Motörhead’s Covers Album Due Out September 1
Lemmy Kilmister may be gone but Motörhead is hardly forgotten.
The group fronted by the iconic singer-bassist — who died during December of 2015 at the age of 70 — will release Under Cöver, an 11-track covers collection on September 1, featuring the trio’s renditions of favorites by Judas Priest, Metallica, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols and others, as well as an unreleased rendition of David Bowie‘s “Heroes” recorded during 2015.
Of the latter, Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell says in a statement that, “It’s such a great Bowie song, one of his best, and I could only see great things coming out of it from us, and so it proved to be, and Lemmy ended up loving our version.”
Drummer Mikkey Dee adds that, Kilmister “was very, very proud of it, not only because it turned out so well but because it was fun! Which is what projects like this should be — fun!. We should remember that it’s about having some fun with songs that we all loved.”
Under Cöver will be released on CD and vinyl, with a Super Deluxe box set containing both as well as a souvenir VIP pass.
2. God Save the Queen (Produced by Bob Kulick and Bruce Bouillet) 2000
3. Heroes (Produced by Cameron Webb) 2015
4. Starstruck (Produced by Cameron Webb) 2014
5. Cat Scratch Fever (Produced by Peter Solley) 1992
7. Sympathy for the Devil (Produced by Cameron Webb) 2015
8. Hellraiser (Produced by Billy Sherwood) 1992
9. Rockaway Beach (Mixed by Cameron Webb) 2002
10.Shoot ‘Em Down (Produced by Bob Kulick and Bruce Bouillet) 2001
11. Whiplash (Produced by Bruce Bouillet and Bob Kulick) 2005
Gary Graff is an award-winning music journalist who not only covers music but has written books on Bob Seger, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen.
