'Iron Fist' is repositioned as a vital snapshot of Motörhead at a crucial period when they found themselves caught in the tornado ignited by success and, in true Motörhead style, careered into their next phase at such velocity it transcended logic or reason to become this trio’s final kamikaze joyride. Forty years later, with fall-out long dissipated and a proper mastering job that avoided it at the time, Iron Fist sounds like prime Motörhead with the gloves and seat-belts off. For sheer velocity, it could be fastest of them all, the ferocious title track earning such an accolade in Kerrang! in its tribute spread to Lemmy after he passed away.
By 1982, punk had been and gone, the new wave of heavy metal sounded squeaky and cliched next to its grubby godfathers and, while still trouncing all opposition, Motörhead retained that essential ability to laugh at everything, including themselves as they made lightning raids on every sense and orifice with everything cranked to overload.
Pressed on black vinyl as a triple album in a 20 page bookpack
Tracklisting
LP 1 - 'Iron Fist'
1. Iron Fist
2. Heart of Stone
3. I’m the Doctor
4. Go to Hell
5. Loser
6. Sex and Outrage
7. America
8. Shut It Down
9. Speedfreak
10. (Don’t Need) Religion
11. Bang to Rights
LP 2 'Live at Glasgow Apollo 18/3/82' (Previously unreleased)
1. Iron First
2. Heart of Stone
3. Shoot You In The Back
4. The Hammer
5. Loser
6. Jailbait
7. America
8. White Line
9. (Don’t Need) Religion
10. Go to Hell
11. Capricorn
12. (Don’t Let ‘Em) Grind Ya Down
13. (We Are The) Road Crew
14. Ace of Spades
15. Bite The Bullet
16. The Chase Is Better Than the Catch
17. Overkill
18. Bomber
19. Motörhead
LP 3 'Jackson’s Studio Demos October 1981' (Previously unreleased)
1. Remember Me, I’m Gone
2. The Doctor
3. Young & Crazy
4. Loser
5. Iron Fist
6. Go To Hell
