After lead guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke left Motörhead in 1982 in the midst of the band's "Iron Fist" US tour, guitarist Brian "Robbo" Robertson (ex-Thin Lizzy, Wild Horses) was recruited to complete the tour. Drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, who had been a huge Thin Lizzy fan, had lobbied vocalist/bassist/band leader Lemmy to hire Robertson. The change was initially welcomed by both Lemmy and Taylor; in Joel McIver's book "Overkill: The Untold Story of Motörhead", Lemmy is quoted at the time saying that the band's sound had: