Heavy Lifting is the third and final studio album by the American rock band MC5, released on October 18, 2024.
[2] In March 2022, guitarist Wayne Kramer announced that a new MC5 album would be released later in the year, along with a U.S. tour under the name We Are All MC5.
[4] Kramer passed away in February 2024 from pancreatic cancer, as the album was nearing completion.
[5] Kramer enlisted a battalion of friends to deliver the MC5’s last album.
[6][7][8] All lyrics are written by Wayne Kramer and Brad Brooks; except for "The Edge of the Switchblade", written by Wayne Kramer; "Twenty-Five Miles", written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, and Edwin Starr; and "Blind Eye", written by Wayne Kramer, Brad Brooks, Bob Ezrin, and Jill Sobule.