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Motörhead was a rock and roll, hard rock, heavy metal, and speed metal band formed in London, England, in 1975, by Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister † (December 24, 1945[1] December 28, 2015 [aged 70])[2] (lead vocals and bass guitar), Larry Wallis † (May 19, 1949[citation needed] - September 19, 2019 [aged 70])[3] (lead guitar and backing vocals), and Lucas Fox (drums). They disbanded in 2015 following the death of Lemmy, after 40 years of making music; during this time, their lineup consisted of Ian "Lemmy (lead vocals and bass guitar), Phil "Wizzo" Campbell (lead guitar and backing vocals), and Mikkey Dee (drums), making Ian the only founding member that was with them until the end.
Since their inception, Motörhead has released a total of 22 studio albums, Motörhead, (1977), Overkill, (1979), Bomber, (1979), Ace of Spades, (1980), Iron Fist, (1982), Another Perfect Day, (1983), Orgasmatron, (1986), Rock 'n' Roll, (1987), 1916, (1991), March or Die, (1992), Bastards, (1993), Sacrifice, (1995), Overnight Sensation, (1996), Snake Bite Love, (1998), We Are Motörhead, (2000), Hammered, (2002), Inferno, (2004), Kiss of Death, (2006), Motörizer, (2008), The World is Yours, (2010), Aftershock, (2013), and Bad Magic, (2015), 13 live albums, No Sleep 'till Hammersmith, (1981), What's Words Worth, (1983), No Sleep at All, (1988), Blitzkrieg of Birmmingham '77, (1989), Lock Up Your Daughters 1978, (1990), Live at Brixton '87, (1994), Everything Louder than Everyone Else, (1999), 25 & Alive: Live at Brixton Academy, (2003), BBC Live & In-Session, (2005), Better Motörhead Than Dead: Live at Hammersmith, (2007), The World is Ours - Volume 1: Everywhere Further than Everyplace Else, (2011), The World is Ours - Volume 2: Anyplace Crazy as Anywhere Else, (2012), and Clean Your Clock, (2016), 15 compilation albums, No Remorse, (1984), Anthology, (1986), Welcome to the Bear Trap, (1990), Meltdown, (1991), All the Aces, (1993), The Best of Motörhead, (1993), Protect the Innocent, (1997), Deaf Forever: The Best of Motörhead, (2000), The Best Of, (2000), Over the Top: The Rarities, (2000), Tear Ya Down: The Rarities, (2000), Hellraiser: Best of the Epic Years, (2003), The Essential Motörhead, (2007), You'll Get Yours: The Best of Motörhead, (2010), and Under Cover, (2017), three box sets, Stone Deaf Forever, (2003), End of the World, (2018), and 1979, (2019), and five extended plays, The Golden Years: Live EP, (1980), Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers, (1980), St. Valentine's Day Massacre, (1981), (with Girlschool and Headgirl), Stand by Your Man, (1982), (with Wendy O. Williams), and '92 Tour EP, (1992).
- ↑ Obituary: Lemmy, Motorhead frontman. BBC (December 29, 2015).
- ↑ Lemmy, Motorhead frontman, dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis. BBC (December 29, 2015).
- ↑ Richard Bienstock (September 20, 2019). Original Motörhead guitarist Larry Wallis dead at 70. Guitar World.