The Age of Absurdity

In the wake of Lemmy Kilmister\'s passing, longtime Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has found musical solace with his three sons and vocalist Neil Starr in Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons. Their full-length debut is a cornucopia of melodic hard-rock jams (\"Ringleader,\" \"Freak Show,\" \"Get On Your Knees\"), while Campbell\'s slash-and-burn Motörhead style cuts through on \"Gypsy Kiss\" and \"Dropping the Needle.\" Before it\'s over, he lends some deep country twang to the harmonica-driven \"Dark Days\" and bluesy ballad \"Into the Dark.\"

With the death of "Fast" Eddie Clarke earlier this month, Motörhead's legendary classic lineup have all passed on. It's up to Phil Campbell,...

From a healing perspective, Phil Campbell couldn't have picked a better time to engage full-on in a project post-MOTÖRHEAD. What he must feel at this point in rock history, now that "Fast" Eddie Clarke has joined Lemmy Kilmister and "Philthy" Phil Taylor in the afterlife, MOTÖRHEAD's faded classic l...