Lemmy Kilmister gifted his closest friends special bullet casings filled with his ashes, which is easily one of the most metal and truly appropriate things he could’ve done.

Headbanger’s Ball host Riki Rachtman was one of the recipients of this final gift from the Motorhead frontman. Rachtman shared a photo of the bullet on Twitter, which was engraved simply with “Lemmy.”

Rachtman wrote, “Before his death, #Lemmy asked for his ashes to be put in some bullets & handed out to his closest friends. Today, I received a bullet & was literally brought to tears Thank you @myMotorhead.”

Lemmy died just four days after his 70th birthday on December 28, 2015. His cause of death was a combination of prostate cancer, cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure.

5 Lemmy Kilmister Quotes to Live By

• “If you think you are too old to rock ‘n’ roll then you are.”

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• “If you didn’t do anything that wasn’t good for you it would be a very dull life. What are you gonna do? Everything that is pleasant in life is dangerous.”

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• “Apparently people don’t like the truth, but I do like it; I like it because it upsets a lot of people.”

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• “I don’t do regrets. Regrets are pointless. It’s too late for regrets. You’ve already done it, haven’t you? You’ve lived your life. No point wishing you could change it.”

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• “As you go through life’s rich tapestry, you realize that most people you meet aren’t fit to shine your shoes.”

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