The 'Motörhead' war machine rolls on and shows little sign of slowing down, as these old school warriors follow-up the excellent 'Inferno', with this another platter of quality Speed Metal. Is it better than the previous release you ask?, 'Lemmy' stated pre-release he thought it was, personally I would have to say no, but this is just my personal opinion, in all honesty there's not a lot in it. As you might expect little new territory is explored here, just damn solid Speed Metal 'Motörhead' style, if you like their previous work you will like this!

First shot out the barrel is the thundering 'Sucker', a simplistic but pulsating affair that's graced with some divine 'Phil Campbell' guitar licks, the usual cutting vocals and thumping bass from 'Lemmy'- good opener. Not quite so frantic, but still very effective is the grooving 'One Night Stand', a riff driven rocker which harks back to an earlier 'Motörhead' sound, lyrically amusing and so typical of 'Lemmy'. Ensuing with another sublime groove is the lively 'Devil I Know' which ebbs and flows masterfully thanks to fine work from the 'Mickey Dee', perhaps loses a little momentum midway with an average instrumental break but recovers well. The tempo is lifted with the hard hitting 'Trigger', a little generic for 'Motörhead' but far from a poor track, which includes fret work a tad reminiscent of 'Iron Maiden'. More sluggish is the bass driven 'Under the Gun', an uneven cut that at times is promising, but ultimately a little too laboured and listless to make the grade. The only balladsy track making an appearance is 'God Was Never On Your Side', an acoustic come electric number, which sees some subtle vocal work from 'Lemmy', a respectable effort and a pleasant change, but that said not the sort of thing I buy a 'Motörhead' album for. The pace is soon restored for the harder edged 'Living in the Past', which is reminiscent of heavier work from 'We Are Motorhead', a refined rhythm drives throughout and helps make this one of the strongest cuts present. What is it with bands writing songs titled 'Christine'? thankfully this isn't a nod to the “Stephen King” film, although still not really keen on this more melodic affair, the only highlight for me is 'Phil Campbell's' guitar solo. Also failing to impress is 'Sword of Glory', which manages to fall short of it's powerful title, a little reminiscent of earlier work and wouldn't sound out of place on the below par 'Rock 'N' Roll'. A more modern approach is applied to the rowdy 'Be My Baby', that in my opinion doesn't quite work, lyrics just try to be shocking, while the rhythm comes off repetitive without ever being catchy. Back to more familiar territory is 'Kingdom of the Worm', which in all honesty sounds like a reworking of 'Sacrifice', that said still a highlight, very aggressive and uncompromising, 'Lemmy' steals the show with both bass and vocals. The classic 'Motörhead' sound is resurrected for the final track 'Going Down', my album highlight which fails to disappoints with solid lyrics, thundering bass and blazing guitar.

A bonus cover song in included with the limited edition version, this being 'Metallica's' 'Whiplash', it's a very good rendition, brisk, uncompromising and in my opinion works excellently with 'Lemmy's' rugged vocals.

There's very few surprises here, but what you do get is another very respectable dose of trademark 'Motörhead'.