The 20th Motörhead album follows the same pattern found on the three before it; by this point, the band and producer Cameron Webb were a well-oiled machine. If Lemmy brought the songs, the production would showcase them. And early on, the music is as sharp and rockin’ as any fan could hope for; the first four tracks (“Born To Lose,” “I Know How To Die,” “Get Back In Line,” “Devils In My Head”) are all burners with head-nodding riffs, driving rhythm, and witty lyrics. It’s the fifth track that provides the album’s first stumble. “Rock And Roll Music” is as clichéd as its title, and while the verses have energy and groove, the chorus saps all the momentum.

Fortunately, the band doesn’t lose steam for long. The album’s second half offers a few more killer tracks, most notably “Waiting For The Snake,” “Outlaw,” and the closing kiss-off, “Bye Bye Bitch Bye Bye.” Thirty-five years and twenty albums into their career, Motörhead still had it.