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\nAmsterdam heavy rock jackhammers DEATH ALLEY pay homage to the recent passing of Ian \u201cLemmy\u201d Kilmister of Mot\u00f6rhead by covering the original song from whence that band took its name. \u201cMotorhead\u201d \u2014 sans umlaut \u2014 was the final song Lemmy penned during his time in Hawkwind, which came to a close in 1975. It originally appeared as the B-side to the single \u201cKings of Speed\u201d from the Warrior on the Edge of Time album, but it\u2019s shown up in so many places, release by Mot\u00f6rhead and Hawkwind as well as other bands\u2019 versions, that it really belongs to Lemmy more than either band over the other. Check out the song HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Death Alley, who\u2019ll make a return to Roadburn this year in addition to playing Desertfest Berlin, are getting ready to release a 7\u2033 cover of \u201cMotorhead\u201d as a tribute to the Man Himself. They would seem to be perfectly suited to the task. If you heard the four-piece\u2019s 2015 debut, Black Magick Boogieland (review here), then you already know their sound takes heavy influence from both Mot\u00f6rhead and Hawkwind, but it\u2019s specifically on the space rock impulse that they draw for \u201cMotorhead,\u201d drawing a three-minute original into an extended cosmic jam \u2014 much truer to live versions \u2014 while keeping in mind the hook at the song\u2019s core. If you\u2019re wondering how they could get it together so quickly after Lemmy\u2018s death, they didn\u2019t. The song was reportedly put to tape a couple weeks ago and it just so happened that because 2015 had to get one more bummer in on its way out, the timing fit.<\/p>\n