Episode #187 | 8.19.25

Motörhead: Speed, Sex, and Revenge

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In this episode

Motörhead influenced some of the most important acts in heavy metal and punk rock history. Led by the inimitable Lemmy Kilmister, they invented a sound and a style that didn’t exist before the original trio went into the recording studio for the first time. The story of Motörhead is also a story about speed, revenge, good and evil, a brutal murder, and some of the greatest – and meanest – rock ‘n roll ever committed to tape.

This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including graphic depictions of violence.

Sources

Lemmy: The Definitive Biography, by Mick Wall

White Line Fever: The Autobiography, by Lemmy with Janiss Garza

Lemmy (2010, dir. Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski)

Classic Albums: Motörhead – Ace of Spades

Lemmy Kilmister's Wildest Escapades: 15 Insane Tales From a Legendary Life (Rolling Stone)

Lemmy dead: Frontman wanted Motorhead to be so loud that 'if we moved in next door, your lawn would die' (The Independent)

Motörhead: It's only rock'n'roll! (Louder)

THE SAGA OF HAWKWIND by Carol Clerk - Lemmy's Departure (Just Backdated)

The Day Lemmy Taught Me About Speed (Please Kill Me)

Outtakes from 'Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen' (Vice)

Credits

Hosted by Jake Brennan.

Written by Zeth Lundy.

Copy edited by James Sullivan.

Scored and mixed by Matt Beaudoin.

Additional music and score elements by Ryan Spraker.

DISGRACELAND theme song, “Crenshaw Space Boogie,” written and produced by Jake Brennan. Performed by Jake Brennan, Bryce Kanzer, Jay Cannava, and Evan Kenney. Mixed and engineered by Adam Taylor.

*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak