Motörhead star Phil Campbell suffered complications after ‘necessary’ surgeries, inquest hears Campbell was the second longest-serving Motörhead band member after Lemmy The Independent UK · Oct 2
Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell died from multi-organ failure, inquest hears The Pontypridd-born guitarist had undergone two liver transplants and bowel surgery at the Royal Free Hospital in London. Evening Standard · Oct 2
Motorhead legend Lemmy 'had secret romance' with adult film star Former adult film star and wrestling personality Jasmin St. Claire has claimed she had a fling with Lemmy which blossomed into a long lasting friendship. BANG Premier · Sep 23
“People look down on stuff that sells. What do you call that? Downward snobbery I guess”: Revisiting our classic interview with the legendary Lemmy Back in 2012 we spoke to the late Motörhead mainman about his other great passion - rockabilly MusicRadar · Aug 20
"He said, You’re gonna be attacked from every side." Motorhead legend Lemmy offered brilliant career advice to one of rock's hottest new bands when they were starting out "Having Lemmy look at you eyeball-to-eyeball and tell you how it is was a real gift" Louder · Aug 14
“Some bands you see and you just know. The Beatles were one. The Stones were one. AC/DC were one”: This is what Lemmy really thought of AC/DC and their legendary singer Bon Scott One great rock’n’roll icon pays a posthumous tribute to another Louder · Aug 1
"This performance honours Lemmy's legacy." Hollywood Vampires launch cover of Motörhead's Ace Of Spades Supergroup Hollywood Vampires tour Europe next month to mark the release of the live album At Montreux Jazz Festival Metal Hammer · Jul 22
"He said he did these big gigs to make money, but what he enjoyed best was playing in churches and castles with his missus." Russ Ballard's wild tales of Ritchie Blackmore, The Beatles, Robert Plant, Ozzy Osbourne and more Go-to songwriter, solo artist and former Argent guitarist/singer Russ Ballard hung out with The Beatles, is mates with Roger Daltrey and heard Elvis stories from Robert Plant Louder · Jul 15
“We were kinda like the odd man out in the nu metal scene and had to prove we could whip ass”: From hanging out with Lemmy and Willie Nelson to the carnage of Woodstock, how Sevendust’s Lajon Witherspoon became a modern metal icon “Lemmy said, ‘I like your band. Don’t f**k it up.’” Metal Hammer · Jul 11
"There was so much property damage, family members were missing, communication was really difficult." Hurricanes, hardcore and Hetfield team-ups: the rise, fall and triumphant return of Corrosion of Conformity 80s crossover pioneers, 90s stoner metal icons... and then tragedy derailed them in the 2000s. But after a triumphant return in 2015, CoC are stronger than ever Metal Hammer · Jul 4
“Without the guitar, I’d probably be a professional dog-walker or in jail”: The life and times of Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell Motörhead’s longest-serving guitarist was the perfect fit for a band whose bludgeoning sound and appetite for excess eclipsed all others Guitar World · Jun 4
"I walked through it all and felt like spitting on the lot of them". How Pete Townshend's disgust with the hippies inspired The Who's most epic song Warning: Contain's rock's most epic scream Louder · Jun 1
“Jaco made a great contribution, but what came after was all these idiots trying to sound like him. That's why bass players today are so lame”: Bill Laswell gives his unfiltered verdict on modern bassists The visionary producer also had his say on Lemmy, Paul Simon, and his failed studio session with Jaco Pastorius Guitar World · May 30
"The most surreal moment at that day was running into Ronnie Wood in the bathroom." Zakk Wylde's wild stories of Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Dimebag Darrell, Dave Grohl, Elton John and more Zakk Wylde spent years playing guitar for Ozzy, fronts Black Label Society, has taken the place of Dimebag Darrell in the current Pantera… and these are some of his stories Metal Hammer · May 14
Metal Hammer · May 7 "Lemmy said: 'I’ve got some friends in Texas. Do you need any weapons?'" After years of trauma, Corrosion Of Conformity are on the comeback trail - for the second time Stoner-metal icons Corrosion Of Conformity are back in the groove
Louder · Apr 30 "I was pissed off. This disrespects the band." Dave Brock slams BBC suggestion that Hawkwind were anti-Beatles and stole Paul McCartney's long-lost bass Paul McCartney: The Hunt For The Lost Bass tells the story of the former Beatle's long-lost Höfner violin bass
Louder · Apr 16 "Maybe they should have included a disc of Lemmy spinning in his grave." Motörhead's On Parole Sessions are a noble endeavour but the extras are perplexing Motörhead's shelved would-have-been debut album gets the box set treatment it doesn’t need
Metal Hammer · Apr 15 "It was a little over the top, wasn't it? A bit naff." From a much-loved bomber to a creaking mechanical fist: The story of Motörhead's Spinal Tap moment It probably worked on paper
Louder · Apr 1 "We exchanged no words. He eyed me up and down, dipped the silver tube he wore on a chain into a bag of white powder, shoved it up my snout, then walked out. I was up for three days." The day The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde met Motorhead's Lemmy "Without Lemmy, The Pretenders wouldn’t have happened"
Metal Hammer · Mar 16 "One day I came back from delivering the chickens and there was a message. I had to learn 18 songs by Friday." Phil Campbell interview: My life in Motörhead In 2010, Classic Rock interviewed late Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell about his brilliant quarter century in one of rock'n'roll's greatest bands
Metal Hammer · Mar 14 Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dead at 64: “His legacy, music and the memories he created with so many will live on forever” Phil Campbell passed away away following “a complex and major operation”
The Independent UK · Mar 14 Motörhead ‘devastated’ as guitarist Phil Campbell dies aged 64 The Welsh rockstar had fought a ‘long and courageous battle’ in intensive care
Evening Standard · Mar 14 Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies aged 64 after ‘courageous battle’ Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died aged 64.
Metal Hammer · Mar 11 "I love the sleazy, lustful side of Motorhead." Severed heads, strip clubs and baptism by whisky: Why the metal world loved Lemmy Kilmister, the ultimate rock'n'roll rebel We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them
Louder · Mar 11 "It wouldn’t be my first choice of nickname now": Gluecifer's Captain Poon on touring with Lemmy, fun with chickens and the origins of that stage name Having said new music was unlikely, Norwegian rockers Gluecifer are back with their first album in two decades