Hammered (Motörhead album)

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Hammered
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Studio album by
Motörhead
Released9 April 2002
Recorded2001 [1]
Studio
Genre Heavy metal
Length45:46
Label SPV/Steamhammer [1]
Producer Thom Panunzio
Motörhead [1]
Motörhead chronology
Over the Top: The Rarities
(2000)		Hammered
(2002)		 Tear Ya Down: The Rarities
(2002)

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.

Contents

Recording

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."

Release

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 artwork

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

AllMusic review states:

"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."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kilmister, Campbell, Dee except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk a Crooked Mile" 5:53
2."Down the Line" 4:23
3."Brave New World" 4:03
4."Voices from the War" 4:28
5."Mine All Mine" 4:12
6."Shut Your Mouth" 4:08
7."Kill the World" 3:39
8."Dr. Love" 3:49
9."No Remorse" 5:18
10."Red Raw" 4:04
11."Serial Killer"Kilmister1:45
Total length:45:46
Bonus tracks [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."The Game" Jim Johnston 3:30
13."Overnight Sensation" (Recorded live in Europe, 2000) 4:16
Limited edition bonus disk
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shoot You in the Back" (Live at Wacken Open Air 2001)Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor 2:52
2."R.A.M.O.N.E.S." (Live at Wacken Open Air 2001)Kilmister, Campbell, Burston, Taylor1:35
3."The Game"Johnston3:31

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. [1]

Production

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [4] 34
French Albums (SNEP) [5] 113
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 39
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [7] 18
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [8] 11

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hammered, Motörhead, Metal-Is & Sanctuary Records, 06076-85229-2, 2002 Linner Notes, page 6 & rear
  2. ↑ About Joe Petagno - interview section with Joe Petagno, bonus DVD with Inferno 30th Anniversary edition SPV69748.
  3. ↑ AllMusic review
  4. ↑ "Motörhead: Hammered" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Motörhead – Hammered". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Motorhead – Hammered" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Motörhead – Hammered". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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