News : Motörhead’s Mikkey Dee almost died from sepsis and was nearly “playing drums with Lemmy in heaven”

Motörhead‘s Mikkey Dee has revealed that was recently battling sepsis and nearly died from the condition.

The drummer – who is now playing with Scorpions – took to his official Facebook to share an update regarding the state of his current health. Dee revealed that about three weeks ago, he was admitted to the hospital and underwent various surgeries. He is now at home and recovering.

“First I like to thank everyone for these heartwarming Christmas and New Years greetings, that I have not been able to respond to. I always try to do that every year. This holiday season, I have been hospitalized with a very serious blood infection (Sepsis). I was admitted for three weeks but now I am home fighting this bastard bacteria. Thankfully, I have received fantastic care at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, my hometown,” he explained.

Dee added that he is working “100 per cent to be back on the drum stool” for the Scorpions’ Las Vegas residency in celebration of their 60th anniversary, which will kick off next month. He continued: “So, the Stinger is out and I can’t wait to see you all out there on the road and rock the hell out of you! I wish everybody a fantastic 2025 with good health and lots of Rock n’ Roll!”

Dee previously opened up about his sepsis battle last month while speaking to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet and explained that he had developed the condition after spraining his foot.

“The ankle swelled up like hell, then it took on a weird shape and appearance and looked like an overcooked ham. I became very ill so I had to go by ambulance to Sahlgrenska and there they found that I had sky-high values, so I became priority one there,” he said [as translated from Swedish via Blabbermouth].

He continued: “It was surgery right away, the first of three. They cut away what was dead and infected and badly infested. It was not a good journey I was on… Another day and I’d be playing drums with Lemmy in heaven. I can say that.”

In other Motörhead news, it was recently shared that some of Lemmy’s ashes will go on display at Stringfellow’s strip club in London.