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Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death is a Motörhead studio album, released on 29 August 2006. It arrived two years after Inferno and two years before Motörizer, giving the English band a steady run of records in the mid-2000s. The music sits squarely in heavy metal and hard rock, with a traditional heavy metal backbone.
Kiss of Death: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 44:54Tracklist
- 1SuckerCampbell, Dee, Kilmister2:59
- 2One Night StandCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:05
- 3Devil I KnowCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:01
- 4TriggerCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:53
- 5Under the GunCampbell, Dee, Kilmister4:45
- 6God Was Never on Your SideCampbell, Dee, Kilmister4:21
- 7Living in the PastCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:45
- 8ChristineCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:42
- 9Sword of GloryCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:58
- 10Be My BabyCampbell, Dee, Kilmister3:41
- 11Kingdom of the WormCampbell, Dee, Kilmister4:09
- 12Going DownCampbell, Campbell, Dee, Kilmister3:35
- Produced by
- Cameron Webb
- Recorded at
- Paramount Studios and NRG Studios, Hollywood, California, Maple Studios, Costa Mesa, California
- Recorded
- 2006
- Mixed by
- Cameron Webb
- Engineered by
- Sergio Chavez, Cameron Webb
- Label
- Sanctuary Records
- Length
- 44:54
Line-up
- Phil Campbell · guitar
- Mikkey Dee · drums (drum set)
- Lemmy Kilmister · bass guitar, lead vocals
- Mike Inez · guest
- C.C. DeVille · guest
- Zoli Téglás · background vocals · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2006 | 45 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2006 | 3 |
| German Albums · 2006 | 4 |
| US Heatseekers · 2006 | 10 |
| Swedish Albums · 2006 | 13 |
| Finnish Albums · 2006 | 16 |
| Austrian Albums · 2006 | 20 |
| US Independent Albums · 2006 | 20 |
| Croatian International Albums (HDU) · 2026 | 23 |
| Swiss Albums · 2006 | 26 |
All 16 charts
| French Albums · 2006 | 37 |
| Scottish Albums · 2006 | 37 |
| Italian Albums · 2006 | 42 |
| Dutch Albums · 2006 | 64 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2006 | 82 |
| Japan Oricon Albums · 2006 | 203 |
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
38.4
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2.2k
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25k
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570
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2006-08-25 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 August 2006 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 29 August 2006 | |
| Wikidata | 29 August 2006 | |
| US release | 25 August 2006 | earliest US date |
11 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Sanctuary Records | 060768478428 | other |
| 25 August 2006 | DE | Steamhammer | 693723018720 | original |
| 25 August 2006 | DE | Steamhammer | 693723999128 | original |
| 25 August 2006 | US | Sanctuary Records | 060768478428 | original |
| 29 August 2006 | US | Sanctuary Records | 060768478428 | other |
| 29 August 2006 | XW | Sanctuary Records | 5051083074773 | other |
| 1 September 2006 | DE | Steamhammer | 693723999111 | other |
| 21 September 2006 | JP | Victor | 4988002514199 | other |
| 5 April 2019 | GB | BMG | 4050538457087 | other |
| 2026 | — | Belle Vue Sunshine Touring Inc. | 4099964244274 | deluxe |
| 3 July 2026 | XE | BMG | 4099964244298 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 3000x3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| coverartarchive | 2825×2833 | cropped |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |