Motörizer is the nineteenth studio album by the British heavy metal band Motörhead. It was released on 26 August 2008.^[2]

Album cover

The album cover was revealed on the front page of the group's official website on 11 June 2008.^[3] The cover artwork is by Mark De Vito and features a Motörhead themed coat of arms. The shield is quartered with three of the band members' nations — England (Lemmy), Wales (Phil Campbell), and Sweden (Mikkey Dee), the 2nd quarter features the band's logo, The War-Pig Snaggletooth.

Promotion

Lemmy appeared on BBC 6 Music's radio programme Bruce Dickinson's Friday Rock Show on 11 July 2008, to promote the album, playing the track "Runaround Man" (which Lemmy described as "Nonsense set to an infectious beat"), "Rock Out" and "The Thousand Names of God" ("It's completely extraneous, the title... It's about soldiers being conned into going into battle, for like, business men. It isn't even a cause anymore").^[4] The album debuted at the Billboard Charts at #82.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

1. "Runaround Man" – 2:57
2. "Teach You How to Sing the Blues" – 3:03
3. "When the Eagle Screams" – 3:44
4. "Rock Out" – 2:08
5. "One Short Life" – 4:05
6. "Buried Alive" – 3:12
7. "English Rose" – 3:37
8. "Back on the Chain" – 3:24
9. "Heroes" – 4:59
10. "Time Is Right" – 3:14
11. "The Thousand Names of God" – 4:33

Release history

Chart positions

Credits

• Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister – bass guitar, vocals
• Phil Campbell – guitar
• Mikkey Dee – drums

References

External links

• Motörizer at Metacritic