Motorhead

Motorhead was an English Heavy Metal band founded in 1975. They are one of the most highly praised bands within the metal community. The band began when Ian Kilmister, better known as Lemmy, was kicked out of the Space Rock band Hawkwind due to his serious drug problems.
Lemmy decided to strike out on his own with Hard, Heavy and straightforward Rock 'n' Roll. He named the band after the last song he had ever written for Hawkwind. They did not start off too hot, with early lineup changes, a record their label refused to release, and being named the best worst band in the world by the normies at NME magazine left them demoralized. Fast Eddie Clark and Philthy Animal Taylor intended to quit in 1977 until the band was offered a deal from Chiswick Records, and they released their eponymous debut that year. Their scrapped 1976 record would later be released in 1979 under the name "On Parole". They also popularized the Heavy Metal Umlaut alongside Blue Oyster Cult.
Normies often only listen to Ace of Spades and then claim every Motorhead song sounds the same when in reality Lemmy's voice sounds the same. These people are more often than not people who don't often listen to metal.
From then on, Motorhead became one of the most revered bands in the metal scene, and Lemmy's no fucks given attitude made him a legend among metalheads all over the world. Sadly, Lemmy passed away in 2015, and the band split up forever after exactly 40 years.
Category:1970s
Category:Bands