Motorhead
Garry Bushell, Sounds, 6 June 1981
TWO LUVLY black eyes, oh what a surprise. Or more to the point, OWWW! what a surprise. I know it's traditional for hacks to liken the Motorhead mega-metal onslaught to the kick of a crazed kangaroo or the punch of the Hulk on Angel Dust but it's never affected me quite like this before.
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