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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 ]
"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.
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 ...
It has been bonus tracks on the original album Motörhead since Big Beat Records reissue added them in 1988, and subsequently by Chiswick and Ace Records in 2001 for its remastered release. [1] In his 2011 book Overkill: The Untold Story of Motörhead, biographer Joel McIver derides the EP's title, saying "This is an early example of many, many ...
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.
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It was released on 12 August 1977 by pub rock and early punk rock label Chiswick Records, one of the first for the label, and the band's only release under Chiswick. The album contains the "classic" Motörhead line-up of Lemmy Kilmister on bass and vocals, "Fast" Eddie Clarke on lead guitar, and Philthy Animal Taylor on drums.