Russia.

Hailed as a godfather of heavy metal, 64-year-old Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister has established himself as the living embodiment of rock and roll over the past four decades. After stints with popular Mersey beat band THE ROCKIN' VICKERS and influential psychedelic rockers HAWKWIND, and even a brief time spent as a member of Jimi Hendrix's road crew, Lemmy formed MOTÖRHEAD in 1975.

Going on to record such influential metal classics as "Overkill", "Ace of Spades" and "Bomber", the Grammy Award-winning MOTÖRHEAD and Kilmister's fusion of punk and metal registered a major influence on such bands as METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES and NIRVANA.