ContactMusic — Rocker Lemmy and his Motorhead bandmates have paid a touching tribute to the band's former guitarist Michael 'Wurzel' Burston, who died last week (ends10Jul11). Burston, who joined Motorhead in 1984 and played with the band for 11 years, reportedly d... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Würzel with Motorhead, far left. Motörhead guitarist Michael "Würzel" Burston died yesterday at the age of 61 after a struggle with heart disease. Würzel was a member of the British metal band between 1984 and 1996, and performed on seven... more info

Topix — Michael Burston aka Wurzel, the guitarist from heavy metal band Motorhead in 1984. more info

Metal Injection — The bummer news this weekend goes to the passing of former Motorhead guitarist "Wurzel" who suffered heart disease at age 61. Michael "Wurzel" Burston left behind a decades worth of music with Motorhead, a couple solo records, and was reportedly in t... more info

Pop Candy — Good morning! I hope this is the start to a great week for all of you. Last weekend I stayed busy and even got a few new freckles. I'm counting ... more info

ContactMusic — Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee has paid tribute to the band's former guitarist Michael 'Wurzel' Burston, who died last week (ends10Jul11). Burston, who joined Motorhead in 1984 and played with the band for 11 years, reportedly died of ventricular fibri... more info

Gigwise — Band paid tribute at Sonisphere... more info

NME — Lemmy's bass tech Tim Butcher breaks news on Facebook more info

ContactMusic — Former Motorhead guitarist Michael 'Wurzel' Burston had died at the age of 61. Tim Butcher, longtime bass technician for frontman Lemmy, revealed the news on his Facebook. com page on Saturday (09Jul11). In a post, he wrote, "Rip Wurzle, Great guitar... more info

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