LABEL:Sanctuary Records
VINYL RELEASE DATE:9/23/2022
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1982
VARIANT: Limited Deluxe 40th Anniversary Edition Black Vinyl 3LP

Iron Fist is repositioned as a vital snapshot of Motrhead at a crucial period when they found themselves caught in the tornado ignited by success and, in true Motrhead style, careered into their next phase at such velocity it transcended logic or reason to become this trio’s final kamikaze joyride. Forty years later, with fall-out long dissipated and a proper mastering job that avoided it at the time, Iron Fist sounds like prime Motrhead with the gloves and seat-belts off. For sheer velocity, it could be fastest of them all, the ferocious title track earning such an accolade in Kerrang! In it’s tribute spread to Lemmy after he passed away. By 1982, punk had been and gone, the new wave of heavy metal sounded squeaky and cliched next to it’s grubby godfathers and, while still trouncing all opposition, Motrhead retained that essential ability to laugh at everything, including themselves as they made lightning raids on every sense and orifice with everything cranked to overload. The Iron Fist album; brand new remaster created from the original tapes. Pressed on vinyl as a triple album in a 20 page bookpack. Includes a full live show from Glasgow Apollo released for the first time, plus previously unreleased album demos.

Tracklist

Disc 1

1Iron Fist (40th Anniversary Master)
2Heart of Stone (40th Anniversary Master)
3I’m the Doctor (40th Anniversary Master)
4Go to Hell (40th Anniversary Master)
5Loser (40th Anniversary Master)
6Sex and Outrage (40th Anniversary Master)

Disc 2

1America (40th Anniversary Master)
2Shut It Down (40th Anniversary Master)
3Speedfreak (40th Anniversary Master)
4(Don’t Let ‘Em) Grind Ya Down [40th Anniversary Master]
5(Don’t Need) Religion [40th Anniversary Master]
6Bang to Rights (40th Anniversary Master)

Disc 3

1Remember Me, I’m Gone
2The Doctor (Jacksons Studio Demos – October 1981)
3Young & Crazy (Alternative Version of Sex and Outrage) [Jacksons Studio Demos – October 1981]
4Loser (Jacksons Studio Demos – October 1981)
5Iron Fist (Jacksons Studio Demos – October 1981)
6Go to Hell (Jacksons Studio Demos – October 1981)

Disc 4

1Iron Fist (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
2Heart of Stone (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
3Shoot You in the Back (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
4The Hammer (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
5Loser (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
6Jailbait (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)

Disc 5

1America (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
2White Line Fever (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
3(Don’t Need) Religion [Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982]
4Go to Hell (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
5Capricorn (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
6(Don’t Let ‘Em) Grind Ya Down [Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982]
7(We Are the) Road Crew [Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982]

Disc 6

1Ace of Spades (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
2Bite the Bullet (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
3The Chase Is Better Than the Catch (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
4Overkill (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
5Bomber (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)
6Motrhead (Live at Glasgow Apollo, 18th March 1982)