Classic Albums - Motorhead - Ace of Spades - 02:55 am Monday, May 25 on Sky Arts

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Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Season 1, Episode 1

The making of Motorhead's album Ace of Spades, which combined rock 'n' roll influences with thrash metal and became the group's best-known release. Featuring interviews with Lemmy, Phil Taylor and former member Fast Eddie Clarke, along with fans such as Metallica's Lars Ulrich and guitarist Slash

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Cast & Crew

Lemmy (Contributor)

Phil Taylor (Contributor)

Fast Eddie Clarke (Contributor)

Lars Ulrich (Contributor)

Slash (Contributor)

Tim Kirkby (Director)

Nick de Grunwald (Producer)

Martin R Smith (Producer)

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Did You Know..

Lemmy (Contributor)

Born: December 24, 1945 in Stoke-on-Trent

Best Known For: Being the figurehead of rock band Motorhead.

Early-life: Born Ian Fraser Kilmister in Stoke-On-Trent on December 24, 1945, but raised on the North Wales island of Anglesey. His clergyman father left the family when he was only three months old - an event thought to explain Lemmy's hatred of religion, something that was a regular theme in his songwriting.

Career: Lemmy spent most of the 1960s in a number of small-time bands, including Opal Butterfly, but also worked as a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1967. He went on to join Hawkwind as a bassist, providing vocals on their only UK chart single, Silver Machine, in 1972, but was sacked two years later for his increasingly erratic behaviour. He then formed Motorhead - named after the last song he wrote for his former band - and recorded the legendary Ace of Spades in 1980. The group released more than 20 albums. Lemmy also worked with Foo Fighter Dave Grohl on his Proton project. On December 28, 2015, Lemmy died at his home in Los Angeles from cancer. He had turned 70 four days earlier.

Quote: 'We don't want to hurt your ears, we want to destroy them.'

Trivia: Lemmy spilled the beans on many a groupie encounter in his autobiography, White Line Fever.