Bad Magic


Bad Magic is the 22nd and final studio album by the band Motörhead released on 28 August 2015, and is the fifth release under the UDR GmbH / Motörhead Music collaboration of the previous five years.
Due to the death of founder Lemmy Kilmister four months after the album's release, the band disbanded after 40 years on the road. Surviving members Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee stated to numerous media that the band was finished.
"When the Sky Comes Looking for You" was the only song from this album to be played live. In 2016, the album received an ECHO Award nomination for Best Rock/Alternative International, but eventually lost to Iron Maiden's The Book of Souls.

Recording

Bad Magic was written and recorded in L.A., and Cameron Webb again produced the album. In an interview Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee told the press that the recording process was different than previously:
Later Lemmy said the whole album was not recorded live, but they:
The cover of "Sympathy for the Devil" was recorded at the request of pro wrestler Triple H.

Critical reception

Bad Magic received a Metacritic score of 80 out of 100, indicating generally positive reviews from critics. Chad Bowar of Loudwire wrote that the songs on the album had a timeless sound, meaning that listeners wouldn't know if they were written during the year the album was released or in the early '80s.
Ray Van Horn Jr from Blabbermouth.net, noted that with Bad Magic, given Lemmy's health problems:
However, he continues that:
Sean Barry of Consequence of Sound points to the song, "Till the End", and writes that:
Barry ends the review writing:

Commercial performance

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 35, No. 2 on the Hard Rock Albums chart, and No. 5 on the Rock Albums chart, selling 10,325 copies in its first week. The album has sold 36,000 copies in the United States as of June 2016.

Track listing

Personnel

Motörhead
Additional musicians
Production

Weekly charts

Year-end charts