Motörhead - Iron Fist

Title: Iron Fist Artist: Motörhead Release Date: 1982 Re-Released On: 12/16/2008 Label: Castle Music Ltd., , BMG Duration: 37:55 Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 4988017650196, 016861935542, 501342878123, 602923652320, 4988002434954 Genre: Rock Styles: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, British Metal, New Wave of British Heavy Metal Moods: Cathartic, Fierce, Greasy, Aggressive, Manic, Rebellious, Reckless, Theatrical, Brash, Energetic, Fiery, Freewheeling, Intense, Menacing, Rambunctious, Raucous, Rousing, Street-Smart, Visceral, Swaggering, Thuggish, Rowdy, Volatile Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 5 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Iron Fist
2. Heart of Stone
3. I'm the Doctor
4. Go to Hell
5. Loser
6. Sex & Outrage
7. America
8. Shut It Down
9. Speedfreak
10. (Don't Let 'Em) Grind You Down [Alternate Version]
11. (Don't Need) Religion
12. Bang to Rights
13. Remember Me, I'm Gone
14. (Don't Let 'Em) Grind You Down [Alternate Version]
15. Lemmy Goes to the Pub [Alternate Version of Heart of Stone]
16. Same Old Song, I'm Gone [Alternate Version of Remember Me, I'm Gone]
17. Young and Crazy [Instrumental]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD BMG 37964 1999 CD Castle Music Ltd. 523 1992 CD Castle Music Ltd. CLA123 ------ CD 523

Iron Fist [Bonus Tracks] Iron Fist [Deluxe Edition]

Another first-rate Motörhead album -- the fifth in a row, to be precise -- Iron Fist is the final one to feature the band's classic lineup, as guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke would depart following the album's completion. Released in 1982, Iron Fist is mostly distinguished from its predecessors in terms of production, and not favorably. Clarke produced this album himself, whereas industry veterans Jimmy Miller and Vic Maile had respectively manned Motörhead's past four albums. Clarke's production is a bit sterile in comparison, with his guitar in the forefront, sounding slightly more polished than usual. These are minor points, however. Iron Fist is a fine Motörhead album, and there's not much at all to complain about here. As usual, the performance is ferocious and there several standout songs ("Iron Fist," "Heart of Stone," "Speedfreak," "[Don't Let 'Em] Grind You Down") amid a strong selection overall. If Iron Fist falls a little short of its four-star predecessors, it's still in a class with those albums, at least relative to what would follow in the years to come. Sadly, it was downhill from here for Motörhead, slowly but steadily. Not until the '90s would they reach heights near this again. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

Name Credits "Fast" Eddie Clarke Guitar Alan Ballard Photography, Cover Art Allan Ballard Artwork, Photography Charles Harrowell Tape Operator Curtis Evans Reissue Design Evil Red Neck Producer Hatsumi Sakoda Liner Notes John Strednansky Liner Notes Lemmy Guitar, Vocals, Bass Martin Poole Photography, Cover Art, Artwork Mick Stevenson Photography Motörhead Producer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor Drums Steffan Chirazi Liner Notes Will Reid Producer