Motorhead

Motorhead are a British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy (real name Ian Kilmister) after his ejection from the space-rock band Hawkwind.  Motorhead's overwhelmingly loud and fast style of heavy metal was one of the most groundbreaking styles the genre had to offer in the late '70s and their blending of punk rock's speed and attitude with more traditional heavy metal influenced the development of speed metal and thrash metal.  While the band are typically classified as heavy metal or speed metal, Kilmister, just like AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young, dislikes the label, preferring to describe Motorhead's style simply as "rock and roll." Motorhead's lyrics cover such topics as war, good versus evil, abuse of power, promiscuous sex, substance abuse, and "life on the road" — the latter is portrayed in songs like "(We Are) The Road Crew", "Iron Horse/Born to Lose", and "Keep Us on the Road".

Motorhead had particular success in the early 1980s with singles in the UK Top 40 chart. The albums Overkill, its follow on, Bomber, and particularly No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, cemented Motorhead's reputation as one of Britain's foremost heavy metal groups.  More recent exposure has included providing wrestler Triple H's entrance music, and performing live at WrestleMania events; and in 2004, contributing the song, "You Better Swim", to the soundtrack of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. In 2005 the band received their first Grammy.  See Motorhead LIVE!  Purchase your Motorhead tickets today!