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Overkill is the second studio album by English rock band Motörhead, released in March 1979. It was the band's first album with Bronze Records . Kerrang! magazine listed the album at number 46 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". [ 6 ]
The albums reached 24 and 12 respectively in the UK, and both spawned UK top 40 singles in "Overkill" and "Bomber". [2] Motörhead improved further on their chart success with their next two studio albums, Ace of Spades and Iron Fist , which reached 4 and 6 respectively on the UK Albums Chart. [ 2 ]
A hint of what the band had recorded for the album came on 9 March 1979 when the band played "Overkill" on Top of the Pops to support the release of the single ahead of the Overkill album, which was released on 24 March.
After recording an album for United Artists that the label shelved, the band released its eponymous debut LP in 1977, but it was with 1979's Overkill that the band hit their stride. The title track landed in the UK Top 40 and, after appearing again on Top of the Pops , the band returned to the studio that summer with legendary producer Jimmy ...
"Overkill" is a song by English rock band Motörhead. It was released in 7" and 12" vinyl pressings in 1979. It is backed with B-side "Too Late Too Late" which appears on the CD re-issues of the Overkill album. Early copies came with an "Overkill" badge. The single reached number 39 on the UK Singles Chart.
1916 is the ninth studio album by British rock band Motörhead, released in January 1991. [1] It was their first on WTG Records.The single "The One to Sing the Blues" peaked at number 45.
The band promoted its release with an appearance on the BBC TV show Top of the Pops on 3 December. [ 2 ] On 13 April 2019, Motörhead re-released the original single of Bomber for the first time since 1979, along with the single edit of Overkill on picture disc as a celebration of the albums 40th anniversaries on Record Store Day.
"No Class" is a song by the British heavy metal band Motörhead. It was released in 1979 in 7" vinyl pressings. The song first appeared on the 1979 album Overkill, and became one of the "cornerstones" of the classic 1981 live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith. [2]