{"id":27348,"date":"2025-10-30T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27348"},"modified":"2025-10-27T22:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T22:34:25","slug":"various-artists-killed-by-deaf-a-punk-tribute-to-motorhead-bmg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27348","title":{"rendered":"Various Artists – ‘Killed By Deaf (A Punk Tribute to Mot\u00f6rhead)’ (BMG)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Motorhead mannaged to defy the boundaries set by the media and fans alike that it was unaceptable to be equally loved by punks and rockers but its fair to say the legacy of LEmmy is one that crosses many genres and to prove thepoint those peeps at BMG have only gone and gotten a bunch of top tier punk rockers to record their versions of Motorhead tracks be it classics or deeper cuts its all here for your indulgence and to be fair whilst a lot of tribute albums are bloated and very patchy this one is an absolute raging success and wall to wall bangers. Be it faithful interpretations or more twisted offerings it’s of a very high standard, and the addition of The Damned classic ‘Neat Neat Neat’ featuring Lemmy is a most welcome addition and barnstorming winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sure, Mot\u00f6rhead\u2019s impact on metal has long been acknowledged, but the punks like GBH, Discharge and the Damned is undeniable. There can be no doubt that because of Mot\u00f6rhead, these bands were faster, dirtier, louder,\u00a0better<\/em>, because of Mot\u00f6rhead.

Lemmy once said,\u00a0\u201cThe punks loved us. The only reason we weren\u2019t in that lot was because we had long hair, so obviously, we must be heavy metal. That was the thinking. But a lot of kids heard us without seeing a picture, so they thought we were a punk band.\u201d<\/em>

Of the fourteen tracks on this album, you\u2019ll hear the passion and respect they have in their delivery and DNA for Mot\u00f6rhead. You have Rancid, Pennywise, Lagwagon, The Bronx and FEAR all contribute raucous versions of their favourite Mot\u00f6rhead tracks. I could go through them one by one, but that would spoil it for you, it’s that good. from his adopted home, later on in life, they just “get it” from the awesome opener from Pennywise, the good vibes just keep flowing… and also up-and-coming upstarts like Slaughterhouse contribute, because, let\u2019s face it, Mot\u00f6rhead always loved and championed the underdogs.

Lemmy covered the Pistols’\u00a0‘God Save The Queen’\u00a0and wrote\u00a0‘R.A.M.O.N.E.S’ for Da Bruddas, for the\u00a0‘1916’\u00a0album, so it seems only fair to put this beast together. It\u2019s only fitting, then, that the only non-Mot\u00f6rhead song on this album is from when he teamed up with The Damned in 2002 for a previously unheard and blistering version of The Damned\u2019s classic,\u00a0‘Neat Neat Neat’, which is the album’s crowning glory. Lemmy and the Damned have a shared history over many years and crossed paths, so this was the clincher for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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