| Hammered | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Motörhead |
| Cover: | Motörhead_=_Hammered_(2002).jpg |
| Released: | 9 April 2002 |
| Recorded: | 2001[1] |
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| Genre: | Heavy metal |
| Length: | 45:46 |
| Label: | SPV/Steamhammer |
| Producer: | Thom Panunzio Motörhead |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
Hammered is the sixteenth studio album by British rock band Motörhead, released on 9 April 2002 via Steamhammer, their sixth with the label and beating the Bronze Records era total of original full-length album releases. It was also the beginning of distribution in North America, and other territories, under Sanctuary Records and their subsidiary Metal-Is.
Hammered was released on Metal-Is, a rock label owned by the then-new Sanctuary Records. The album was recorded in the Hollywood Hills at Chuck Reid's house with Thom Pannunzio producing. By this time, Motörhead had recorded several albums as a three-piece, with drummer Mikkey Dee, guitarist Phil Campbell, and original vocalist/bassist, Lemmy. In Joel McIver's memoir Overkill: The Untold Story of Motörhead, Dee is quoted as saying the album – which is noted for its darker subject matter and reflective tone – was influenced by the 9/11 attacks:
In the Motörhead documentary The Guts and the Glory, Lemmy states:The album is perhaps best remembered for "The Game", written by WWE music composer Jim Johnston as the entrance theme for wrestler Triple H. At two WrestleMania events, WrestleMania X-Seven and WrestleMania 21, Motörhead would perform this song live as Triple H made his entrance to the ring. Triple H also contributed co-vocals on the spoken word track "Serial Killer".
Joe Petagno, long time sleeve artist, had this insight into the concept of the album artwork:
AllMusic review states: