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Motörhead Tour Dates

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Milan Ippodromo del Galoppo Tue Jun 25 / 13 Find Tickets
Argeles-sur-Mer Parc de Valmy Sun Jul 07 / 13 Find Tickets
Argeles-sur-Mer Parc de Valmy Tue Jul 09 / 13 Find Tickets
Vigevano Castello Sforzesco Fri Jul 19 / 13 Find Tickets
Kiev Palace of Sports Sun Jul 28 / 13 Find Tickets
Wacken Wacken Open Air Festival Grounds Thu Aug 01 / 13 Find Tickets
Chicago, IL Humboldt Park Fri Sep 13 / 13 Find Tickets
Paris Zenith de Paris Sat Nov 09 / 13 Find Tickets
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall Wed Nov 13 / 13 Find Tickets
Newcastle Upon Tyne Newcastle City Hall Thu Nov 14 / 13 Find Tickets
London O2 Academy Brixton Sat Nov 16 / 13 Find Tickets
London O2 Academy Brixton Sun Nov 17 / 13 Find Tickets
Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Civic Hall Tue Nov 19 / 13 Find Tickets
Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester Wed Nov 20 / 13 Find Tickets
Glasgow O2 Academy Glasgow Fri Nov 22 / 13 Find Tickets
Berlin Velodrom Tue Nov 26 / 13 Find Tickets
Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle Wed Nov 27 / 13 Find Tickets
Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Fri Nov 29 / 13 Find Tickets
Munich Zenith Sat Nov 30 / 13 Find Tickets
Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle Mon Dec 02 / 13 Find Tickets
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Motörhead Biography

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Motörhead are an English rock band formed in June 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister, professionally known by his stage name Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to, or one of the earliest members of, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. To date, Motörhead have released twenty studio albums, seven live recordings, five compilation albums and five EPs. Usually a power trio, they had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Top 40 chart. The albums ''Overkill'', ''Bomber'', ''Ace of Spades'', and particularly ''No Sleep 'til Hammersmith'', cemented Motörhead's reputation as a rock band. As of 2012, Motörhead have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. Motörhead are typically classified as heavy metal, and their fusion of punk rock into the genre helped to pioneer speed metal and thrash metal. Motörhead's approach has remained the same over the band's career, preferring to play what they enjoy and do best; their appreciation of early rock and roll is reflected in some of their occasional cover songs. Motörhead's lyrics typically cover such topics as war, good versus evil, abuse of power, promiscuous sex, substance abuse, and, most famously, gambling. The name "Motörhead" is a reference to users of the drug amphetamine. The band's distinctive fanged-face logo, with its oversized boar's tusks, chains, and spikes, was created by artist Joe Petagno in 1977 for the cover of the ''Motörhead'' album and has appeared in many variations on covers of ensuing albums. The fanged face has been referred to variously as "War-Pig" and "Snaggletooth". The band is ranked number 26 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.

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Motörhead Albums

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Icon Compilation 2010-08-27 itunes amazon
Aces up My Sleeve Compilation 2010 itunes amazon
Motörizer Album 2008-08-26 itunes amazon
No Sleep At All Album 2007-07-25 itunes amazon
Better Motörhead Than Dead: Live at… Live 2007-07-16 itunes amazon
The Essential Compilation 2007 itunes amazon
Live Live 2006-10-01 itunes amazon
Kiss of Death Album 2006-08-24 itunes amazon
BBC Live & In-Session Live 2005-09-20 itunes amazon
Stage Fright Live 2005-07-18 itunes amazon
2005-03-27: "We Are Your… Live 2005-03-27 itunes amazon
2004-08-15: Jolly Joker,… Live 2004-08-15 itunes amazon
Inferno Album 2004-06-22 itunes amazon
Live at Brixton Academy Live 2003-11-17 itunes amazon
Stone Deaf Forever! Compilation 2003-10-07 itunes amazon
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