Ace Of Spades

MOTÖRHEAD Released The Motherrocker Of All Heavy Metal Rockers ‘ACE OF SPADES’ 45 Years Ago

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Top singles from the past

27 October 2025

Ear-piercing metal big shots MOTÖRHEAD (1975-2015) fronted by
rock maniac Lemmy (1945-2015) released their mammoth classic
ACE OF SPADES on 27 October 1980, 45 years ago today.

It hit the UK charts on 3 different occasions (first release, re-release,
and after the death of Lemmy in 2015, and sold more than 400.000
copies over the years.

On this day AOS gained more than
536 million streams on Spotify.

It featured on their
4th, same-titled, LP.

Lemmy about the lyrics: “I used gambling metaphors, mostly
cards and dice, when it comes to that sort of thing, I’m more into
the one-arm bandits actually, but you can’t really sing about
spinning fruit, and the wheels coming down”.


The pleasure is to play
Makes no difference what you say
I don’t share your greed
The only card I need
Is the Ace of Spades
The Ace of Spades”

Live (with Dave Grohl and Slash)…

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A PRIMITIVE EVOLUTION – Canadian Powerhouse Trio Turn ‘THE ACE OF SPADES’ Into A Vicious Master Blaster

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

21 March 2023

BAND: A PRIME EVOLUTION
WHO: Powerhouse trio from Toronto, CA.

NEW EP: 3-track one, entitled ACE OF SPADES

PICK: The title track.

Brett Carruthers (frontman): “We actually started playing it live for fun years ago while writing ‘Becoming’ and were listening to a lot of Motörhead classics. We thought, what if we slowed it way down to sound like one of our dirty rock jams? We fell in love with the result and played around with it, and finally decided to record it. We’re just sad Lemmy will never get to hear it, but hopefully the metal gods may accept our filthy offering!”

TUTV: It’s a daring affair to cover a cannonball by the legendary noise titans
Motörhead. The band of the late metalhead Lemmy. And it’s even more daring
to cover their sassy steamroller ACE OF SPADES.

Guess what? Canadian powerhouse trio A PRIMITIVE COLLECTION nail it with
blustery bravado. They slow down Ace Of Spades and turn it into a vicious master
blaster Lemmy definitely would like when he hears the schizophrenic guitar riffage,
the monstrous drum/bass power, and singer Brett Carruthers‘s ruthless primal
screams. Wowzers!

Lemmy once said: “People don’t know how to be outrageous anymore.”
Except for powerhouse A Prime Evolution that is.

Here’s why.

Original.

Full EP.


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A PRIME EVOLUTION: Facebook – Instagram

Waking Up With Badass Canadian Rockers A PRIMITIVE EVOLUTION Doing MOTÖRHEAD

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Works faster and harder than caffeine

11 February 2023

Band: A PRIMITIVE EVOLUTION
Who: Heavy-hitting alt-rock trio from Canada.
They already have three albums to their credit.
A.P.E. (2009), The Prize (2012) and Becoming (2018).

And now they have announced a 3-track EP
through Metropolis Records, landing on 3 March.
Pre-order info here.

Along with the news comes the first taster,
the trio’s cover of Motörhead‘s crushing classic
Ace Of Spades (almost 360 million streams
on Spotify).

APE‘s take is a Herculian haymaker. Slower, but as blasting badass
as the original, with a titanic wall of sound blowing you off your feet.
Hell smoking hell yeah! Fucking ace!

Press play and start the fireworks.

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APE: Facebook – Instagram

MOTÖRHEAD Classic ACE OF SPADES Played On A Pipe Organ Of A Church (No Joke)!

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13 August 2021

A couple of mindboggling bellringers in the Netherlands had a totally
insane idea. Why not play MOTÖRHEAD classic ACE OF SPADES on an
antique pipe organ?

Musician and organ player Frank Steijns performed it as part the of the
2021 Tower Festival in Weert, south-eastern Netherlands, accompanied
by his riff-roaring guitar friend Jitse Zonneveld.

Motörhead reacted/shared on Twitter: “Here’s one we really like. Enjoy!”

I wonder if God and his
son Jesus are fans…

The flabbergasting original…

MOTÖRHEAD: Twitter

When Metalheads BODY COUNT Cover Metal Classic By Metalheads MÖTORHEAD

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17 December 2020

Metallic fun when metalheads ICE T. and his gang BODY COUNT cover the metal motherfucker classic ACE OF SPADES by iconic metalheads MOTÖRHEAD

Get up, stand up and bang your head against the wall. Metal time for metal freaks…

The ace of trash metal: LEMMY…

BODY COUNT: Facebook

MOTÖRHEAD Released ‘ACE OF SPADES’ Album 40 Years Ago Today

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30 October 2020

Band: MOTÖRHEAD (London)
Active: 1975-2015
Album: ACE OF SPADES – fourth LP

Released: 30 October 1980 – 40 years ago today
Score: #4 in the UK

AllMusic/Jason Birchmeier wrote: “‘Ace of Spades’ was Motörhead’s third great album in a row, following the 1979 releases of ‘Overkill’ and ‘Bomber’, respectively… The singular sound (still loud and in your face, rest assured), along with the exceptionally strong songwriting and the legendary stature of the title track, makes Ace of Spades the ideal Motörhead album if one were to choose one and only one studio album. It’s highly debatable whether Ace of Spades is tops over the breakthrough Overkill, as the latter is more landmark because of its earlier release, and is somewhat rougher around the edges, too. Either way, Ace of Spades rightly deserves its legacy as a classic. There’s no debating that.” Score: 4.5/5.

Lemmy: “I don’t really have the voice for love songs, do I?”

Turn Up The Volume: Sex, drugs, whisky, speedy
metal, and Lemmy. Winning combination.

The one and only single off the album, the classic ass-kicking title track…

Album in full…

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R.I.P. Lemmy

Motherrocker Of All Heavy Metal Anthems – ‘ACE OF SPADES’ By MOTÖRHEAD Came Out 40 Years Ago

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Top singles from the past…

27 October 2020

Band: MOTÖRHEAD
Active: 1975-2015

Single: ACE OF SPADES
B-side: Dirty Love
Released: 27 October 1980 – 40 years ago today

Score: the single hit the UK charts on 3 different
occasions (first release, re-release, and after the
death of Lemmy in 2015 – R.I.P.) and sold more
than 400.000 copies over the years.
Album: Ace Of Spades – the band’s 4th LP

Yeaaaahhhh…

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Live (with Dave Grohl and Slash)…

MOTÖRHEAD: Facebook

MOTÖRHEAD – Metal Masterbomb Album ‘ACE OF SPADES’ Turns 40 – Various DELUXE EDITION’s Coming

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22 July 2020

Metal masterbomb LP ACE OF SPADES by noise legends MOTÖRHEAD, led by late rock beast LEMMY (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015) celebrates its 40th anniversary
on 8 November 2020.

Various deluxe editions include hardback book-packs in 2xCD and 3xLP formats — featuring a previously unheard show from the ‘Ace Up Your Sleeve’ tour, the story of the album and previously unseen photos — and a collector’s edition ‘Ace Of Spades’ box set, which contains “a bevvy of era-specific treasures” and 42 previously unreleased tracks will hit the streets on 30th October. Pre-order facilities here.

To warm up let’s play the immortal title track,
the motherocker of all noise anthems, again… VERY LOUD!

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MOTÖRHEAD: Facebook