Hammered is the sixteenth studio album by British rock band Motörhead, released on 9 April 2002 via Steamhammer, their sixth with the label and beating the Bronze Records era total of original full-length album releases. It was also the beginning of distribution in North America, and other territories, under Sanctuary Records and their subsidiary Metal-Is.
Hammered was released on Metal-Is, a rock label owned by the then-new Sanctuary Records. The album was recorded in the Hollywood Hills at Chuck Reid's house with Thom Pannunzio producing. By this time, Motörhead had recorded several albums as a three-piece, with drummer Mikkey Dee, guitarist Phil Campbell, and original vocalist/bassist, Lemmy. In Joel McIver's memoir Overkill: The Untold Story of Motörhead, Dee is quoted as saying the album – which is noted for its darker subject matter and reflective tone – was influenced by the 9/11 attacks:
"We Are Motörhead, the album before, was extremely hard and fast, it was an extremely aggressive album, and this one's not so aggressive...Me and Phil, we flew into LA on September 10 and we wrote these songs over a month of fuckin' fear over there, you know, it was a bad vibe. So maybe that had something to do with the mood of this album. I was thinking about it afterwards. This album's actually really moody, you know? And the same goes for Lemmy, the way he wrote the melodies."
Releaseedit
In the Motörhead documentary The Guts and the Glory, Lemmy states:
"Hammered...I'm kind of ambivalent, it's up and down. There's some good tracks on it and there's some crap on it."
The album is perhaps best remembered for "The Game", written by WWE music composer Jim Johnston as the entrance theme for wrestler Triple H. At two WrestleMania events, WrestleMania X-Seven and WrestleMania 21, Motörhead would perform this song live as Triple H made his entrance to the ring. Triple H also contributed co-vocals on the spoken word track "Serial Killer".
Sleeve artworkedit
Joe Petagno, long time sleeve artist, had this insight into the concept of the album artwork:
"it was originally going to be used for the 27-year-old anniversary design, we took the 27 out and experimented. The first idea Lemmy had was to put two crossed hammers in at the bottom, but it looked too Russian. Then we opted for an ace in the end. It was supposed to be the gold braid you'd have on your military cap or shoulder. It's very pretty. The most difficult part was the lettering, the highlights and shadowing."[2]
"in Hammered's 'Walk a Crooked Mile', Motörhead has written at least one more classic to add to the band's large number of hits, which could easily fill a double CD. Epic in length and with a cool bassline courtesy of Motörhead[s] main dude Lemmy Kilmister, 'Walk a Crooked Mile' has a bit of a punk edge to it, like a lot of Motörhead's tunes, but it also closes with a stylish '80s-style metal guitar solo.."
Lee Marlow of Classic Rock wrote in November 2013 that:
"'Red Raw' deftly renewed that ageless, relentless, high-speed battery via a dash of brutish post-thrash modernity and lyrics that drip with moonlit murder and madness."
Also includes a 16-minute MPEG on "25 & Alive Boneshaker", a preview of the (then) upcoming live album DVD of their 25th birthday concert in 2000, at the Brixton Academy in London.
^"Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
External linksedit
Motörhead official website
April 12, 2024
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hammered Motorhead album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hammered is the sixteenth studio album by British rock band Motorhead released on 9 April 2002 via Steamhammer their sixth with the label and beating the Bronze Records era total of original full length album releases It was also the beginning of distribution in North America and other territories under Sanctuary Records and their subsidiary Metal Is HammeredStudio album by MotorheadReleased9 April 2002Recorded2001 1 StudioHenson Hollywood Chuck Reed s House 1 GenreHeavy metalLength45 46LabelSPV Steamhammer 1 ProducerThom PanunzioMotorhead 1 Motorhead chronologyOver the Top The Rarities 2000 Hammered 2002 Tear Ya Down The Rarities 2002 Contents 1 Recording 2 Release 3 Sleeve artwork 4 Reception 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 6 1 Production 7 Charts 8 References 9 External linksRecording editHammered was released on Metal Is a rock label owned by the then new Sanctuary Records The album was recorded in the Hollywood Hills at Chuck Reid s house with Thom Pannunzio producing By this time Motorhead had recorded several albums as a three piece with drummer Mikkey Dee guitarist Phil Campbell and original vocalist bassist Lemmy In Joel McIver s memoir Overkill The Untold Story of Motorhead Dee is quoted as saying the album which is noted for its darker subject matter and reflective tone was influenced by the 9 11 attacks We Are Motorhead the album before was extremely hard and fast it was an