Inferno

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Phil Campbell’s guitar tone is at its most dominant thanks to the bright production job though the rhythm section still holds its own throughout. The sound is a little more polished, but other than that it sounds very similar to every other Motorhead album out there. The vocals are well done, and there's plenty of subtle harmony to thicken the vocals and bring them out without making them too loud. Although the final song on the album, ‘Whorehouse Blues’ was something of a departure with its country blues style and Lemmy on harmonica.

It keeps a fast pace (for blues inspired country) and light attitude and has an unmistakably Motorhead feel to the lyrics with a chorus that proudly declares that “You know we aint too good looking/But We are satisfied/No we aint never been good looking/But we are satisfied/We shoulda opened a little whorehouse honey/get a little booty on the side”.Suicide's a six minute epic slow-burn, and then "Life's a Bitch" starts off with a blues-punk lick before going into - what's this, more fucking speed metal? We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Which is okay, they're one of the few bands that can actually get away with releasing the same album over and over again and yet still have something new to offer with each album. They're not QUITE the one-two-three punch of the opening trilogy (which may be the best opening trilogy of any Motorhead studio album!

This CD shows proof positive that he is not growing mellow with age--in fact, he is still spitting venom with fire blazing in his eyes and beating holy hell out of his bass. Songs like “Keys to the Kingdom” emphasize this strengthening of the blues influence more than any others (except for track 12, more on that later). Inferno” bursts out of the boxes with lots of self-confidence and so the right frame is set for the songs. A country blues-style song, it was distinguished by acoustic guitar by all three members, with Lemmy adding harmonica towards the end.

One also can’t forget about the closing “Whorehouse Blues” as Mikkey Dee trades his drums in for another guitar and Lemmy breaks out the harmonica for a rousing acoustic jam that makes you wonder how many of these the band had left in them. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Then, throw in Keys to the Kingdom, which is a midpaced blues-metal number that somehow reminds me of Saxon.

Oh yeah, but the lyrics for "In the Name of Tragedy" are a little dumb (but hearing Lemmy rhyme "funky" and "monkey" is kind of funny). If you listen closely, you can notice Lemmy drop references to other classic Motorhead tracks, including "Stay Clean", "Eat the Rich" and the immortal "Ace of Spades", and the acoustic "Whorehouse Blues" at the end is very reminiscent of the track "1916".one would be tempted to think of Motorhead falling behind the bandwagon - releasing something that sounds 1986, when they've been releasing stuff that sounds 1986 since oh about 1979.

Year of the Wolf is melodic speed metal, but still sufficiently aggressive to not be mistaken for Stratovarius. and yet again another song instantly identifiable as Motorhead, and throw in another simple-but-oh-so-effective thrash riff.Needless to say that the number does not only provide solid heaviness, but also the casual touch that has given a lot of Motörhead’s tracks its special flavour. Of course, the sing-along hooks still offer plenty of melody and there are some slower moments that keep things interesting.