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Motörhead's short stay at Epic Records (1991-1992) marked a particularly uninspired period in the band's long career. Hellraiser collects seven songs from each of the albums it recorded (1991's 1916 and 1992's March or Die) and adds two songs that were recorded at the time but not released: "Dead Man's Hand" and one of the better songs here, "Eagle Rock." Lemmy seemingly was searching for some kind of mainstream rock success at this point. Both albums lack the fire of earlier Motörhead material and March or Die shows a shocking lack of toughness. "1916" provides the only highlight of the set, "Ramones" is a fast and fun ode to the brothers Ramone, "Going to Brazil" is a 12-bar rocker about going to Brazil, oddly enough, and "Angel City" is a boogified tribute to the Los Angeles rock scene. Elsewhere the band was dipping into weak epic balladry with "1916," bad blues with "You Better Run," lame generic heavy metal with "Hellraiser" and "Asylum Street," boring covers with "Cat Scratch Fever," and worst of all acoustic power ballads with "I Ain't No Nice Guy" featuring Ozzy and Lemmy croaking their way through some really dumb lyrics. Unsurprisingly, Motörhead's attempt to sell out failed miserably and by the next record the band was off a major label and back to doing what it does best; making loud, fast, and obnoxious records. If you are a Motörhead fanatic, you probably have all the material on Hellraiser already, but if you don't have it, don't get it as it is Motörhead at its worst.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - Burston, Composer - Burston, Lyricist - Campbell, Composer - Campbell, Lyricist - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - PETER SOLLEY, Producer - PETER SOLLEY, Mixing Engineer - Casey McMackin, Engineer - Motörhead, Performer - Taylor, Lyricist - Taylor, Composer
(P) 1991 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - Burston, Composer - Burston, Lyricist - Campbell, Composer - Campbell, Lyricist - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - PETER SOLLEY, Producer - PETER SOLLEY, Mixing Engineer - Casey McMackin, Engineer - Motörhead, Performer - Taylor, Lyricist - Taylor, Composer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - Lawrence Ethan, 2nd Engineer - Tim Nitz, 2nd Engineer - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - Lemmy Kilmister, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Lemmy Kilmister, Acoustic Bass - Lemmy Kilmister, Acoustic Cello - Peter Solley, Producer - Peter Solley, Acoustic Cello - Peter Solley, Keyboards - Casey McMackin, Engineer - Motörhead, Performer
(P) 1992 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Osbourne, Composer - Osbourne, Lyricist - Wylde, Composer - Wylde, Lyricist - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - Peter Solley, Acoustic Cello - Peter Solley, Keyboards - Billy Sherwood, Producer - Tom Fletcher, Engineer - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - Motörhead, Performer - Michael Burston, Guitar - Lemmy Kilmister, Acoustic Cello
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Casey McMackin, Engineer - Peter Solley, Acoustic Cello - Peter Solley, Producer - Peter Solley, Keyboards - Campbell, Composer - Campbell, Lyricist - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - Tim Nitz, 2nd Engineer - Burston, Composer - Burston, Lyricist - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - Motörhead, Performer - Michael Burston, Guitar - Lemmy Kilmister, Acoustic Cello - Lawrence Ethan, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Casey McMackin, Engineer - Peter Solley, Acoustic Cello - Peter Solley, Producer - Peter Solley, Keyboards - Campbell, Composer - Campbell, Lyricist - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - Tim Nitz, 2nd Engineer - Burston, Composer - Burston, Lyricist - Phil Campbell, Guitar - Phil Campbell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - Motörhead, Performer - Michael Burston, Guitar - Lemmy Kilmister, Acoustic Cello - Lawrence Ethan, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Burston, Composer - Burston, Lyricist - Campbell, Composer - Campbell, Lyricist - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - Motörhead, Performer - Taylor, Lyricist - Taylor, Composer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Casey McMackin, Engineer - Peter Solley, Acoustic Cello - Peter Solley, Producer - Peter Solley, Keyboards - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - Tim Nitz, 2nd Engineer - Phil Campbell, Guitar - Phil Campbell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - Motörhead, Performer - Michael Burston, Guitar - Lemmy Kilmister, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Lemmy