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Motörhead are a British rock and roll band formed in London, UK in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister, known mostly by his stage name Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. The band pre-dated, but are sometimes regarded as part of, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Motörhead is also regarded as, with Judas Priest and Accept, one of the first Speed Metal bands.
Motörhead are typically classified as heavy metal, and their fusion of punk rock into the genre helped to pioneer speed metal and thrash metal. Lemmy dislikes such labels, preferring to describe the band’s music simply as “rock ‘n’ roll” and usually opening live shows with the line “We are Motörhead. We play rock and roll.” Usually a power trio, Motörhead 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 one of Britain’s foremost rock bands.
Motörhead’s approach has remained the same over the band’s career, preferring to play what they enjoy and do best; their appreciation of early rock and roll is reflected in some of their occasional cover songs. Motörhead’s lyrics typically cover such topics as war, good versus evil, abuse of power, promiscuous sex, substance abuse, and “life on the road”.
Motörhead are typically classified as heavy metal, and their fusion of punk rock into the genre helped to pioneer speed metal and thrash metal. Lemmy dislikes such labels, preferring to describe the band’s music simply as “rock ‘n’ roll” and usually opening live shows with the line “We are Motörhead. We play rock and roll.” Usually a power trio, Motörhead 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 one of Britain’s foremost rock bands.
Motörhead’s approach has remained the same over the band’s career, preferring to play what they enjoy and do best; their appreciation of early rock and roll is reflected in some of their occasional cover songs. Motörhead’s lyrics typically cover such topics as war, good versus evil, abuse of power, promiscuous sex, substance abuse, and “life on the road”.
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hatsunemari wrote:
God Was Never On Your Side ♥
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d00n3y wrote:
i always found bomber (album) to be underrated. i think its in the same class as overkill and ace of spades
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BlackMetallizer wrote:
I wanna Motörhead come to Poland in 2012!!!!!!!!
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cabeludoinferno wrote:
lemmy nao tem mais nenhum dedo nos pés por causa da diabete... foda cara.. reformulando: ele cancelou TODA a turne sul-americana do Motorhead por causa desse problema q deu nele de saude..
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BlackMetallizer wrote:
If you're a true fan of Motorhead Join! Country is calling us! http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Mot%C3%B6rhead+Division
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rym44 wrote:
Great show yesterday in quebec city \m/ !!!
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nesselugar wrote:
i wanna motörhead come to brazil in 2012!!!!!!!! [3]
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Ozyymandias wrote:
To sabendo que é diabetes
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joivomartins wrote:
Qual o problema de saúde dele?
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PunkyFunkyDucky wrote:
Know's he's gonna shoot you in the back!
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SystemUpDown wrote:
Ace Of Spades < 3
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EduRocker12 wrote:
Força então pro Lemmy
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cabeludoinferno wrote:
motorhead cancelou a participação em um fest q vai rolar no chile, o motivo é um problema de saude com o lemmy.. foda.. se motorhead nao vier esse ano pro brazil, acho q em 2013 nao rola!
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Elaneandrade wrote:
i wanna motörhead come to brazil in 2012!!!!!!!! [2]
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tntmk wrote:
Lemmy is god!
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skthugosilva wrote:
the ace of spades no tony hawnk 3 hahahah
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neno665 wrote:
ma ma ma ma ma ma ma motorhead all right!!!!!
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blubelek wrote:
Zdanko, nie pyskuj :*
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cabeludoinferno wrote:
i wanna motörhead come to brazil in 2012!!!!!!!!
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Zdanko wrote:
indeed. Every album is awesome. Day without Motörhead is a waste.
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