Kiss of Death (Motörhead album)

Infobox Album
Name = Kiss of Death
Type = Album
Artist = Motörhead


Released = August 29, 2006
Recorded = 2006
Paramount Studios, Hollywood, USA
NRG Studios, Hollywood
Maple Studios, Costa Mesa
Length = 44:54
50:05 w/ bonus tracks
Label = SPV
Producer = Cameron Webb
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:v6420r3aw48v link]
Last album = "BBC Live & In-Session"
(2005)
This album = "Kiss of Death"
(2006)
Next album = "
(2007)

"Kiss of Death" is the title of the 18th studio album by heavy metal band Motörhead, released on August 29, 2006 via Sanctuary Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Inferno", it was produced by Cameron Webb, as was their previous studio album.

A new Motörhead track, entitled "Kingdom of the Worm", received its world premiere on Friday, May 19 during Motörhead mainman Lemmy's appearance on the "Jonesy's Jukebox" radio show on Indie 103.1 FM.

The album reached #4 in the Germany marking Motörhead's highest entry ever in the German charts.

Reviews

A review on "Drowned in Sound" suggests that Motörhead are not a band that focuses on innovation and progression and that they are happy doing more of the same and their fans are more than happy to receive it, this album being no exception. Otherwise the review notes the tracks as "twelve slices of good old-fashioned, foot-stomping, fist-pumping rock ‘n’ roll" and warns not assume that the album is boring as the band still manage to "slay most of the shit out there" and reminds us that "Motörhead are living hard-rock legends". Continuing, the review states the lyrics are as entertaining as ever and that with Lemmy's style of singing, coupled with a "plethora of insanely catchy twelve-bar riffs that most bands would happily die for," the album is yet another timeless Motörhead classic. [cite web |url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/1089974 |title=Motörhead: Kiss Of Death |accessdate=2007-02-27 |format= |work=Drowned in Sound article]

Track listing

*All tracks written by Lemmy, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee, unless otherwise stated
# "Sucker" – 2:59
# "One Night Stand" – 3:05
# "Devil I Know" – 3:00
# "Trigger" – 3:53
# "Under the Gun" – 4:44
# "God Was Never on Your Side" – 4:20
# "Living in the Past" – 3:45
# "Christine" – 3:42
# "Sword of Glory" – 3:57
# "Be My Baby" – 3:40
# "Kingdom of the Worm" – 4:08
# "Going Down" (Campbell, Lemmy, Dee, Todd Campbell) – 3:35

Bonus track (Sanctuary release)

#

"R.A.M.O.N.E.S." (Campbell, Würzel, Lemmy, Phil Taylor) – 1:22
#*Re-recorded with Mikkey Dee on drums

Bonus track (SPV Limited Edition release)

#

"Whiplash" (James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich) – 3:49

This limited-edition release was in a tri-fold digipak sleeve, with an artwork poster. The booklet differed slightly from that of the standard release in that there was no brickwork surrounding the central image, just a black border.

Credits

* Lemmy – bass, vocals; sketches and handwriting
* Phil Campbell – guitar; backing vocals
* Mikkey Dee – drums

* C. C. DeVille – guitar solo on "God Was Never On Your Side"
* Mike Inez – additional bass guitar on "Under The Gun"
* Zoli Teglas – additional backing vocals on "God Was Never On Your Side"
* Joe Petagno – sleeve artwork
* Recorded at Paramount Studios, Hollywood; NRG Studios, Hollywood; Maple Studios, Costa Mesa, USA
* Produced, mixed and engineered by Cameron Webb
* Additionally engineered by Sergio Chavez
* Mixed at Studio Atlantis, Hollywood, USA
* Mastered at Capitol Records by Kevin Bartley
* Bonus track "Whiplash" produced by Bob Kulick and Bruce Bouillet

References

External links

* [http://www.imotorhead.com Motorhead official site]