Orgasmatron (song)
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"Orgasmatron" is the title song of British
metal
band
Motörhead's 1986 album of the same name
. One of Motörhead's heaviest songs, "Orgasmatron" is a dark apocalyptic tale of turmoil and pain mixed with religious and political themes. Motörhead re-recorded it in 2000 and made it available as an internet download, where it was referred to as "Orgasmatron 2000", but it later appeared in 2003 on the Stone Deaf Forever!
box set. That version has some differences from the original track.
's cover is perhaps the most notable; they released it on their 1991 album Arise. Satyricon
, Transmetal
, Yat-Kha
and Hellsongs
have also covered it, each having their own alterations on the song.
United Kingdom
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metal
Heavy metal music
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band
Musical ensemble
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Motörhead's 1986 album of the same name
Orgasmatron (album)
Orgasmatron is the seventh album by the British band Motörhead, released in 1986. It is the only full Motörhead album to feature Pete Gill on the drums, although he also played on the four new tracks recorded for the 1984 No Remorse compilation album....
. One of Motörhead's heaviest songs, "Orgasmatron" is a dark apocalyptic tale of turmoil and pain mixed with religious and political themes. Motörhead re-recorded it in 2000 and made it available as an internet download, where it was referred to as "Orgasmatron 2000", but it later appeared in 2003 on the Stone Deaf Forever!
Stone Deaf Forever!
Stone Deaf Forever!, released in 2003, is the first fully comprehensive box set collection covering the British band Motörhead's career from 1975–2002 and is the first box set to be issued with full band approval: the track listing was compiled in association with the band and its fan club.The...
box set. That version has some differences from the original track.
Covers
Many bands have covered the song. SepulturaSepultura
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...
's cover is perhaps the most notable; they released it on their 1991 album Arise. Satyricon
Satyricon (band)
Satyricon is a Norwegian black metal band, and the first one in the genre to join a multi-national record label .-Biography:Satyricon was formed in 1990 by Czral and Wargod. Ulver and Satyr soon joined them...
, Transmetal
Transmetal
Transmetal may refer to:* Transition metals, a group of elements in the periodic table* Transmetal , a Mexican thrash/death metal band* Transmetals, a type of Transformer technology in the fictional Transformers universe...
, Yat-Kha
Yat-Kha
Yat-Kha is a band from Tuva, led by vocalist/guitarist Albert Kuvezin. Their music is a mixture of Tuvan traditional music and rock, featuring Kuvezin's distinctive kargyraa throat singing style, the kanzat kargyraa.-Biography:...
and Hellsongs
Hellsongs
Hellsongs were a three piece acoustic band from Sweden who produced covers of famous rock and metal songs in a very different style that they called 'lounge rock'...
have also covered it, each having their own alterations on the song.