God is dead. After battling a series of serious health issues, the legendary Lemmy Kilmister finally was killed by death at the age of 70. Not many details are available at the moment, but Eddie Trunk from 'That Metal Show' and the band has confirmed the news 100% on Twitter and says that Motorhead's management will make a statement some time in the next 24 hours.

There is no easy way to say this…our mighty, noble friend Lemmy passed away today after a short battle with an extremely...

Posted by Official Motörhead on Monday, December 28, 2015

We will update the story as we get more details. In the mean time, pour a glass of Jack Daniels, fire up a Marlboro Red and turn your radio up to 11. Rest in Peace, Lemmy.

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