Motörhead-Ace Of Spades (1980)

In the midst of a particularly prolific period, Motörhead released their fifth studio album, "Ace of Spades", another impressive showcase of their frenetic, abrasive, ferocious, and dizzying style of heavy metal punk. This time, their sound was more refined than their previous raw and gritty albums, yet retained their primal essence. Led by the cavernous Lemmy, whose gravelly, somber vocals, machine-gun-like, killer bass, and master-of-ceremonies demeanor surrounded a band of colossal musicians including the blistering drummer Philthy "Animal" Taylor and Eddie Clarke's superb guitar riffs and solos they left behind a monumental work of furious and ruthless heavy metal. Songs like the title track foreshadowed what would soon arrive in the world in the form of thrash metal, here disguised as punk rock. Other tracks like the immense "Love Me Like A Reptile" and "Live To Win", the brutality of "(We Are) The Road Crew" or the overwhelming "Bite The Bullet", "Dance" and "Fast And Loose", make up a sweeping and monolithic album that is an essential masterpiece in the history of rock.

Motorhead-No Sleep´til Hammersmith (1981)

In the early eighties, Motörhead had five spectacular albums of powerful and visceral heavy metal, seasoned with punk sounds, which confirmed them as one of the most forceful and raw bands on the world heavy metal scene.

Albums like their self-titled debut, "Motörhead", and subsequent releases like "Overkill", "Bomber", and "Ace of Spades", had topped the charts and were at the forefront of the genre.

"No Sleep 'til Hammersmith" was recorded on the tour following "Ace of Spades", and contrary to what its title suggests, it wasn't recorded at the legendary Hammersmith in London, but rather at Queen's Hall in Leeds. 

In this corrosive and incendiary live performance, the band unleashes its full arsenal with iconic tracks like “Bomber”, “No Class”, “Overkill”, “Stay Clean”, “The Hammer”, and “Ace of Spades”, all featuring that dense, frenetic rhythm with allusions to war and the Wild West. The album surprisingly reached number one on the British charts and went gold for its enormous sales.

Motörhead-Ace Of Spades (1980)

In the midst of a particularly prolific period, Motörhead released their fifth studio album, "Ace of Spades", another impressive showcase of their frenetic, abrasive, ferocious, and dizzying style of heavy metal punk. This time, their sound was more refined than their previous raw and gritty albums, yet retained their primal essence. Led by the cavernous Lemmy, whose gravelly, somber vocals, machine-gun-like, killer bass, and master-of-ceremonies demeanor surrounded a band of colossal musicians including the blistering drummer Philthy "Animal" Taylor and Eddie Clarke's superb guitar riffs and solos they left behind a monumental work of furious and ruthless heavy metal. Songs like the title track foreshadowed what would soon arrive in the world in the form of thrash metal, here disguised as punk rock. Other tracks like the immense "Love Me Like A Reptile" and "Live To Win", the brutality of "(We Are) The Road Crew" or the overwhelming "Bite The Bullet", "Dance" and "Fast And Loose", make up a sweeping and monolithic album that is an essential masterpiece in the history of rock.