Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons is a Welsh rock band established in 2016 by longtime

Motörhead Motörhead () were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precu ...

guitarist Phil Campbell, following the 2015 death of Motörhead frontman

Lemmy Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy Kilmister or simply Lemmy, was an English musician. He was the founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he wa ...

History

Debut EP (2016)

In November 2016, his new project Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons released their first recording, a self-titled EP. The band has subsequently performed in supporting slots with Hawkwind,

Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...

Saxon The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic * * * * peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...

and

Airbourne Airbourne or Air Borne may refer to: * Air Bourne, a finishing move and the nickname of professional wrestler Evan Bourne * Airbourne (air show), an air show in Eastbourne, United Kingdom * Airbourne (band) Airbourne are an Australian hard r ...

Debut album (2017)

In August 2017, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons announced that they were to start recording their debut album. 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 Nuclear Blast is a record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label mov ...

. The album was produced by Romesh Dodangoda. At the 2018 Metal Hammer Awards ceremony in Germany, it won Best Debut Album. The band's line up for the album features Phil and his three sons, together with former Attack! Attack! vocalist from

South Wales South Wales ( cy, De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, south Wales extends westwards ...

Neil Starr: *Phil Campbell – rhythm guitar *Todd Campbell – lead guitar, harmonica *Dane Campbell – drums *Tyla Campbell – bass *Neil Starr ( Attack! Attack!, Dopamine) – vocals *Romesh Dodangoda – percussion and keyboards on "Into the Dark" * Dave Brock – guitar and vocals on "

Silver Machine "Silver Machine" is a 1972 song by the UK rock group Hawkwind. It was originally released as a single on 9 June 1972, reaching number three on the UK singles chart. The single was re-issued in 1976, again in 1978 reaching number 34 on the UK s ...

Debut single (2018)

On 21 April 2018, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons released a cover of "

" for

Record Store Day Record Store Day is an annual event inaugurated in 2007 and held on one Saturday (typically the third) every April and every Black Friday in November to "celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store". The day brings together fa ...

. The track was previously available as a bonus track on some CD versions of ''The Age of Absurdity''. 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 was recorded in 2020 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." On 2 June 2021, the band announced they had parted ways with vocalist Neil Starr. On 18 January 2022 the band announced that Joel Peters had been made a permanent member of the band.

Band members

Current line-up * Phil Campbell – guitar (2016–present) * Todd Campbell – guitar, harmonica (2016–present) * Tyla Campbell – bass (2016–present) * Dane Campbell – drums (2016–present) * Joel Peters – lead vocals (2021–present) Former members * Neil Starr – lead vocals (2016–2021)

Discography

* ''Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons (EP)'' (2016) * ''The Age of Absurdity'' (2018) * ''We're the Bastards'' (2020)

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2016 establishments in Wales Welsh heavy metal musical groups Welsh hard rock musical groups Nuclear Blast artists Musical groups established in 2016 Musical quartets