Motorhead fans want new chemical element named after Lemmy

The name “Lemmy” will always live on for fans of hard rock, but now the singer’s moniker could be immortalised far beyond the bounds of music – in chemistry’s periodic table.

Lemmy, the frontman of rock band Motorhead and whose real name was Ian Kilmister, was diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of cancer on St Stephen's Day and died just two days later at his home in Los Angeles, shortly after celebrating his 70th birthday.