Motorhead return with Bad Magic

By Scott Munro
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They reveal 22nd album will be released on August 28 and will tour later this year to mark their 40th anniversary

Motorhead have announced that their 22nd album will be called Bad Magic – and it’ll be released on August 28.

The announcement follows a series of teasers from the band over recent days and a statement accompanying the news says the record will be “bristling with thunderous attitude, pioneering spirit and some of the fiercest rhythms and riffs that’ll beat your ears into submission this year.”

Bad Magic, which will feature a cover of Rolling Stones classic Sympathy For The Devil, is now available to pre-order on CD (opens in new tab), limited-edition box set (opens in new tab), Digipak (opens in new tab) and vinyl (opens in new tab).

Lemmy and co will also head out on a winter tour to mark their 40th anniversary. They’ve announced several European dates so far, with more to be added in due course.

They’ll play Glastonbury next month after a headline slot at Truro’s Eden Sessions. They’ll also set sail on the second Motorboat cruise in September.

Bad Magic tracklist

  1. Victory Or Die 2. Thunder & Lightning 3. Fire Storm Hotel 4. Shoot Out All of Your Lights 5. The Devil 6. Electricity 7. Evil Eye 8. Teach Them How To Bleed 9. Till The End 10. Tell Me Who To Kill 11. Choking On Your Screams 12. When The Sky Comes Looking For You 13. Sympathy For The Devil

2015 Bad Magic tour dates

Nov 15: Paris Zenith, France

Nov 17: Dusseldorf Mitubishi Electric Halle, Germany

Nov 18: Saarbrucken Saarlandhalle, Germany

Nov 20: Munich Zenith die Kulturhalle, Germany

Nov 21: Munich Zenith die Kulturhalle, Germany

Nov 24: Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle, Germany

Nov 25: Ludwigsburg Arena, Germany

Nov 27: Berlin Max Schmeling Halle, Germany

Nov 28: Hamburg Oslo Spektrum, Germany

Nov 30: Arhus Scandinavian Congress Centre, Denmark

Dec 03: Oslo Spektrum, Norway

Dec 06: Helsinki Hartwall Arena

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.