Motörhead

Motörhead was an English rock band. The band was started in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister. They are thought to be one of the bands that started the new wave of British heavy metal in the late 1970s. The word motorhead is a name for someone who likes cars, but in British slang it’s a name for a meth addict/speed freak.

Motörhead played heavy metal music very fast. This was different from how other bands played it at the time. Many listeners call them the first speed metal or thrash metal band. Motörhead are a main influence on other bands that play those styles. Lemmy did not like his band being called anything other than just a rock and roll band. Fans of punk music and metal music liked Motörhead. Their songs have words about war, drug abuse, and sex. They also sing about gambling in their most popular song, "Ace of Spades".

Motörhead are famous to fans of professional wrestling for making wrestler Triple H's theme song. He started using Motörhead's music in 2000. The song is called  "The Game". The band has played the song live at two WrestleMania events.

Motörhead was listed at number 26 on VH1's "The 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" TV show.

The band broke up in 2015 when Lemmy died of cancer on December 28, only four days after his 70th birthday.

The band was added into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.

 Discography 
 Albums 
 1977 - Motörhead
 1979 - Overkill
 1979 - Bomber
 1979 - On Parole
 1980 - Ace of Spades
 1981 - No Sleep 'til Hammersmith
 1982 - Iron Fist
 1983 - Another Perfect Day
 1985 - No Remorse
 1986 - Orgasmatron
 1987 - Rock 'n' Roll
 1988 - No Sleep at All
 1991 - 1916
 1992 - March or Die
 1993 - Bastards
 1995 - Sacrifice
 1996 - Overnight Sensation
 1998 - Snake Bite Love
 1999 - Everything Louder Than Everyone Else
 2000 - We Are Motörhead
 2002 - Hammered
 2003 - Live at Brixton Academy
 2004 - Inferno
 2006 - Kiss of Death
 2008 - Motörizer
 2010 - The Wörld Is Yours
 2013 - Aftershock
 2015 - Bad Magic

 Notes 

Category:1975 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:1970s establishments in England
Category:2015 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Category:1970s British music groups
Category:1980s British music groups
Category:1990s British music groups
Category:2000s British music groups
Category:2010s British music groups
Category:English hard rock bands
Category:English heavy metal bands
Category:Musical groups established in 1975
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2015
Category:Speed metal bands
Category:Thrash metal bands
Category:2010s disestablishments in England