"Is Aftershock the ultimate Motörhead album? Probably not. Ace of Spades is legendary for a reason, and lesser-known efforts from 1986's quirky yet vicious Orgasmatron to 2004's mighty Inferno deserve places near the top of the canon. But taken on its own terms, the LP is deeply satisfying and frequently thrilling. A listener with no prior knowledge of the band—an alien visitor, let's say, or an amnesiac—could hear this and grasp why Motörhead is rightly considered one of hard rock's true titans".