"Lemmy Kilmister and the rest of Motörhead have been making metal music since 1975, and punk and metal bands that have emerged since then are forever indebted to them.Lemmy Kilmister started his music career playing rock and roll, but it really took off when he joined the progressive rock band Hawkwind in 1971. He would play bass for the group for four years before leaving the band, spending a stint in prison for drug possession and forming a new band, which he first called B*****d before changing its name to Motörhead. He enlisted Pink Fairies guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox (who was later replaced by Philthy Animal-born Philip Taylor). In 1976 Motörhead's debut was rejected by their label and former Blue Goose and Continuous Performance guitarist ""Fast"" Eddie Clarke joined the lineup. When Wallis left, Motörhead became a trio and after releasing an eponymous album of Chiswick Records they moved to Bronze and released Overkill in 1979. A string of albums followed until Ace of Spades became their first American album. By 1981 Motörhead was a smash success in the U.K. despite internal tensions that resulted in Clarke leaving the band and being replaced by Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson.After continuous lineup changes and no significant releases for the next few years, Motörhead made a comeback in the form of 1986's Orgasmatron. 1987's Rock ‘N' Roll was also successful, and a string of albums (and yes, more lineup changes) occurred throughout the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. After 1994's B*****ds, Motörhead concentrated mainly on touring, although they started churning out more albums in the new millennium. In 2005 some of the band's classic albums like Overkill, Ace of Spades and Iron Fist were re-rereleased by Sanctuary and in 2008 Motörhead released their 17th studio album Motorizer. "