Ace Of Spades - Music

Motörhead Was An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1975 By Lemmy Lead Vocals Bass Larry Wallis Guitar And Lucas Fox Drums. Lemmy Was Also The Primary Songwriter And Only Constant Member. The Band Are Often Considered A Precursor To The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Which Re-Energised Heavy Metal In The Late 1970s And Early 1980s. Though Several Guitarists And Drummers Have Played In Motörhead Most Of Their Best-Selling Albums And Singles Feature Drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor And Guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke.

Motörhead Released 23 Studio Albums 10 Live Recordings 12 Compilation Albums And Five EPs Over A Career Spanning 40 Years. Usually A Power Trio They 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 The Live Album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith Cemented Motörhead's Reputation As A Top-Tier Rock Band. The Band Are Ranked Number 26 On VH1's 100 Greatest Artists Of Hard Rock. As Of 2016 They Have Sold More Than 15 Million Albums Worldwide.

Most Often Classified As Heavy Metal Motörhead Has Been Credited With Being Part Of And Influencing Numerous Musical Scenes Thrash Metal And Speed Metal Especially. Lemmy However Always Insisted That They Were A Rock And Roll Band. He Said That They Had More In Common With Punk Bands But With Their Own Unique Sound Motörhead Is Embraced In Both Punk And Metal Scenes. Their Lyrics Typically Covered Such Topics As War Good Versus Evil Abuse Of Power Promiscuous Sex Substance Abuse And Most Famously Gambling The Latter Theme Being The Focus Of Their Hit Song "Ace Of Spades".

Lemmy Died On 28 December 2015 From Cardiac Arrhythmia And Congestive Heart Failure After Being Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer. The Day After His Death Drummer Mikkey Dee And Guitarist Phil Campbell Both Confirmed That Motörhead Had Disbanded. By 2018 All Three Members Of Motörhead's Best-Known Line-Up Lemmy Taylor And Clarke Had Died.

Full Wikipedia Article 1977
Overkill 1979
Bomber 1979
On Parole 1979
Ace Of Spades 1980
Iron Fist 1982
Another Perfect Day 1983
Orgasmatron 1986
Rock 'n' Roll 1987
1916 1991
March Ör Die 1992
Bastards 1993
Sacrifice 1995
Overnight Sensation 1996
Snake Bite Love 1998
We Are Motörhead 2000
Hammered 2002
Inferno 2004
Kiss Of Death 2006
Motörizer 2008
The Wörld Is Yours 2010
Aftershock 2013
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