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Motörhead

• Heavy metal
• hard rock
• speed metal

• Sanctuary
• SPV
• Epic
• GWR
• Bronze

• Hawkwind
• The Head Cat
• Girlschool
• Headgirl
• Pink Fairies

Motörhead (/?mo?t?rh?d/) were an English rock band formed in June 1975 by bassist, singer, and songwriter Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister, who was the sole constant member; guitarist and songwriter Larry Wallis; and drummer Lucas Fox. The band is often considered a precursor to, or one of the earliest members of, the new wave of British heavy metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s.[1]

Motörhead released 23 studio albums, 10 live recordings, 12 compilation albums, and five EPs over a career spanning 40 years. Usually a power trio, they had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Top 40 chart. The albums Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades, and particularly No Sleep 'til Hammersmith cemented Motörhead's reputation as a top-tier rock band.[2] The band are ranked number 26 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.[3] As of 2016, they have sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.[4]

Motörhead are typically classified as heavy metal, and their fusion of punk rock into the genre helped to pioneer speed metaland thrash metal. Their lyrics typically covered such topics as war, good versus evil, abuse of power, promiscuous sex, substance abuse, and, most famously, gambling.

Although Lemmy has been credited with being part of various musical scenes, thrash metal or speed metal in the main, from the mid 1970s onward, he stated very clearly, when asked the question, that he plays Rock n Roll. He (Lemmy) has said that they had more of an affiliation with Punk Rockers than with the so-called Heavy Metal scene; Motörhead having evolved out of the London mid-1970s Punk era.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Lemmy died on 28 December 2015 after being initially diagnosed with an undisclosed aggressive form of cancer, which was later revealed as prostate cancer,[11] and heart failure, after which drummer Mikkey Dee and guitarist Phil Campbell both confirmed that Motörhead would not continue as a band.[12][13][14][15][16]

Contents

• 1History
  • 1.1Formation and early years, 1975–77
  • 1.2Rise to success: Overkill and Bomber, 1978–79
  • 1.3Ace of Spades and Iron Fist, 1980–82
  • 1.4Departures, Another Perfect Day and No Remorse, 1982–84
  • 1.5Orgasmatron and Rock 'n' Roll, 1986–89
  • 1.6Epic/WTG years: 1916 and March ör Die, 1990–92
  • 1.7Bastards, Sacrifice and Overnight Sensation, 1993–97
  • 1.8Snake Bite Love, We Are Motörhead and Hammered, 1998–2003
  • 1.9Inferno, Kiss of Death and Motörizer, 2004–09
  • 1.10The Wörld Is Yours, Aftershock and Bad Magic, 2010–15
  • 1.11Lemmy's death and breakup, 2015
• 2Style
• 3Name and logo
• 4Wrestling
• 5Rock Löunge Bar
• 6Members
• 7Discography
• 8Filmography
• 9Notes
• 10References
• 11Sources
• 12Further reading
• 13External links

History[edit]

Formation and early years, 1975–77[edit]

Lemmy was fired from Hawkwind in May 1975 after being arrested in Canada for drug possession;[17][18] he said himself the band fired him for "doing the wrong drugs".[19] Now on his own, Lemmy decided to form a new band called Motörhead, inspired by the final song he had written for Hawkwind.[20]

Lemmy wanted the music to be "fast and vicious, just like the MC5".[21] His stated aim was to "concentrate on very basic music: loud, fast, city, raucous, arrogant, paranoid, speedfreak rock n roll ... it will be so loud that if we move in next door to you, your lawn will die".[22] On the recommendation of Mick Farren, he recruited Larry Wallis (formerly of Pink Fairies) on electric guitar and Lucas Fox on drums. According to Lemmy, the band's first practice was at the now defunct Sound Management rehearsal studios, located on Kings Road,Chelsea in 1975 (Sound Management leased the basement area of furniture store "The Furniture Cave", located in adjacent Lots Road). Kilmister has said they used to steal equipment, as the band was short on gear.[23] Their first engagement was supporting Greenslade atThe Roundhouse, London on 20 July 1975.[24] On 19 October, having played 10 gigs, they became the supporting act to Blue Öyster Cultat the Hammersmith Odeon.[25]

The band were contracted to United Artists by Andrew Lauder, the A&R man for the band Lemmy was previously in, Hawkwind.[26] They recorded sessions at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth with producer Dave Edmunds, during which Fox proved to be unreliable and was replaced by drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, a casual acquaintance of Lemmy's. Their record label was dissatisfied with the material and refused to release it, although it was subsequently issued as On Parole in 1979 after the band had established some success.[27]

In March 1976, deciding that two guitarists were required, the band auditioned "Fast" Eddie Clarke. Wallis, who was continuing to tour with a reformed Pink Fairies, quit immediately after the auditions and Clarke remained as the sole guitarist. This trio of Lemmy/Clarke/Taylor is today regarded as the "classic" Motörhead line-up.[28] In December, the band recorded the "Leaving Here" single for Stiff Records, but United Artists intervened to prevent its general release as the band were still under contract to them, despite their refusal to issue their debut album. Initial reactions to the band had been unfavourable; they won a poll for "the best worst band in the world" in the music magazine NME.[29]

By April 1977, living in squats and with little recognition, Taylor and Clarke decided to quit the band, and after some debate, they agreed to do a farewell show at the Marquee Club in London. Lemmy had become acquainted with Ted Carroll from Chiswick Records and asked him to bring a mobile studio to the show to record it for posterity. Carroll was unable to get the mobile unit to the Marquee Club, but showed up backstage after the engagement and offered them two days at Escape Studios with producer Speedy Keen to record a single. The band took the chance, and instead of recording a single they laid down 11 unfinished tracks. Carroll gave them a few more days at Olympic Studios to finish the vocals and the band completed 13 tracks for release as an album.[30] Chiswick issued the single "Motorhead" in June, followed by the album Motörhead in August, which spent one week in the UK Albums Chart at number 43.[24][31] The band toured the UK supporting Hawkwind in June, then from late July they commenced the "Beyond the Threshold of Pain" tour with The Count Bishops.[24]

In August, Tony Secunda took over the management of the band, and their cohesiveness became so unstable that by March 1978, Clarke and Taylor had formed and were performing as The Muggers with Speedy Keen and Billy Rath.[22]