Mikkey Dee looks back on Motörhead and joins Lex Legion reunion

Mikkey Dee is not treating Lex Legion like a victory lap. The drummer has stepped into a new band built from four-fifths of King Diamond’s late-1980s lineup, and the point of the project is forward motion: a self-titled debut due in June 2026, a first single already out, and talk of touring next year.

The new lineup puts Dee alongside guitarist Andy La Rocque, guitarist Pete Blakk and bassist Hal Patino, with Pagan’s Mind singer Nils K. Rue on vocals. MNRK has framed Lex Legion as a reunion of that classic King Diamond chemistry, but Dee says the spark came from new material rather than a nostalgia pitch. Pete Blakk brought him riffs about two years ago, Dee connected with them immediately, and that led to calls to La Rocque and Patino before Rue entered the picture. That chain of events matters because it makes Lex Legion feel like a working band, not a one-off salute.

For Dee, the move lands after a career that already gave hard rock one of its defining drum seats. He joined Motörhead in 1992, and the Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee lineup became the band’s longest-running and most heavily toured configuration, lasting 19 years and 17 days and playing 1,449 shows. Lemmy Kilmister died on December 28, 2015, and Phil Campbell died on March 13, 2026, at age 64, leaving Dee as the sole surviving Motörhead member still actively representing that era in a major touring act.

That legacy has not slowed him down elsewhere. Dee has been Scorpions’ drummer since 2016, first filling in for James Kottak before becoming a permanent member, and his official band profile lists Gothenburg, Sweden, as his hometown and notes that he has two children. He is also still visible beyond the kit as an artist, author, TV personality, investor and race car driver, which helps explain why every new move he makes still draws attention from outside the usual fan circles.

Lex Legion’s debut single, Sleep Eternally, was released on March 31, 2026 and arrived with a cinematic video directed by Patric Ullaeus. The larger plan is even more telling: MNRK says the album is due in June 2026 and possible touring could begin the following year. For Dee, the interesting story is not what he once built with Motörhead and Scorpions, but how deliberately he is building again now.