The album was recorded in the Hollywood Hills at Chuck Reid's house with Thom Pannunzio producing.

By this time, Motörhead had recorded several albums as a three-piece, with drummer Mikkey Dee, guitarist Phil Campbell, and original vocalist/bassist, Lemmy.

Joe Petagno, long time sleeve artist, had this insight into the concept of the album artwork: "it was originally going to be used for the 27-year-old anniversary design, we took the 27 out and experimented.

"[2]AllMusic review states: "in Hammered's 'Walk a Crooked Mile', Motörhead has written at least one more classic to add to the band's large number of hits, which could easily fill a double CD.

Epic in length and with a cool bassline courtesy of Motörhead[s] main dude Lemmy Kilmister, 'Walk a Crooked Mile' has a bit of a punk edge to it, like a lot of Motörhead's tunes, but it also closes with a stylish '80s-style metal guitar solo.."Lee Marlow of Classic Rock wrote in November 2013 that: "'Red Raw' deftly renewed that ageless, relentless, high-speed battery via a dash of brutish post-thrash modernity and lyrics that drip with moonlit murder and madness.