Revolver has teamed with Motörhead for limited-edition colored vinyl pressings of the band's classic albums plus a new Motörhead collector's issue and exclusive official band merch. Get yours before they're gone!
Motörhead occupy rarefied air in the heavy-music world. Led by the inimitable Lemmy Kilmister, they emerged out of London's early Seventies heavy-psych, space-rock scene (epitomized by Lem's acid-drenched previous band Hawkwind) and quickly secured their mythical reputation as speed-fueled, road-worn rock & roll icons thanks to their tireless touring and god-tier songs like "Ace of Spades," "Overkill" and more.
Motörhead's uncompromising outlaw spirit and singular hard-hitting sound appealed to punks, NWOBHM fanatics, thrash kids and beyond — and many of these fans would go on to become rock stars themselves, including the Metallica guys, Max Cavalera, Lzzy Hale and Dave Grohl to name just a few. For 40 years, from their 1975 formation and 1977 self-titled debut to 2015's swansong Bad Magic, Lemmy led his band through all types of ups and downs … but Motörhead never let up, until the day Lemmy passed away on December 28th, 2015 (only weeks after he performed his final live show).
Motörhead left the world with so many great songs that continue to inspire generations of heavy-music fans — including modern psychobilly icon Reverend Horton Heat (aka Jim Heath). Below, the singer-guitarist sounds off on his favorite Motörhead song.
"Ace of Spades"
I know that the true aficionados of Motörhead will roll their eyes but my favorite song by Motörhead is "Ace of Spades." The importance of that song is huge. Even early contemporaries, the great AC/DC, never had a cut-time beat and all-out rocker like "Ace of Spades." The song brings people together because it crosses so many genres. It can be metal, it can be bluegrass, it can be rockabilly and it is definitely one of the main songs that bridges metal to punk. It's timeless high-energy genius.
