Like the juggernaut you prayed would keep on crushing you, like the friend that still royally pisses off your parents and like a loyal standard of crunchy, greasy, punky, bluesy, gutsy screw-you rock’n’roll, Motörhead stride out through their 38th year brandishing more swagger and attitude then your ears could begin to comprehend.
On Oct 21st, 2013 Motörhead will deliver their 21st studio album, an enormous and prophetic “Aftershock”. Recorded at NRG Studios in North Hollywood, it is a true leveler, a crushing confirmation of everything Motörhead stands for, marching from the dust storm to deliver 14 belting statements which see Motörhead in perhaps their best writing form for years. There’s swagger, there’s punch, there’s speed and there’s dirty filthy grooves, Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee showing clearly that Motörhead is not simply a band, it’s a genre!
That genre, more than ever, resonates with hearty independence and swashbuckle. Whether it’s “Heartbreaker” throwing hooks and riffs into your head, the double-kick concussiveness of “Paralyzed” with Campbell’s fuelled attack, or the thunderous ride-off-the-Rickenbacker Motörcharge of “Going To Mexico”, Aftershock takes gleeful twists and turns which re-announce the Motörlegend. There’s the smokey biker bar blues in the shape of “Dust And Glass”, Lemmy’s late-night vocals evoking last-call and melancholy, the pogo-powered punk-spiked stab of “Queen Of The Damned” and the deliciously steamy, humid mournful “Lost Woman Blues” which midway through decides to kick over the stool and stomp out the saloon door.
“Steal it if you must, buy it if you can!” says Lemmy, who’s pride in the album is so immense that guests to his home and dressing room in the last couple of months have been treated to extremely loud airings of the rough mixes, while Phil Campbell adds: “I really think the variation on the album shows that we’ve dug deep and produced some of our best work for a long time”. “It is,” says Mikkey Dee, “a really, really strong Motörhead album, one that really does define everything this band stands for”.
He’s not wrong. Because Motörhead are Motörhead are Motörhead… and their “Aftershock” will be felt worldwide…
Attention:
Classic Rock, UK presents Motörhead’s “Aftershock” as a limited edition fanpack which features the new album in full plus a 132 page magazine that forms the ‘ultimate sleevenotes’ to the new album, with extensive and exclusive interviews with Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee.
Inside is everything you need to know about “Aftershock” and the world of Motorhead in 2013: the making of the album, new features covering all eras of the band’s career from 1975-2013, and tons of unseen pics. Plus a giant Motorhead poster and exclusive car sticker. The fanpack edition will be on sale 21 October 2013 and is available to pre-order now from: www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/motorhead.
Tracklist:
01. Heartbreaker
02. Coup de Grace
03. Lost Woman Blues
04. End Of Time
05. Do You Believe
06. Death Machine
07. Dust And Glass
08. Going To Mexico
09. Silence When You Speak To Me
10. Crying Shame
11. Queen Of The Damned
12. Knife
13. Keep Your Powder Dry
14. Paralyzed
Availability:
10th Oct D2C (direct to consumer package) – available at: www.udr-music.com
18th Oct in Germany
21st Oct in Europe
21st Oct in the UK “CLASSIC ROCK FAN PACKAGE” magazine edition exclusive for UK
22nd Oct in the USA
25th Nov in the UK official RETAIL VERSION
Formats:
CD album Digipack / CD album Jewel case / Double LP // Gatefold sleeve /DIGITAL album /D2C version (exclusive Direct to Consumer package) via www.udr-music.com / USA Best Buy exclusive version, CD album plus bonus DVD / USA Transworld CD album plus bonus content / Digital iTunes version
Tour Dates:
11/07/2013 CH Zurich Club Hallenstadion
11/09/2013 FR Paris Zenith
11/11/2013 BE Deinze Brielpoort
11/13/2013 UK Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
11/14/2013 UK Newcastle City Hall
11/16/2013 UK London Brixton Academy
11/17/2013 UK London Brixton Academy
11/19/2013 UK Wolverhampton Civic Hall
11/20/2013 UK Manchester Apollo
11/22/2013 UK Glasgow Academy
11/26/2013 DE Berlin Velodrom
11/27/2013 DE Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
11/29/2013 DE Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
11/30/2013 DE Munich Zenith
12/02/2013 DE Dusseldorf MEH
12/03/2013 DE Hamburg Sporthalle
12/06/2013 DK Horsens Forum Horsens
12/08/2013 NO Oslo Sentrum Scene
12/10/2013 FI Helsinki Hartwall Arena
12/12/2013 SE Linkoping Cloetta Center
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