In a new interview with SpeedFreaks (see below), Judas Priest frontman, Rob Halford, reveals that he is one of a select few that received a bullet containing late Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister's ashes.

Before his death on December 28, 2015, Lemmy asked that his ashes be put in bullets and given to his closest friends. Doro Pesch previously revealed that she was gifted a bullet, as was former Headbanger’s Ball host Riki Rachtman, and Ugly Kid Joe singer Whitfield Crane.

Asked during the interview with SpeedFreaks, what would bring a tear to his eye, Halford answers: "Well, this is going to sound a little bit strange, 'cause you know me, I'm a strange guy, but it's strangeness in the purest sense, and it's love in one of the purest senses. When Lemmy passed away, I had this beautiful opportunity to speak at his memorial. We had a great get-together - all of us musicians from all over the world, we met in Hollywood and we talked about Lemmy and his great life and the things that he's left us. And then, not too far back, I get something in the mail from the Lemmy people, Lemmy's office, his manager and everybody still work tirelessly to keep his name with us, as he always will be. They sent me - I wish I could run out and get it - it's a bullet [laughing], it's a bullet with some of Lemmy's ashes inside of it. Now, OK, everybody's going 'A bullet? Lemmy's ashes? This is nuts.' This is the kind of thing that Lemmy would have loved to have done, you know. And, however you choose to interpret what I've just said, that's entirely up to you. But, to be thought of, to be brought into this small circle of friends where you actually own a little bit of Lemmy's ashes and you wear it around your neck on a pendant and he's close to your heart in the truest sense in terms of his mortal remains, that's just mind-blowingly powerful. To use an object like that to carry his remains is just so Lemmy... it's provocative, it makes you think, it makes you talk. But as far as having a beautiful part of Lemmy physically with me right now in my house, that's just magical."

(Rob Halford photo by Mark Gromen)