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Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons is a Welsh rock band established in 2016 by longtime Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell, following the 2015 death of Motörhead frontman Lemmy.[2][3][4]

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons
Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons in 2018
Background information
OriginPontypridd, Wales
GenresHeavy metal, hard rock[1]
Years active2016–present
LabelsNuclear Blast
MembersPhil Campbell
Todd Campbell
Dane Campbell
Tyla Campbell
Joel Peters
Past membersNeil Starr

History



Debut EP (2016)


In November 2016, his new project Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons released their first recording, a self-titled EP.[5] The band has subsequently performed in supporting slots with Hawkwind, Guns N' Roses, Saxon and Airbourne.


Debut album (2017)


In August 2017, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons announced that they were to start recording their debut album.[6] On 26 October 2017, Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons announced the title of the debut album as The Age Of Absurdity, which was released on 26 January 2018 on Nuclear Blast Records.[7] The album was produced by Romesh Dodangoda.[8] At the 2018 Metal Hammer Awards ceremony in Germany, it won Best Debut Album.[9]

The band's line up for the album features Phil and his three sons, together with former Attack! Attack! vocalist from South Wales Neil Starr:[10]


Debut single (2018)


On 21 April 2018, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons released a cover of "Silver Machine" for Record Store Day. The track was previously available as a bonus track on some CD versions of The Age of Absurdity.[12] The band completed a headlining tour of the UK and Europe in the winter of 2018.


We're the Bastards


On 4 September 2020, the band announced on social media that a new album We're the Bastards would be released on 13 November via Nuclear Blast. The album has been recorded during the Coronavirus lockdown and was recorded and produced by Todd Campbell in Wales and mixed by Soren Anderson. Vocalist Neil Starr said: "It's definitely great to know that we have an audience now. We know there are people that want to hear it, but the truth is that we just had fun with it. Once again, we made the record we wanted to make and it's been really exciting. It was awesome to take our minds off everything and just concentrate on recording a kick ass album for the fans to enjoy."[13]

On 2 June 2021, the band announced they had parted ways with vocalist Neil Starr.[14]

On 18 January 2022 the band announced that Joel Peters had been made a permanent member of the band.[citation needed]


Band members


Current line-up

Former members


Discography



References


  1. JOhn D. Buchanan. "Attack! Attack! - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2019. A hard-hitting, old-school rock outfit led by Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell.
  2. "Copy of Kilmister's (Lemmy's) death certificate" (PDF). Tmz.vo.llnwd.net. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. "Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister Official Cause of Death Revealed". Loudwire.com. Childers, Chad. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. music, Guardian (20 January 2016). "Mötorhead's Lemmy died of prostate cancer, says death certificate". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. "Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons". Facebook.com.
  6. "MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist's PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS Begins Recording Debut Album". Blabbermouth.net. 18 August 2017.
  7. "Motörhead Guitarist's Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons Reveal Debut Album Details - Blabbermouth.net". Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. "WATCH: Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons premiere 'Welcome To Hell' video". Planetrock.com.
  9. "Winners Revealed for 2018 German 'Metal Hammer Awards'". 15 September 2018.
  10. "PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS – Nuclear Blast". Nuclearblast.de.
  11. "WATCH: Phil Campbell gets emotional 'every day' about past members of Motörhead". Planetrock.com.
  12. Day, Record Store. "Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons - Record Store Day". Recordstoreday.co.uk.
  13. [dead link]
  14. "Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons part ways with vocalist Neil Starr". Planet Rock. Retrieved 5 June 2021.



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Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons (deutsch: Phil Campbell und die Bastard-Söhne) ist eine walisische Hard-Rock-Band.
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