Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons announce second album & premiere lead single
Listen to 'Son of a Gun'
Last updated 4th Sep 2020
Welsh hard rock juggernauts Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons will release their second studio album ‘We’re The Bastards’ on Friday 13th November 2020 via Nuclear Blast Records.
The follow-up to January 2018’s ‘The Age of Absurdity’, ‘We’re The Bastards’ was recorded and engineered during lockdown and it’s described as “bigger, better and even more raucously uplifting than its predecessor.”
The album boasts 13 all-new tracks and it was once again created by Motörhead legend Phil Campbell alongside his beloved sons Todd (guitar), Tyla (bass) and Dane (drums), and frontman Neil Starr.
As a taster for the record, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons have premiered the fiery lead single ‘Son of a Gun’ and its accompanying music video.
Phil Campbell says of the track: "We’re really excited to announce the release of our new single “Son of a Gun”, it will blow your head off!"
Watch Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons 'Son of a Gun' video:
Commenting on the album ‘We’re The Bastards’, Neil Starr says: "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."
Behold the 'We're The Bastards' artwork:
Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons formed in 2016 several months after the untimely death of Motörhead frontman Lemmy in December 2015.
They released their self-titled debut EP in November 2016 before unleashing their Romesh Dodangoda produced debut album ‘The Age of Absurdity’ in early 2018.
The band have supported the likes of Guns N' Roses, Saxon, Airbourne and Hawkwind, played a their own headline tours and rocked festivals around the globe, including Planet Rockstock and Winter’s End.
Phil Campbell released his debut solo album ‘Old Lions Still Roar’ in October 2019 and it featured blockbuster collaborations with Alice Cooper, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, former Queen of the Stone Age and Kyuss bassist Nick Oliveri, Motley Crue’s Mick Mars, Dee Snider, Orange Goblin’s Ben Ward, Skindred’s Benji Webbe, Ugly Kid Joe’s Whitfield Crane and more.
The 'We're The Bastards' track-listing:
The tracklist reads as follows:
1) We're The Bastards
2) Son Of A Gun
3) Promises Are Poison
4) Born To Roam
5) Animals
6) Bite My Tongue
7) Desert Song
8) Keep Your Jacket On
9) Lie To Me
10) Riding Straight To Hell
11) Hate Machine
12) Destroyed
13) Waves
Bonus tracks limited digipak:
14) Big Mouth (Live)
15) Freak Show (Live)
16) Dark Days (Live)
17) Rock 'n' Roll (Live)