Motorhead's Album Makes Big Debut

For a band with a history that spans three decades, it is a challenge in itself for Motörhead to live up to even their own previous achievements. However, 2008 proves to be a huge year for the Grammy award winners. With the August 26 release of Motörizer, Motörhead has broken their own sales records and Billboard top 200 chart debut history, Their first week of sales has placed Motörhead in the top 100 overall charts (#82 to be exact), and top 5 on the Indie Charts.

The pre-release attention that Motörizer received was intense and justified. As the album artwork adorned the enormous backdrop on their high-profile Metal Masters Tour, Motörhead reintroduced their fans to some classic tunes, while also debuting songs off of Motörizer. Though this "tour of the year" has just concluded, Motörhead has now set out across the US once again, as headliners of the Volcom Tour with the Misfits.

In addition to these two monstrous tours, Motörhead has been seen on magazine covers around the world, heard on nearly every radio airwave, and will have their song "Rock Out" used as the theme song for the WWE pay per view show "Unforgiven." In addition to countless other radio, print, and television opportunities, it has also just been announced that AT&T will be airing the Motörhead commercial for another 4 months due to its popularity. Motörhead has once again delivered a well-received record that continues to validate their status as "legendary."

Thanks for the report to Metalunderground.com.

Comments

[i_am_metalhead]

Awesome. Motorhead are ****ing amazing! Glad to see that they are still making kick ass music!

[fromrehab]

ok maybe not but still lol

MOTORHEAD RULE

[matto-woah]

who the hell is that blue-eyed PoS on the front page? lol im sick of seeing that pretty boy face look at me when i come to ug hahahha

[ShadowsThatMove]

aw well that's good, Motorhead are an incredible band.

[brentondig]

matto-woah wrote:

who the hell is that blue-eyed PoS on the front page? lol im sick of seeing that pretty boy face look at me when i come to ug hahahha

Haha, yeah. Damn Muse. Hooray for Motorhead!

[tdrules]

they broke their own sales records but were only 82
what does that say about motorhead

[perilouspete]

here's a surprising fact: bodom's new album debuted at #22 on the billboard 200 and #2 on top independent albums. comparatively, that's much more impressive seeing bodom is heavy ass shit. but still sweet for motorhead though.

[The_String_Man]

lemmy's hat is f*cking cool.
I want one!

[Knotism]

ccool

checked!

[Shabalaba]

matto-woah wrote:

who the hell is that blue-eyed PoS on the front page? lol im sick of seeing that pretty boy face look at me when i come to ug hahahha

Ctrl + F5

But i have been a massive fan of Motörhead since i was 7 so i love these guys

[mrfrosty666]

tdrules wrote:

they broke their own sales records but were only 82
what does that say about motorhead

It says the song Ace of Spades probably made more in a day than you will in your life.

[Korzack]

Haha Someone just got their arse handed to them.
Thoroughly deserved, in my opinion - Motorhead have been grossly underrated for years. Will be seeing em when their tour hits the UK - It's annoying that the gig's 2 months away, but Life's A Bitch, I guess...
These guys are the ultimate Rock band - The misfits, the underdogs. All Hail Motorhead

[Cobalt Blue]

good to hear. I'm only a few tracks into the album. but so far it's gold...

I went to the metal masters show in Toronto but my ****ing train was delayed and I ****ing missed Motörhead... like seriously I was hearing ace of spades while I was walking toward the place. the end of the last song just as I was going through security

[nathan7007]

i got this the day it came out,also got the new slipknot both cds were a great buy well worth the 36 bucks for them both

[Slaytan666]

tdrules wrote:

they broke their own sales records but were only 82
what does that say about motorhead

It says that they can do just fine without fans like you. LEMMY RULES!

[markojuo]

meh, dont much like motorhead but woopie anyway

[Knotism]

that THING on lemmy's head is ****ing disgusting. no offense.

