Motörhead
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Motörhead (/ˈməʊtəˌhɛd/, US: /ˈmoʊtəˌhɛd/) wur a Inglis rock baund shapit in Juin 1975 bu bassist, sangster, an sangwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister, profeesionally kent bi his stage name Lemmy, who wis the sole constant member. The baund is aften considered a precursor tae, or ane o the earliest members o, the New Wave o Breetish Hivy Metal, which re-energised hivy metal in the late 1970s an early 1980s.[1] Despite this, Lemmy aye dubbit their muisic as simply "rock an roll".
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Motörhead live at Red's in Edmonton, Alberta, Mey 2005. Left tae richt: Phil Campbell, Mikkey Dee, an Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. | |
Background information | |
Oreigin | Lunnon, Ingland |
Genres | Hivy metal, speed metal, hard rock |
Years active | 1975–2015 |
Labels | Sanctuary, SPV, Epic, GWR, Bronze |
Associate acts | Hawkwind, The Head Cat, Girlschool, Headgirl |
Wabsteid | www |
Members | Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister Phil "Wizzö" Campbell Mikkey Dee |
Past members | Larry Wallis Lucas Fox Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor "Fast" Eddie Clarke Brian "Robbo" Robertson Würzel Pete Gill |
Motörhead hae released twinty-three studio albums, ten live recordins, twal compilation albums an five EPs. Uisually a pouer trio, they haed pairticular success in the early 1980s wi several successful singles in the UK Top 40 chairt. The albums Overkill, Bomber, Ace of Spades, an pairticularly No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, cementit Motörhead's reputation as a top-tier rock baund.[2] The band are ranked number 26 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.[3] As o 2012 they hae saud mair nor 15 million albums warldwide.[4]
Motörhead are teepically classifee'd as hivy metal, an their fusion o punk rock intae the genre helpit tae pioneer speed metal an thrash metal. Their leerics teepically cover such topics as war, guid versus evil, abuis o pouer, promiscuous sex, substance abius, an, mist famously, gamblin.
Lemmy dee'd on 28 Dizember 2015 efter bein diagnosed wi a undisclosed "aggressive" fuirm o cancer. The day efter Lemmy's death, Drummer Mikkey Dee statit that Motörhead wad no continue as a baund.[5][6]