Oh yeah, but the lyrics for "In the Name of Tragedy" are a little dumb (but hearing Lemmy rhyme "funky" and "monkey" is kind of funny).

These guys are tight, they're veterans, and if you don't know what to expect by now, what kind of metalhead are you? they've been speed fucken metal, and now they're clean-picked acoustic guitar, sounding like a dark country song. Lemmy is approximately 82 years old at this point, and here his testicles have grown large enough to be qualified for statehood as set forth in the United States Constitution. Phil Campbell’s guitar tone is at its most dominant thanks to the bright production job though the rhythm section still holds its own throughout.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Even the somewhat lethargic “Keys to the Kingdom” spreads a certain charm, although its neighbor “Smiling Like a Killer” sounds much better: simple, direct, old school, simply Motörhead. It consists of an ingenious riff, uncouth yet smooth verses and a chorus that jumps into your brain like a parasite that will never leave you again.A country blues-style song, it was distinguished by acoustic guitar by all three members, with Lemmy adding harmonica towards the end. The first song to play on the album, "Terminal Show" is quite possibly my new favourite Motorhead track. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Gang choruses and all, THIS is just about the best Motorhead song since the Sacrifice LP and the underrated "Dog Faced Boy". Lemmy, we do not know exactly what you have done during the last six years, but we are happy that you and your comrades gave us such a rich legacy.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.It keeps a fast pace (for blues inspired country) and light attitude and has an unmistakably Motorhead feel to the lyrics with a chorus that proudly declares that “You know we aint too good looking/But We are satisfied/No we aint never been good looking/But we are satisfied/We shoulda opened a little whorehouse honey/get a little booty on the side”. Lemmy sings like he has always sung and – only the best is good enough – he delivers the second voice as well. Year of the Wolf is melodic speed metal, but still sufficiently aggressive to not be mistaken for Stratovarius.

About Joe Petagno – interview section with Joe Petagno, bonus DVD with Inferno 30th Anniversary edition SPV69748. Then, throw in Keys to the Kingdom, which is a midpaced blues-metal number that somehow reminds me of Saxon.In the Name of Tragedy” is a bit darker, but it also profits from a fantastic flow, a memorable chorus and its simple construction that invites you to bang your head.