Overview
- Campbell's family announced his death on March 13 at age 64 in a statement released through the Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons official channels.
- The statement said he died peacefully after a long stay in intensive care following a complex major operation and asked for privacy during the grieving period.
- Specific medical details beyond post-surgical complications have not been disclosed by the family.
- In February, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons canceled all scheduled concerts on medical advice given to Campbell, according to reporting cited from Blabbermouth.
- Campbell joined Motörhead in 1984, recorded on albums including Orgasmatron, 1916 and Bastards, later formed Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons in 2016, and released the 2019 solo album Old Lions Still Roar featuring collaborators such as Rob Halford, Dee Snider and Alice Cooper.