Motörhead facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Motörhead
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Left to right: Campbell, Dee, and Lemmy in 2005
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| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 1975–2015 |
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| Past members | Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister Larry Wallis Lucas Fox Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor "Fast" Eddie Clarke Brian "Robbo" Robertson Phil "Wizzö" Campbell Michael "Würzel" Burston Pete Gill Mikkey Dee |
Motörhead were an English rock band. The band were started in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister. He is known better as "Lemmy." Although they started in 1975 they did not start to become famous until they became part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in 1979.
Motörhead played heavy metal music. But they played very fast in their first years. Many listeners call them the first speed metal or thrash metal band. Motörhead are a main influence on other bands that play those styles. Lemmy did not like his band being called anything other than just a rock and roll band.
Motörhead was listed at number 26 on VH1's "The 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" TV show.
The band broke up in 2015 when Lemmy died of cancer on December 28th of that year, only four days after his 70th birthday.
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Images for kids
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Motörhead War-Pig 'Snaggletooth' belt buckle by Alchemy England 1977
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Cover of the "Ace Up Your Sleeve" tour booklet, using one of the shots taken during the photography session in Barnet for the Ace of Spades album cover
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Motorhead playing at Port Talbot in 1982
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Entrance ticket for the 25th anniversary concert at the Brixton Academy on 22 October 2000
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Motörhead on stage, 2005
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Motörhead at the Masters of Rock tour in 2007
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Motörhead performing at the Norway Rock Festival 2010
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Phil Campbell of Motörhead – New York City 28 February 2011
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Motörhead with Michael Monroe performing at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki, Finland, 2011
See also
In Spanish: Motörhead para niños