[tdrules]

Slaytan666 wrote:

tdrules wrote:

they broke their own sales records but were only 82
what does that say about motorhead

It says that they can do just fine without fans like you. LEMMY RULES!

im not a fan...

how are they doing fine, with average album sales, "fine" is a bit broad for a band that are supposedly metal gods...

[silent caution]

tdrules wrote:

Slaytan666 wrote:

tdrules wrote:

they broke their own sales records but were only 82
what does that say about motorhead

It says that they can do just fine without fans like you. LEMMY RULES!


im not a fan...

how are they doing fine, with average album sales, "fine" is a bit broad for a band that are supposedly metal gods...

now i dont have to say it

[wideheim]

how many copies has it sold?

[Free to Guitar]

Supposedly? Motorhead is a 30 year old metal institution. Bands have come and gone while Motorhead kept playing. If their chart position "says something" about Motorhead, their longevity must mean something too.

[theotherguy7145]

Motorhead and The Misfits both rock! Wish they toured England like that.

[motorbreath_445]

man, this album is ****in killer, and these guys were terrific on metal masters. deffinetly gonna check this tour out

[Cold Flame44]

how does the indie charts work?

i'm assuming that motorhead is signed to a major label, so how could they be on the indie chart? Do you have to be on an indie label to get on the indie chart?

me=confused

[DP_SF_DTX_RATM]

new albums pretty good!

[Flying Afros]

indie chart lol....confusing. I guess its because they aren't a very "mainstream" kind of band.

Motorhead rules!

[Themaddoctor]

tdrules wrote:

Slaytan666 wrote:

tdrules wrote:

they broke their own sales records but were only 82
what does that say about motorhead

It says that they can do just fine without fans like you. LEMMY RULES!

im not a fan...

how are they doing fine, with average album sales, "fine" is a bit broad for a band that are supposedly metal gods...

Because everyone knows why Motorhead are, and they actually have skill.

Chart position means nothing in the end. Doesn't mean they aren't big. I mean come on, look at alot of bands. Never break into the top 40 but yet still tour in arena venues? Debuts are just to look flashy. The real stuff is long term sales.

[euan_soad]

Lemmy pwnz.

[SERIALTRENDKILL]

awsome news. i love motorhead.

[riceranger12345]

its good to hear that motorhead is finally getting the recognition they deserve
to bad those moments are very few and far between

[Evildude]

Motorhead forever!
Rock Out!

[STOJDub]

tdrules wrote:

Slaytan666 wrote:

tdrules wrote:

they broke their own sales records but were only 82
what does that say about motorhead

It says that they can do just fine without fans like you. LEMMY RULES!


im not a fan...

how are they doing fine, with average album sales, "fine" is a bit broad for a band that are supposedly metal gods...

Well I don't know where you have been but for the most part,The higher rung of the metal ladder dont really sell millions and millions of albums in there first week or month or whatever.You also can't really judge a band for where they debut on ****ing billboard,obviously,since we all know the next miley cyrus/jonas bros albums will be ****ing number one for 3 months.

On another note,looking foward to getting a listen to this record.

[recliner33]

tdrules wrote:

Slaytan666 wrote:

tdrules wrote:

they broke their own sales records but were only 82
what does that say about motorhead

It says that they can do just fine without fans like you. LEMMY RULES!

im not a fan...

how are they doing fine, with average album sales, "fine" is a bit broad for a band that are supposedly metal gods...

82nd on the billboards isn't average album sales. There are millions and millions of bands out there putting out albums and the majority of them will never even be on the billboards. And being metal gods has more to do with coming our with ground breaking music and being influencial then just album sales. Before bands like motorhead and the misfits, metalheads and punk kids hated each other and could never agree on the same bands, but when motorhead came along both of these crowds were attending their concerts and getting along with each other.

