Motörhead’s “Motorizer” in Stores Now!
The British band of Motörhead, one of the finest hard rock and heavy metal bands have relesed in the United States their 24th album last Tuesday. According to the band’s website, the album “Motorizer” will be released on August 29 in Germany and September 1 in the rest of Europe. The album was produced by Cameron Webb and the recording took place at Sage & Sound and Foo Fighter Dave Grohl’s 606 studios in Los Angeles.
The band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy Kilmister (real name Ian Kilmister). They are widely recognized as progenitors of thrash metal, a fusion of heavy metal and what was soon to become hardcore punk. Consequently they influenced countless rock, punk rock, and heavy metal bands that follow.
The Motörhead trio had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Top 40 chart. The albums Overkill, its follow on, Bomber, Ace of Spades, and particularly No Sleep ‘til Hammersmith, cemented Motörhead’s reputation as one of Britain’s foremost heavy metal groups. The band also provided wrestler Triple H’s entrance music, and has performed live at WrestleMania events. In 2004, Motörhead’s song, “You Better Swim”, was part of the soundtrack of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. It was not until the year 2005 that the band received its first Grammy.
Motörhead is currently on a full-scale U.S. tour together with Heaven & Hell and Judas Priest. The Metal Masters Tour started last August 6 in Candem, New Jersey and will close on October 18 in Las Vegas. The U.S. has already being touted as the tour of the year.
