- British heavy metal group.
- Best known for the song "Ace of Spades", released November 1980.
- (As of August 2015) Released 22 studio albums in their career. The band does not count "On Parole" (which was recorded in 1976 for what was intended to be their first album but not released until three years later) as an official album.
- Their final lineup, which consisted of Lemmy on vocals and bass, Phil Campbell on guitar and Mikkey Dee on drums, was the same 1995 until 2015 when the band broke up.
- The movie "Eat the Rich" featured six tracks by Motörhead. Including the track Eat the Rich, written for the film. It also featured a solo track, "Bess", by Motörhead's Würzel.
- The band broke up in 2015 after the death of Lemmy.
- According to Metallian. com website the band is considered the forefather of thrash metal.
- May 8th is referred to by fans as "Lemmy Day" because "The 8th of May" sounds much like ""The Ace Of Spades". May 8th is also the day that Dana Plato died. May 8th is also David Keith's & Deborah Harmon's birthday.
- According to Metal Mike radio the cash-in has started and posthumous releases are coming approximately every six months.
- Per PRP Lemmy was anti heavy metal and always called his band rock and roll.
- Lemmy was in a casual romance with Doro.
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