If you have come across the name WECKÖRHEAD before, you are either a very dedicated reader of music reviews on pages like (especially) this one here, a huge fan of MOTÖRHEAD or already familiar with WECKÖRHEAD and maybe a fan of them either. So in case you are a part of the last two groups of people, you should definitely continue reading now. Because Wecker and his buddies have a new record out, the fourth to date. And again it features everything that WECKÖRHEAD are known for in Germany and maybe (or hopefully) in some other parts of the wörld as well. Their first releases “Für Lemmy”, “Taub Für Immer” and “2021” featured a bunch of songs that MOTÖRHEAD played but with German lyrics, somewhere between loose interpretations and nearly literal translations, delivered by a tight band that really enjoys playing those classy songs. As I already stated in my reviews on these releases, it made me grin and is the best tribute to MOTÖRHEAD I heard yet, the best I can imagine. And the same mainly goes for the new album “Bastardos”. The choice of songs covers the whole forty years of MOTÖRHEAD and includes both surprising songs and songs that Lemmy and the guys already covered. Combined with some classics, this mix again knows to please the old geezer I am, even though a few moments are a little bit disappointing. ‘Eisenross’ serves as an example here, as the WECKÖRHEAD version of ‘Iron Horse’ didn’t really catch the special mood of the original studio version. On the other hand we have a fantastic version of ‘Heroes’, which was originally a song from David Bowie. Instead of using the already existing German lyrics from the 1970s, Wecker re-wrote the lyrics as an ode to the days of his youth and friendships that last forever. Some of my personal MOTÖRHEAD favourites come along great as well like ‘Ich Hab Meins’ (‘I Got Mine’) or ‘Im Namen Der Tragödie’ (‘In The Name Of Tragedy’), who both got a well deserved tribute. And doing ‘Rosalie’, a Bob Seger song, made popular by THIN LIZZY, and played live by MOTÖRHEAD a few times, is a more than thankful task. As far as the unexpected songs are concerned, we find gems like ‘Der Zug Rollt Weiter’ (‘Train-Kept-A-Rollin’ from the earliest days), ‘Das Spiel’ (‘The Game’, originally only used as a bonus song) or ‘Hackfresse’ (‘Snaggletooth’). Other surprises are the arrangements of ‘Geborner Rebell’ (‘Born To Raise Hell’) and ‘Verpiss Mich Hier’ (‘Leavin Here’), who both got special kicks from an added horn section. A more than honourable mention goes out to ‘Verloren Im Ozon’, since I thought a song like ‘Lost In The Ozone’ is not that easy to cover without meeting one’s Waterloo. But WECKÖRHEAD negotiated the obstacles damn well and preserved the desolate atmosphere of the song. Along with some more fine versions of older and more recent MOTÖRHEAD songs, these songs make “Bastardos” another WECKÖRHEAD album worth listening and having. If you want to say “I Got Mine!”, visit www.weckoerhead.de, www.facebook.com/weckoerhead or www.randaleshop.de