Slash Breaks Down What Made Motörhead ‘So F—king Cool’
“They were just as heavy as the most heavy metal band, but they were still strictly a rock ‘n’ roll band,” he said.
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades” album, professional wrestler Triple H was joined by legendary rockers — including Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, and Motörhead’s own Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee — to pay tribute on Ozzy’s Boneyard.
According to Slash, what made Motörhead “so f—king cool” was “they were just as heavy as the most heavy metal band, but they were still strictly a rock ‘n’ roll band.”
He explained, “There’s a big difference between the sort of minor metal kind of thing that metal bands were doing at the time and the almost ’50s rock ‘n’ roll-influenced chord changes, and then just really, really heavy duty f—king bass and guitars and drums, and then Lemmy [Kilmister]’s voice, which just created a very unique sound that was very rock ‘n’ roll and very Motörhead and f—king awesome.”
