Campbell has gathered an impressive pack of old lions to collaborate with for the album, including Alice Cooper, Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe), guitar legend Joe Satriani, Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) and Rob Halford (Judas Priest). 

“I couldn’t believe the incredible players that spent some time on the record for me,” Campbell said to Andrew McKaysmith on his podcast, Scars and Guitars. “I’m the luckiest guy in the world in that respect. Mega talent all the way through it, helping me out when I needed help. I’ve got no complaints whatsoever.”

On the making of the album, Campbell said: “I wouldn’t say [it was] 20 years in the making, but 20 years I’ve been yearning to do a solo album. Since Motörhead, sadly, finished, I’ve had more time to think about [it] and to knuckle down and everything. I probably started the first recording of it about two and a half, three years ago.”

The songs we’ve heard from the upcoming release all sound great and distinctly different from the established Motörhead formula. “I just didn’t want to do an album sounding like Motörhead,” Campbell explained. “I’ve done 20-odd albums like that.”

Listen to the track “Swing It” featuring Alice Cooper:

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“Well, now that my summer shows are over, I can tell you that I’m taking a break from concert performing for a while,” the 64-year-old rocker said in a video post. “I’ve got no more concerts for the rest of this year. 2020, I’m clearing the boards there as well. We’ll see what happens after that.”

Thankfully, Snider isn’t planning to disappear completely from the public’s eye, and he confirms he’ll be doing some guest appearances: “In the meantime, you’ll see me around — I’ll be popping up here or there; I’ll be doing a song or something with other people — but as far as concerts go, that’s gotta take a break.”

Snider has said in interviews from recent years that he feels that he can’t perform physically on the same level he did when he was younger, but it seems that this hiatus is motivated by other, more personal reasons:

“I’m working on my novel, I’ve got some movies in production, television shows, things like that, and I’ve got some family situations to take care of,” he reassured. “Everything’s cool, but I’ve gotta take care of the home fires every now and then. So, [I’m] not sure when I’ll be back on the concert stage — if I’ll be back; we’ll see — but I’m taking a break for a while.”

What can we say — as much as we want to read a Dee Snider novel, we want him back on stage even more!

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Campbell has gathered an impressive pack of old lions to collaborate with for the album, including Alice Cooper, Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe), guitar legend Joe Satriani, Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) and Rob Halford (Judas Priest). 

“I couldn’t believe the incredible players that spent some time on the record for me,” Campbell said to Andrew McKaysmith on his podcast, Scars and Guitars. “I’m the luckiest guy in the world in that respect. Mega talent all the way through it, helping me out when I needed help. I’ve got no complaints whatsoever.”

On the making of the album, Campbell said: “I wouldn’t say [it was] 20 years in the making, but 20 years I’ve been yearning to do a solo album. Since Motörhead, sadly, finished, I’ve had more time to think about [it] and to knuckle down and everything. I probably started the first recording of it about two and a half, three years ago.”

The songs we’ve heard from the upcoming release all sound great and distinctly different from the established Motörhead formula. “I just didn’t want to do an album sounding like Motörhead,” Campbell explained. “I’ve done 20-odd albums like that.”

Listen to the track “Swing It” featuring Alice Cooper:

The post Ex-Motörhead Phil Campbell to Release First Solo Album with Jaw-Dropping Guest Stars appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

“Well, now that my summer shows are over, I can tell you that I’m taking a break from concert performing for a while,” the 64-year-old rocker said in a video post. “I’ve got no more concerts for the rest of this year. 2020, I’m clearing the boards there as well. We’ll see what happens after that.”

Thankfully, Snider isn’t planning to disappear completely from the public’s eye, and he confirms he’ll be doing some guest appearances: “In the meantime, you’ll see me around — I’ll be popping up here or there; I’ll be doing a song or something with other people — but as far as concerts go, that’s gotta take a break.”

Snider has said in interviews from recent years that he feels that he can’t perform physically on the same level he did when he was younger, but it seems that this hiatus is motivated by other, more personal reasons:

“I’m working on my novel, I’ve got some movies in production, television shows, things like that, and I’ve got some family situations to take care of,” he reassured. “Everything’s cool, but I’ve gotta take care of the home fires every now and then. So, [I’m] not sure when I’ll be back on the concert stage — if I’ll be back; we’ll see — but I’m taking a break for a while.”

What can we say — as much as we want to read a Dee Snider novel, we want him back on stage even more!

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