Motörhead release ‘Leavin’ Here’, the second single and its accompanying music video from the forthcoming album, ‘The Manticore Tapes‘, which is set for release on 27th of June. The music video for ‘Leavin’ Here’ is an explosively raucous mixed media visual combining unique model characters and set pieces with archive footage of the band. Originally […]
In 1976 the seminal line-up of Motörhead was solidified a year after the band’s initial inception. Known as the ‘Three Amigos’ era of Motörhead, Lemmy (bass/vocals), Fast Eddie Clarke (guitar) and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor (drums) joined forces and began their extraordinary journey to the top of the hard rock elite. In August 1976 the […]
On Friday May 9th 2025, Motörhead founder and bassist/vocalist Lemmy Kilmister will be honoured and further immortalized during at the Lemmy Forever Stoke-On-Trent Ceremony. With Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell attending to place Lemmy’s ashes in a magnificent statue created by local sculptor, and huge Motörhead fan, Andy Edwards, the day is going to be […]
Motörhead, the multi-generational soundtrack and lifestyle for millions worldwide, will celebrate their 50th year in 2025, and in honour of this historic milestone, a series of releases and events will take place throughout the year. Having played live to millions of fans, and sold over 25 million albums in their career, the Grammy-Award winning Motörhead […]
Back in the golden era of the single of the 1970’s and 80’s, Motörhead would regularly assault the ears of Top 40 chart listeners on a Sunday afternoon with a string of smash hits. The single as a format may have been less prominent from the 90’s onwards due to the dawn of the CD, […]
Cassette tapes. Remember those? Those things with the dual spools and loads of wide brown plastic recording string that’d occasionally unravel and hang out of the shell, requiring a pencil and firm wrist to spin back into place? Yeah, well, once upon a time, old-school sound systems contained cassette decks for the express purpose of recording shows, and these “cassette” things were […]
Review: Motörhead – Live At Montreux Jazz Festival ’07 BMG (June 16th, 2023) Reviewer: Colm Banville Motörhead at a jazz festival? I hear you cry! But fear not, it ain’t jazz they’re playing on this, their latest opus, but their own louder-than-everyone-else material from way back when. ”Here’s a bit of jazz for you”, lead […]
The second track to be revealed from the forthcoming Motörhead, ‘Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival ’07’‘ release is, ‘I Got Mine’. Originally released as a single in June 1983, preceding the album, ‘Another Perfect Day‘, it feels fitting that this powerful live rendition from 2007 is aired in celebration of its 40th anniversary. Recorded during the band’s Kiss Of Death tour at the legendary Auditorium Stravinski on 7th July […]
Review: Motörhead – Iron Fist (40th Anniversary) Sanctuary Records (Spetember 23rd, 2022) Reviewer: Chris O’Connor Yes, it really has been 40 years since the three amigos cut loose with what would prove to be their final studio outing, and here it is remastered for your aural delectation. This album has always held a special place […]
Once upon a time the loudest, nastiest, speed-freaked trio in the land – the mighty Motörhead – decided that they needed an intro-film to come on stage to, so they could tour their brand-new album ‘Iron Fist‘. Not for them some gentle promo video, for this was Motörhead in 1982 comprising the seminal three amigos line-up of Lemmy, Fast Eddie Clarke and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor. What they produced has been buried in the mists of time, confined to dodgy bootleg […]
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