Metallica’s James Hetfield has paid tribute to Motorhead with a new tattoo containing the ashes of the late Lemmy Kilmister. Hetfield got tattooed the Iron Cross and Spade imagery often sported by Lemmy and had it tattooed on the middle finger of his right hand.
On Metallica’s official Instagram page, Hetfield shared the following:
“With the steady hand of friend and tattoo artist @coreymillertattoo, this tattoo.
“A salute to my friend and inspiration Mr. Lemmy Kilmister. Without him, there would be NO METALLICA.
“Black ink mixed with a pinch of his cremation ashes that were so graciously given to me.
“So now, he is still able to fly the bird at the world.”