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Michael “Würzel” Burston, a longtime guitarist for the legendary speed metal band Motörhead, passed away on July 9th at the age of 61. Cause of death has been listed as ventricular fibrillation triggered by cardiomyopathy. Würzel served as a guitarist for Motörhead for over 11 years before leaving in 1995, giving a decade of stability and countless riffs to a band that has seen no shortage of lineup changes. Motörhead dedicated their performance at last night’s Sonisphere festival to their fallen comrade, as frontman Lemmy Kilmister told the crowd, “We’d like to dedicate this set and our lives to Würzel.”