Motörhead
The World Is Yours
Motörhead Records
The infamous metal institution known as
Motörhead celebrated its 35th anniversary by
releasing their 20th album,
The World is Yours.
It’s a tough and ballsy biker record that sticks
to the Motörhead formula but with a renewed
sense of vitality and mean intensity. With
iconic bassist and vocalist Lemmy Kilmister at
the helm, Motörhead blurs the lines between
rock ’n’ roll, modern metal, and punk while
keeping a leather-jacketed swagger and a
middle finger aimed at authority and proper
society. This incarnation of Motörhead features
Phil Campbell on guitar and Mikkey Dee on
drums playing with fierce authority, while the
65-year-old Lemmy rocks the vocal mic with
a maturity and single-minded vision that few
younger frontmen possess. Producer Cameron
Webb gives this record a clear, live-in-the-studio
feel, and lets Phil Campbell loose with inspired
wah solos galore. Fat-free blues-rock soloing,
killer vibrato, Chuck Berry double-stops, and
nasty chord work right out of the ’70s keeps
this band grounded in the old-school rock
tradition. Top cuts include “Waiting for the
Snake,” “Bye Bye Bitch,” and the ominous
“Brotherhood of Man.”