IRON FIST
LONG LOST FILM RESTORED & RELEASED
FEATURING UNHEARD, INSTRUMENTAL DEMO
âRIPSAW TEARDOWNâ
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SPECIAL 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITIONS OF
 IRON FIST
TO BE RELEASED ON 23rd SEPT 2022
PREORDERS & EXCLUSIVE MERCH BUNDLES HEREÂ https://motorhead.lnk.to/ironfist40thPR
Once upon a time the loudest, nastiest, speed-freaked trio in the land â the mighty Motörhead â decided that they needed an intro-film to come on stage to, so they could tour their brand-new album Iron Fist. Not for them some gentle promo video, for this was Motörhead in 1982 comprising the seminal three amigos line-up of Lemmy, Fast Eddie Clarke and Phil âPhilthy Animalâ Taylor.
What they produced has been buried in the mists of time, confined to dodgy bootleg VHSâs, but itâs a gory, brutal, hilariously OTT short movie directed by Nick Mead where knights are murdered and maidens are in distress. Shot in a Hertfordshire forest it features a medieval, battle-hardened band stomping around a darkened forest, fuelled by vodka and brandishing weapons, wearing horned helmets and looking fierce whilst punching the air with their Iron Fist!
Imagine a recklessly non-health-and-safety, amphetamine-nightmare, super low budget take on Monty Python and the Holy Grail and youâre halfway there.
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And now, in honour of the 40th Anniversary of the album that inspired this piece of cinematic pastiche, the Iron Fist trailer has been re-discovered, digitised and officially released for the worldâs viewing pleasure. Originally cut to Gustav Holstâs ominous âMars, Bringer Of Warâ, it now features the previously unreleased instrumental demo âRipsaw Teardownâ as its audio soundbed. Itâs really quite something, and sets up the forthcoming release of the Iron Fist 40th Anniversary editions
Whilst the album was rudely dismissed by critics on release, it now reveals itself as a vital snapshot of the band at a crucial period. It followed the consecutive triumphs of Ace Of Spades and No Sleep Til Hammersmith, when the three-piece found themselves caught in the tornado of success, but in true Motörhead style, they careered into their next phase at such velocity it transcended logic or reason to become this trioâs final kamikaze joyride.
Forty years later, Iron Fist sounds like prime Motörhead with the gloves and seat-belts off. For sheer velocity, it could be fastest, most out-of-control of all their releases. To celebrate the anniversary it is being presented in new deluxe editions. There will be hardback book-packs in two CD and triple LP formats, featuring a hammer fist blow, remaster of the original album, previously unreleased demo bonus tracks and a full concert, originally broadcast on Radio Clyde from 18th March 1982. Plus the story of the album and many previously unseen photos. Thereâs also a limited edition, blue and black swirl of the original standalone album
See below for full details of the Iron Fist releases and be sure to visit
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LP AND CD TRACKLISTING
Original Iron Fist album
Iron Fist
Heart of Stone
Iâm the Doctor
Go to Hell
Loser
Sex and Outrage
America
Shut It Down
Speedfreak
(Donât Need) Religion
Bang to Rights
Jacksonâs Studio Demos October 1981
Remember Me, Iâm Gone
The Doctor
Young & Crazy
Loser
Iron Fist
Go To Hell
CD & Digital Bonus Tracks
Lemmy Goes to the Pub
Some Old Song, Iâm Gone
(Donât Let âEm) Grind Ya Down (Alternate Version)
Shut It Down
Sponge Cake (Instrumental)
Ripsaw Teardown (Instrumental)
Peter Gunn (Instrumental
Live at Glasgow Apollo 18/3/82
(Previously unreleased)
Iron First
Heart of Stone
Shoot You In The Back
The Hammer
Loser
Jailbait
America
White Line
(Donât Need) Religion
Go to Hell
Capricorn
(Donât Let âEm) Grind Ya Down
(We Are The) Road Crew
Ace of Spades
Bite The Bullet
The Chase Is Better Than the Catch
Overkill
Bomber
Motörhead