extremely aggressive album and this one s not so aggressive Me and Phil we flew into LA on September 10 and we wrote these songs over a month of fuckin fear over there you know it was a bad vibe So maybe that had something to do with the mood of this album I was thinking about it afterwards This album s actually really moody you know And the same goes for Lemmy the way he wrote the melodies Release editIn the Motorhead documentary The Guts and the Glory Lemmy states Hammered I m kind of ambivalent it s up and down There s some good tracks on it and there s some crap on it The album is perhaps best remembered for The Game written by WWE music composer Jim Johnston as the entrance theme for wrestler Triple H At two WrestleMania events WrestleMania X Seven and WrestleMania 21 Motorhead would perform this song live as Triple H made his entrance to the ring Triple H also contributed co vocals on the spoken word track Serial Killer Sleeve artwork editJoe Petagno long time sleeve artist had this insight into the concept of the album artwork it was originally going to be used for the 27 year old anniversary design we took the 27 out and experimented The first idea Lemmy had was to put two crossed hammers in at the bottom but it looked too Russian Then we opted for an ace in the end It was supposed to be the gold braid you d have on your military cap or shoulder It s very pretty The most difficult part was the lettering the highlights and shadowing 2 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 AllMusic review states in Hammered s Walk a Crooked Mile Motorhead has written at least one more classic to add to the band s large number of hits which could easily fill a double CD Epic in length and with a cool bassline courtesy of Motorhead s main dude Lemmy Kilmister Walk a Crooked Mile has a bit of a punk edge to it like a lot of Motorhead s tunes but it also closes with a stylish 80s style metal guitar solo Lee Marlow of Classic Rock wrote in November 2013 that Red Raw deftly renewed that ageless relentless high speed battery via a dash of brutish post thrash modernity and lyrics that drip with moonlit murder and madness Track listing editAll tracks are written by Kilmister Campbell Dee except where notedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Walk a Crooked Mile 5 532 Down the Line 4 233 Brave New World 4 034 Voices from the War 4 285 Mine All Mine 4 126 Shut Your Mouth 4 087 Kill the World 3 398 Dr Love 3 499 No Remorse 5 1810 Red Raw 4 0411 Serial Killer Kilmister1 45Total length 45 46 Bonus tracks 1 No TitleWriter s Length12 The Game Jim Johnston3 3013 Overnight Sensation Recorded live in Europe 2000 4 16 Limited edition bonus diskNo TitleWriter s Length1 Shoot You in the Back Live at Wacken Open Air 2001 Kilmister Eddie Clarke Phil Taylor2 522 R A M O N E S Live at Wacken Open Air 2001 Kilmister Campbell Burston Taylor1 353 The Game Johnston3 31 Also includes a 16 minute MPEG on 25 amp Alive Boneshaker a preview of the then upcoming live album DVD of their 25th birthday concert in 2000 at the Brixton Academy in London Personnel editAdapted from the album s liner notes 1 Lemmy bass vocals Phil Campbell guitars Mikkey Dee drums Dizzy Reed piano on Mine all Mine Triple H co vocals on Serial Killer Bob Kulick guitars on The Game Production edit Thom Panunzio producer Serial Killer engineer mixing Chuck Reed producer mixing Serial Killer engineer Lemmy producer Serial Killer Bob Kulick producer mixing The Game Bruce Buillet producer The Game Motorhead producers The Game album cover design Bob Koszela engineer Jim Danis assistant engineers Jeff Rothschild assistant engineer Bob Vosgien mastering Bruce Buillet mixing The Game Motorhead executive producers Joe Petagno album cover design Snaggletooth Stefan Chirazi concept Mark Ambrose Zen Jam design Gene Kirkland photographyCharts editChart 2002 PeakpositionFinnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 4 34French Albums SNEP 5 113German Albums Offizielle Top 100 6 39Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 7 18UK Rock amp Metal Albums OCC 8 11References edit a b c d e f Hammered Motorhead Metal Is amp Sanctuary Records 06076 85229 2 2002 Linner Notes page 6 amp rear About Joe Petagno interview section with Joe Petagno bonus DVD with Inferno 30th Anniversary edition SPV69748 AllMusic review Motorhead Hammered in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Retrieved November 8 2023 Lescharts com Motorhead Hammered Hung Medien Retrieved November 8 2023 Offiziellecharts de Motorhead Hammered in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved November 8 2023 Swedishcharts com Motorhead Hammered Hung Medien Retrieved November 8 2023 Official Rock amp Metal Albums Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved November 8 2023 External links editMotorhead official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hammered Motorhead album amp oldid 1198017536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
