R.I.P Wurzel

Odinson666 · Post by **Odinson666** » Sat July 9th, 2011, 5:09 pm

According to a posting on the I_LOVE_ZUCKERPENIS page of Tim Butcher, MOTÃƒâ€“RHEAD leader Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister's longtime bass tech and "right-hand man," former MOTÃƒâ€“RHEAD guitarist Michael "WÃƒÂ¼rzel" Burston died earlier today (Saturday, July 9). He was 61 years old.

Before joining MOTÃƒâ€“RHEAD in 1984, Burston had been a corporal in the Army, serving in Germany and Ireland with the 1st Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment, and had played in the bands BASTARD and WARFARE. Joining another relatively unknown guitarist, Phil Campbell, they played together at a MOTÃƒâ€“RHEAD audition, and both were taken on. WÃƒÂ¼rzel eventually left the band in 1995.

WÃƒÂ¼rzel can be heard on the following MOTÃƒâ€“RHEAD albums:

* No Remorse (1984)
* Orgasmatron (1986)
* Rock 'n' Roll (1987)
* NÃƒÂ¶ Sleep at All (1988)
* The Birthday Party (1990)
* 1916 (1991)
* March ÃƒÂ¶r Die (1992)
* Bastards (1993)
* Sacrifice (1995)

Burston's band LEADER OF DOWN last month headlined the main stage at the U.K. fundraising music festival "Never Mind The Bullocks" in aid of Midlands Air Ambulance.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon July 11th, 2011, 8:00 am

That's a damn shame. Rock 'n' Roll might be my favorite Motorhead album.

Odinson666 · Post by **Odinson666** » Mon July 11th, 2011, 10:07 am

thats a good one , orgasmatron is mine but it's also the first one of theirs i bought , i saw them on the rock n roll tour though they were wedged in between, slayer and overkill

Post by **Metalfreak** » Mon July 11th, 2011, 10:53 am

Damn that sucks. RIP

Acidic Consumption · Post by **Acidic Consumption** » Mon July 11th, 2011, 11:29 am

RIP brother...Orgasmatron is probably my favorite..not by much cuz they're all pretty damn good.

badcarburetor · Post by **badcarburetor** » Mon July 11th, 2011, 12:45 pm

Odinson666 wrote:thats a good one , orgasmatron is mine but it's also the first one of theirs i bought , i saw them on the rock n roll tour though they were wedged in between, slayer and overkill

True loss. Dude was a badass as I was bummed when he left the band.

Did they hit ATL twice on this tour? I know that I saw them at the Metroplex and I was pretty sure that it was on the Rock n' Roll tour.

Odinson666 · Post by **Odinson666** » Mon July 11th, 2011, 12:56 pm

it was 88 so it was around the live the live album no sleep at all came out , Slayer was on the south of heaven tour, it was at the civic center

badcarburetor · Post by **badcarburetor** » Mon July 11th, 2011, 1:25 pm

Yeah, I remember that tour. Damn. What a line-up...

JägerWolf · Post by **JägerWolf** » Mon July 11th, 2011, 4:03 pm

That really blows. Now Im really going to worry about Motorhead (especially Lemmy).

SlashAndThrash · Post by **SlashAndThrash** » Mon July 11th, 2011, 10:18 pm

1916 and bastards are my two favorite motorhead albums honestly, this is a bummer

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