| Old Lions Still Roar | ||||
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| Released | 25 October 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2016-2019 | |||
| Length | 41:26 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Todd Campbell | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock |   [1] |
| Blabbermouth | 8/10 [2] |
Old Lions Still Roar is the first solo album by Welsh guitarist Phil Campbell (second if counting albums by his band the Bastard Sons). It was released on 25 October 2019 on Nuclear Blast. [3]
Since 1999, long-time Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell had been planning a solo album. However, this never came about due to the tight schedule of his former band. Only when Motörhead was dissolved after the death of singer Lemmy Kilmister did Campbell find the time to put his ideas into practice. At the beginning of the 2010s he had set up a recording studio in his house and collected riffs and licks over the years. Around 2016, the recordings began, now without time pressure. Phil Campbell insisted on writing ten different-sounding songs that have nothing to do with his old band Motörhead. [4]
Campbell then sent the finished song ideas to various musicians whom he wanted to have as guests on his album. He received many pledges. In addition to his three sons, who join him in the band Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, the album features many stars of the metal and hard rock scene such as Rob Halford of Judas Priest, Alice Cooper, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Danko Jones or Whitfield Crane of Ugly Kid Joe, and more diverse musicians like Mark King of Level 42. Campbell's lyrics have been performed by various singers. Leon Stanford interviewed Campbell and wrote the song "Rocking Chair" about his early days in the music business. Dee Snider wrote "These Old Boots" about all the old musicians involved in the project who are still in business after many years. [5]
The album was produced by Todd Campbell, while Soren Anderson mixed the album. The album title goes back to one of Phil Campbell's sons, who suggested "Old Lions Still Roar" as a song title. According to Phil Campbell, the title would fit perfectly with the solo album, as "many old bags" would be there. An animated music video was released for the song "These Old Boots". The song "Swing It" appeared as a lyric video. [6]
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| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] | 43 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] | 25 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] | 34 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [10] | 75 |
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