STAMFORD, Conn., September 3, 2008 - Grammy Award winners and hard rock
legends Motörhead have been enlisted to provide their new song “Rock Out” as the
official theme music for WWE’s September pay-per-view event, Unforgiven®. “Rock Out”
is the lead track off Motörhead’s eagerly-awaited new album, Motörizer.
Beginning Monday, August 18 th , “Rock Out” has been heard on all WWE television
programming leading up to Unforgiven, which airs live on pay-per-view on Sunday,
September 7 from the Quicken Loan Arena in Cleveland, OH. The song is also available
for download via iTunes and streaming on WWE.com.
Millions of WWE fans are already quite familiar with Motörhead, as they perform “The
Game”, the entrance theme for WWE Champion Triple H®. Motörhead and Triple H
have been a successful tag team in the past; Motörhead performed additional theme
songs “King of Kings” and “Line in the Sand” for Triple H and his former stable,
Evolution.
Motörizer, Motörhead’s 24 th studio album, was released in the U.S. on August 26.
Motörhead will also embark on a national tour beginning this week. An iconic hard rock
band that continues to forge ahead and not look back, Motörhead has influenced
generations of bands and are revered by the likes of Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Ozzy
Osbourne, The Ramones, Guns N' Roses and Metallica, who have all paid tribute to the
Motörhead legend. Much like the WWE, Motörhead is supported by legions of devoted
fans and has made a lasting impression on pop culture.
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