Iron Fist (album)

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Iron Fist
Studio album by Motörhead
Released	April 17 1982
Recorded	January 26 – March 1, 1982 Ramport Studios, UK Morgan Studios
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock[1]
Length	37:55
Label	Bronze Records Castle (1987 re-issue)
Producer	Will Reid Dick Eddie Clarke
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Motörhead chronology
No Sleep 'til Hammersmith (1981) Iron Fist (1982) Another Perfect Day (1983)

Iron Fist is the sixth album by the British band Motörhead. This was the last album the band recorded with "Fast" Eddie Clarke, who left Motörhead on their second US tour due to a conflict with Lemmy. After his departure, the band drafted ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson to finish the tour. This album was recorded during the best part of late January and February 1982 at Morgan and Ramport studios in London. Looking back, Lemmy and Phil Taylor admit that it wasn't a good idea for Eddie Clarke to produce the sessions, and even Clarke admits it was a mistake. From the fans' point of view, the tracks were comparable to their earlier predecessors, but the odd two or three tracks lacked the edge and punch of old. The band were already into the British leg of the 'Iron Fist' tour by the time the album was in the shops.^[2] Despite this it reached number 6 in the UK charts. Promotion for the album went as far as the May 1982 edition of Rennbahn Express, an Austrian magazine, which included a free flexidisc with excerpts from "Iron Fist", "Sex and Outrage", "Don't Let 'em Grind You Down" and "Loser". Lemmy is interviewed by Robert Reumann in English and is overdubbed with a German translation.^[3] The release of the album prompted Bronze/Mercury in Canada to issue The Complete Motörhead Kit. This featured a limited edition 12" vinyl containing "Iron Fist", "Too Late, Too Late", "Remember Me, I'm Gone", "Ace of Spades" and "Motorhead" (from the Hammersmith LP), plus a tour programme, tour poster, and an embroidered patch of the band's logo.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Lemmy, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor.

1. "Iron Fist" – 2:55
2. "Heart of Stone" – 3:04
3. "I'm the Doctor" – 2:43
4. "Go to Hell" – 3:10
5. "Loser" – 3:57
6. "Sex & Outrage" – 2:10
7. "America" – 3:38
8. "Shut it Down" – 2:41
9. "Speedfreak" – 3:28
10. "(Don't Let 'em) Grind You Down" – 3:08
11. "(Don't Need) Religion" – 2:43
12. "Bang to Rights" – 2:43

    The CD re-issues have added tracks;

13. "Remember Me, I'm Gone" – 2:18
14. "(Don't Let 'em) Grind You Down" – 3:09
15. "Lemmy Goes to the Pub" – 3:02
16. "Same Old Song, I'm Gone" – 2:20
17. "Young and Crazy" (instrumental) – 2:12

Credits

• "Fast" Eddie Clarke - guitar, co-producer
• Lemmy - bass, vocals
• Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor - drums
• Alan Ballard - Photography, Cover Art
• Steffan Chirazi - Liner Notes
• Curtis Evans - Reissue Design
• Evil Red Neck (Will Reid) - Producer
• Charles Harrowell - Tape Operator
• Martin Poole - Artwork, Photography, Cover Art
• Hatsumi Sakoda - Liner Notes
• Mick Stevenson - Photography
• John Strednansky - Liner Notes
• "Noise by shouting and hitting things"
• Recorded February 1 – 30, 1982 at Morgan Studios – except "Iron Fist" and "Shut it Down", recorded January 26 – 28, 1982 at Ramport Studios, UK,

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

References