Forever" was later covered by Doro Pesch, and Beyond the Black. The Yugoslavian release of the album on ZKP-RTVL was the final record to be released in Slovenia prior to its independence and the renaming of the label to ZKP-RTVS. Critical reception The LP received mostly positive reviews from contemporary critics. Robert Christgau rated it an A−, calling it "sonically retrograde and philosophically advanced." Rolling Stone remarked how the album "..manages to mingle ruthlessness and listenability like never before... creating a new threshold of sharpness for the genre. Fortunately, the crisper approach only makes the cruelty of the group's playing more pronounced." Q also praised the album and wrote that "at 45 the godfather of thrash metal still won't give the old folks a break...Motorhead's ninth studio album is a mad morass of noise, the turbocharged twin guitars of Wurzel and Campbell adding a modern machine sheen to the more primeval approach of Lemmy's shot-blasted vocals." Select reviewer called 1916 "the most cohesive and downright ferocious record to appear under the Motorhead banner since the timeless blast of 'Ace of Spades' in 1980... Motorhead badly needed an album like this, but no one could have guessed they'd do it so convincingly." In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Alex Henderson wrote that "the band's sound hadn't changed much, and time hadn't made its sledgehammer approach any less appealing... whether the subject matter is humorously fun or more serious, Motörhead is as inspired as ever on 1916." Reviewing a reissue on the Hear No Evil label, Kris Needs wrote in Classic Rock: "One of their most well-rounded sets, this memorabilia-stacked reissue comes with two non-album belters, 'Eagle Rock' and runaway hell train 'Dead Man's Hand'." In the Motörhead documentary The Guts and the Glory, Lemmy stated: The album was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 1992 Grammys, but lost to Metallica's Metallica (The Black Album), released approximately six months after 1916. Track listing Personnel Per the album's liner notes. Lemmy – lead vocals, bass Phil "Wizzö" Campbell – guitar Michael "Würzel" Burston – guitar Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor – drums James Hoskins – cello on "1916" Production Peter Solley – producer, mixing Ed Stasium – producer ("No Voices in the Sky", "Going To Brazil" and "Love Me Forever") Casey McMackin – engineer Paul Hemingson – engineer ("No Voices in the Sky", "Going To Brazil" and "Love Me Forever") Steve Hall – mastering