So in conclusion, being metal gods has very little to do with mainstream success. And this rule applies to other genres. How are the stooges the godfathers of punk? Their albums sold like crap when they were around in the 70's. And bands like mudhoney, green river and the melvins are grunge gods but they never had mainstream success either. And the american band pentagram are doom metal gods but they have never been on the billboards at all.
Ask any big metal band if motorhead are metal gods and most of them will say yes. If it wasn't for motorhead then bands like metallica, slayer and megadeth probably wouldn't be around today, they were all influenced by motorhead.

[pootoob]

tdrules wrote:

Slaytan666 wrote:

tdrules wrote:

they broke their own sales records but were only 82
what does that say about motorhead

It says that they can do just fine without fans like you. LEMMY RULES!

im not a fan...

how are they doing fine, with average album sales, "fine" is a bit broad for a band that are supposedly metal gods...

You, sir, are an idiot of the highest caliber.
They are a band that don't care how many albums they sell, so they're doing quite well in that respect. They are a band that hit their 'commercial peak' 20 years ago, but are still charting and still recording. Last but not least, they are a band with a f**king HUGE fan draw when they tour, because they are that well loved.

[ozzynator]

Cobalt Blue wrote:

good to hear. I'm only a few tracks into the album. but so far it's gold...

I went to the metal masters show in Toronto but my ****ing train was delayed and I ****ing missed Motörhead... like seriously I was hearing ace of spades while I was walking toward the place. the end of the last song just as I was going through security

wow that must seriously SUCK, i feel bad for you !! hope you will get the chance to see them again.

i cant wait for them to do the show in Montreal, going to see them in 9 days for the first time!!
The new album is kick ass, all the songs rock hard ! its good to see motorhead getting some of the recognition they deserve.
They are ****ing Rock n Roll and Metal Legends whether the stupid billboard shows it or not !!

[the boogieman]

motorizer was dece, imo

[shipping_steel]

im not sure whats better, the album, or the ownage been experienced by one tdrules..... clearly the album, but what do you expect when you question motorheas ''metal gods'' status. how bout the fact they have had a serious influence on/over every hard rock and heavy metal band over the last 30 years.

plus lemmy is god , so by default the band has ''god'' status

Checked

[Jackolas]

I got the new album day it came out cause I RULE. It rules as well.

[ugsusheyftef]

Motorhead suck.
I dont know why I'm here.

[southern_stylin]

ugsusheyftef :
I dont know why I'm here.

Because your uncles rubber broke when he was plowing yer mama?

The billboard top 200 means exactly shit. I'm pretty sure that Ride The Lightning, Rust In Peace, Cowboys From Hell and countless other classic albums didn't even touch the charts (just an assumption, I know Far Beyond Driven debuted at #2). Just the fact that 30 years later they are still this relevant to the scene speaks for itself.

Who would win in fight? Lemmy or God?

[jermstar44]

lemme needs to get that damn thing removed GOD!!

its become a trademark

[Free to Guitar]

First, the indie chart thing: Motorhead is signed to SPV of Germany, under their Steamhammer label. So they go under the indie chart... even if they do distribute artists like Alice Cooper.

Now, the album. Motorhead has never been an "experimental" band, so Motorizer isn't anything new. But after listening to it, it's still pretty goddamn awesome. "Rock Out," "The Thousand Names of God," (Teach You How to) Sing the Blues," and "Heroes" are some of the best tracks they've done in a while. Like AC/DC, Motorhead simply never dies. Difference being, I like Motorhead.

[LOSTintheOZONE]

one of my fave bands, but wasn't too big on the album. and billboards mean shit. look at the crap that tends to make the top 10. erghh!

[ImagineTheThorn]

southern_stylin wrote:

ugsusheyftef :
I dont know why I'm here.



Because your uncles rubber broke when he was plowing yer mama?

The billboard top 200 means exactly shit. I'm pretty sure that Ride The Lightning, Rust In Peace, Cowboys From Hell and countless other classic albums didn't even touch the charts (just an assumption, I know Far Beyond Driven debuted at #2). Just the fact that 30 years later they are still this relevant to the scene speaks for itself.

Who would win in fight? Lemmy or God?

Trick question. Lemmy IS God.