Motörhead and The Damned have unearthed their previously unheard collaboration from 2002 – check it out below.
On Wednesday (September 10), Motörhead and The Damned officially shared ‘Neat, Neat, Neat’, their 2002 remake of The Damn’s 1977 track of the same name. The track, while bootlegged in the past, had never been officially released until now.
The collaboration’s release serves as the first preview of an upcoming punk tribute album in honour of Motörhead’s 50th anniversary.
The album is titled ‘Killed By Deaf: A Punk Tribute to Motörhead’. It is due for release on October 31 via BMG Recordings – you can pre-order a copy or pre-save the album here.
The album will feature a slew of punk icons paying homage to the legendary Lemmy-led band. ‘Killed By Deaf’ consists of 14 tracks from the likes of Pennywise, Rancid, FEAR, Murphy’s Law, Anti-Nowhere League and more. The tribute album closes out with Motörhead and The Damned’s 2002 version of ‘Neat, Neat, Neat’.
In an old quote shared in a press release, per Consequence, Lemmy said of the band’s connection to the punk scene: “The punks loved us. The only reason we weren’t in that lot was because we had long hair, so obviously we must be heavy metal. That was the thinking. But a lot of kids heard us without seeing a picture, so they thought we were a punk band.”
The tracklist for ‘Killed By Deaf: A Punk Tribute To Motörhead’ is:
01. Pennywise – ‘Ace Of Spades’
02. Rancid – ‘Sex & Death’
03. The Bronx – ‘Over The Top’
04. Lagwagon – ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll’
05. FEAR – ‘The Chase Is Better Than The Catch’
06. GBH – ‘Bomber’
07. Murphy’s Law – ‘Stay Clean’
08. Slaughterhouse – ‘Love Me Like A Reptile’
09. The Casualties – ‘The Hammer’
10. Anti-Nowhere League – ‘Born To Raise Hell’
11. Love Canal – ‘Voices In The Sky’
12. Soldiers Of Destruction – ‘Overkill’
13. Wisdom In Chains – ‘Iron Fist’
14. Motӧrhead & The Damned – ‘Neat, Neat, Neat’
Back in June, Motörhead released their “lost” 1976 album ‘The Manticore Tapes’, marking the first time that the band’s first-ever recording session has been released to the public. It contains 11 previously unheard recording, as well as alternate takes, instrumentals and early recordings of songs from their self-titled debut album and their 1979 album ‘On Parole’.
In February, it was confirmed that plans to erect a statue of the late Motörhead frontman in the town where he was born have been approved by Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
