Motörhead

Iron Fist

(1982)

Pure heavy metal rock’n’roll, warts and all

“Well, I love every Motörhead album. I really love [1986’s] Orgasmatron. As a kid, that broke it for me. I was like, ‘Jesus Christ, can this get any heavier?!’ But then again, I love the old shit like Iron Fist and that classic sound with ‘Fast’ Eddie; some of that is the best shit.

“When we were kids, we were into going to the tape and record store, and buying tapes and records and tapetrading and all that shit. I remember hearing Iron Fist and being like, ‘Fuck, dude! Who is this?’ and my friend Robbie was on the fence. He liked glam rock but he also liked Slayer, so he was like, ‘Dude, this Lemmy guy is fucking ugly.’

“Then, I think they were on MTV for Christmas shortly after that, and I just got further into it and purchased Motörhead albums of my own. I think I went out and bought three of them, as if I liked a band I’d buy everything all at once. I was 12 or 13 at the time!

“I’d have to say that’s the most influential one, but there’s so many, though; I just love their entire catalogue. It’s like AC/DC… what’s the best AC/DC record? I like all of them.”