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Motorhead
Biography
Motörhead (pronounced /ËmoÊtÉrhÉd/) are a British heavy metal band formed 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 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. 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 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...
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Discography
- Ace of Spades, 2008
- Hammered, 2002
- Another Perfect Day, 2000
- Motörizer, 2008
- Rock 'n' Roll, 1987
- Orgasmatron, 2006
- Motörhead, 2010
- Overkill, 1988
- Inferno, 2005
- 1916, 1991
- Bomber, 2004
- On Parole, 1997
- Bastards, 2001
- Overnight Sensation, 1996
- Iron Fist, 1997
- March ör Die, 1992
- Kiss of Death, 2006
- Rock 'n' Roll (bonus disc), 2006
- Sacrifice, 1995
- We Are Motörhead, 2000
- The Wörld Is Yours, 2011
- Orgasmatron / Rock 'n' Roll
- Snake Bite Love, 1998
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- YouTube Motorhead Ace of Spades 2:53
- YouTube Motorhead Killed By Death 3:54
- YouTube MotorheadIron Fist 2:50
- YouTube Motrhead Rock Out 2:58
- YouTube Motrhead Motrhead 3:31
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- r a g e | Airbourne
- r a g e | playlist - Saturday, 18 July 2009
- Media | triple j
- triple j : Mornings with Zan
- Media | triple j
- The Jeremy Clarkson Collection - DVD - ABC Shop
- Lemmy - ABC Adelaide - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Probot: triple j music reviews
- r a g e | playlist - Saturday, 4 June 2011
- triple j : Mornings with Zan
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