Motorjesus are perhaps the platonic ideal of a metal band: unyieldingly heavy songcraft with solid melodies, appealing vocal harmonies and lyrics that evoke fast cars, existential conflicts and hellish landscapes. It's a formula the group has honed since the late 20th century - first under a different name, then, from 2006's Deathrider, through a growing body of work that includes albums like Dirty Pounding Gasoline (2011), Race to Resurrection (2018), Hellbreaker (2021) and Streets of Fire (2025).
Formed in the west German city of Mönchengladbach, the band began life under a...