Kilmister, Acoustic Bass - Lemmy Kilmister, Acoustic Cello - Lawrence Ethan, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Ted Nugent, Composer - Ted Nugent, Lyricist - Casey McMackin, Engineer - Peter Solley, Producer - Peter Solley, Acoustic Cello - Peter Solley, Keyboards - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - Tim Nitz, 2nd Engineer - Phil Campbell, Guitar - Phil Campbell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Motörhead, Performer - Michael Burston, Guitar - Lemmy Kilmister, Acoustic Cello - Lawrence Ethan, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Casey McMackin, Engineer - Peter Solley, Acoustic Cello - Peter Solley, Producer - Peter Solley, Keyboards - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - Tim Nitz, 2nd Engineer - Phil Campbell, Guitar - Phil Campbell, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - Motörhead, Performer - Michael Burston, Guitar - Lemmy Kilmister, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Lemmy Kilmister, Acoustic Bass - Lemmy Kilmister, Acoustic Cello - Lawrence Ethan, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - PETER SOLLEY, Producer - PETER SOLLEY, Mixing Engineer - Casey McMackin, Engineer - Motörhead, Performer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - James Hoskins, Acoustic Cello - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - PETER SOLLEY, Producer - PETER SOLLEY, Mixing Engineer - Casey McMackin, Engineer - Motörhead, Performer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - Burston, Composer - Burston, Lyricist - Campbell, Composer - Campbell, Lyricist - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - PETER SOLLEY, Producer - PETER SOLLEY, Mixing Engineer - Casey McMackin, Engineer - Motörhead, Performer - Taylor, Lyricist - Taylor, Composer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
PETER SOLLEY, Producer - PETER SOLLEY, Mixing Engineer - Casey McMackin, Engineer - Campbell, Composer - Campbell, Lyricist - Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - Ed Stasium, Producer - Burston, Composer - Burston, Lyricist - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - Taylor, Lyricist - Taylor, Composer - Motörhead, Performer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Burston, Composer - Burston, Lyricist - Campbell, Composer - Campbell, Lyricist - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - Peter Solley, Producer - PETER SOLLEY, Mixing Engineer - Casey McMackin, Engineer - Motörhead, Performer - Taylor, Lyricist - Taylor, Composer
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Steve Hall, Mastering Engineer - Burston, Composer - Burston, Lyricist - Campbell, Composer - Campbell, Lyricist - Kilmister, Composer - Kilmister, Lyricist - PETER SOLLEY, Producer - PETER SOLLEY, Mixing Engineer - Casey McMackin, Engineer - Motörhead, Performer - Taylor, Lyricist - Taylor, Composer
(P) 1991 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Motörhead's short stay at Epic Records (1991-1992) marked a particularly uninspired period in the band's long career. Hellraiser collects seven songs from each of the albums it recorded (1991's 1916 and 1992's March or Die) and adds two songs that were recorded at the time but not released: "Dead Man's Hand" and one of the better songs here, "Eagle Rock." Lemmy seemingly was searching for some kind of mainstream rock success at this point. Both albums lack the fire of earlier Motörhead material and March or Die shows a shocking lack of toughness. "1916" provides the only highlight of the set, "Ramones" is a fast and fun ode to the brothers Ramone, "Going to Brazil" is a 12-bar rocker about going to Brazil, oddly enough, and "Angel City" is a boogified tribute to the Los Angeles rock scene. Elsewhere the band was dipping into weak epic balladry with "1916," bad blues with "You Better Run," lame generic heavy metal with "Hellraiser" and "Asylum Street," boring covers with "Cat Scratch Fever," and worst of all acoustic power ballads with "I Ain't No Nice Guy" featuring Ozzy and Lemmy croaking their way through some really dumb lyrics. Unsurprisingly, Motörhead's attempt to sell out failed miserably and by the next record the band was off a major label and back to doing what it does best; making loud, fast, and obnoxious records. If you are a Motörhead fanatic, you probably have all the material on Hellraiser already, but if you don't have it, don't get it as it is Motörhead at its worst.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:16
- Main artists: Motörhead
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Metal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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