 
Since forming back in 1975 Motorhead and releasing
their self titled debut album in 1977 Moterhead
have never stopped working as after nearly 40
years as a band they have just released their
21st studio album ‘Aftershock’ which
see’s Motohead carry on the pace of releasing
a new album every 2 or 3 years, whilst also constantly
touring across the world.
If you have heard any album spanning the massive
Motohead back catalogue then you pretty much know
what to expect from ‘Aftershock’ as
Motorhead have always stayed true to themselves
and their fans and never really experimented with
their sound and instead have always gone all out
with their heavy riffs and Lemmys gruff vocals
which always sounds like he’s chugged back
far too many whiskeys and puffed on more than
enough Torpedo cigars.
The album opens with ‘Heartbreak’
and from the opening riffs you just know that
Aftershock is going to be a solid listen and going
to feature a few new songs which are going to
become regular live anthems and ‘Heartbreak’
instantly fall’s in that category as it
is full of heavy musical excellence as the band
really go for it jamming along whilst Lemmy puts
an almighty stamp on the song with his fast and
gruff legendary vocals.
‘Coup De Grace’ keeps the classic
Motorhead feeling going with an impressive set
of riffs gracing the airwaves within the first
few seconds and as the song progresses it shines
more and more as the riffs are full of speed and
power whilst the general feel of the song is big
and bouncy.
‘Lost Women Blues’ see’s Motorhead
tone things down and go down a more slow paced
bluesy rock route and let’s face it this
is not the first time Motorhead have gone down
this route and it surely won’t be the last
as Motorhead still manage to rock when they go
down this route.
The likes of ‘End Of Time’, ‘Going
To Mexico, ‘Death Machine’, ‘
Queen Of The Damned’ and album closers ‘Paralyzed’
all run at a huge speed and pack an almighty punch
as Motorhead go all out to do what they have always
done and create a mad flurry of noise that will
have you head banging and chanting-a-long at full
throttle.
If you are a hardcore fan of Motorhead I am sure
you had ‘Aftershock’ pre ordered from
the moment that the album was announced, if you
are yet to check out the album but would like
to check out some retro sounding rock N roll with
an almighty thump then look no further than ‘Aftershock’
as Motorhead have come up trumps again.
4/5
Review by Trigger
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