{"id":385539,"date":"2026-03-14T23:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T23:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/385539\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T23:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T23:11:14","slug":"phil-campbell-longtime-motorhead-guitarist-dead-at-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/385539\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Campbell, Longtime Motorhead Guitarist, Dead at 64"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tPhil Campbell<\/a>, longtime guitarist for the Lemmy Kilmister<\/a>-led metal band Mot\u00f6rhead, has died at the age of 64.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe guitarist\u2019s death was announced<\/a> Saturday on the social media accounts for his band Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons. \u201cIt is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father,\u00a0Philip Anthony Campbell, who passed away peacefully last night following a long and courageous battle in intensive care after a complex major operation,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPhil\u00a0was a devoted husband, a wonderful father, and a proud and loving grandfather, known affectionately as \u2018Bampi\u2019. He was deeply loved by all who knew him and will be missed immensely. His legacy, music and the memories he created with so many will live on forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Wales-born Campbell formed the British heavy metal band Persian Risk in the late Seventies, spending five years in that group before he was recruited by Lemmy to join Mot\u00f6rhead in 1984 following the exit of guitarist Brian Robertson.<\/p>\n

\n\tCampbell\u2019s stint with Mot\u00f6rhead began with their seventh album 1986\u2019s Orgasmatron, and he would ultimately serve as the band\u2019s longest tenured guitarist, spending 31 years in Mot\u00f6rhead until they disbanded following the Lemmy\u2019s death in 2015. During his run, Campbell recorded 16 studio albums with Mot\u00f6rhead, and contributed the riffs to tracks like \u201cDeaf Forever,\u201d \u201cEat the Rich,\u201d and \u201cBorn to Raise Hell.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tPost-Mot\u00f6rhead, Campbell released his first solo album Old Lions Still Roar in 2019, as well as a trio of albums fronting the Bastard Sons; Campbell and the Bastard Sons were scheduled to tour Europe earlier this year, but the tour was canceled \u201cdue to medical advice Phil\u00a0has just received,\u201d the band said at the time.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen Mot\u00f6rhead were for nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020, Campbell was not among the members initially considered for induction; only Lemmy, founding guitarist \u201cFast\u201d Eddie Clarke and drummer Phil \u201cPhilthy Animal\u201d Taylor were nominated. However, following fan outcry<\/a>, Campbell and drummer Mikkey Dee were added to the ballot.<\/p>\n

\n\tDee, who joined Mot\u00f6rhead in 1992 and remained until Lemmy\u2019s death, paid tribute to his longtime band mate Campbell on social media Saturday.<\/p>\n

\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHe was the funniest guy I have ever known and the best rock guitar player I have ever played with. His vibe and feel for rock music were outstanding. We wrote 12 studio albums together, and he never stopped surprising me with his extreme talent. Most of all, I will miss hanging out with the nicest guy you could ever meet,\u201d Dee wrote.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMy family and I send our thoughts to Phil\u2019s family. I truly wish them all the best for the future, and I will be right here if they ever need anything. Sleep well, my friend and rock soldier. Say hi to Lemmy, W\u00fcrzel, Filthy and Eddie. I am sure you\u2019ll be a crazy gang hanging out together again!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Phil Campbell, longtime guitarist for the Lemmy Kilmister-led metal band Mot\u00f6rhead, has died at the age of 64.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":385540,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[264],"tags":[18,117,19,17,176415,93185,337,13241,5769,176416,176417],"class_list":["post-385539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-lemmy-kilmister","tag-motorhead","tag-music","tag-obit","tag-obituary","tag-phil-campbell","tag-rsx"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116230061023129494","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}