Between 26 and 28 January 1982, the band started recording their

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Between 26 and 28 January 1982, the band started recording their self-produced new album at Ramport Studios, before moving onto Morgan Studios to continue the sessions throughout February. On 3 April the single ” Iron Fist ” was released, reaching No. 29 on the UK Singles Chart, followed by the parent album Iron Fist , released on 17 April and peaking at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart. They were the last releases to feature the Lemmy, Clarke, Taylor line-up, though the line-up continued to perform in the Iron Fist UK tour between 17 March and 12 April, and the band’s first headlining North America tour from 12 May until Clarke’s last engagement at the New York Palladium on 14 May.