Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died

British the guitarist of the rock band Motörhead Phil Campbell has died at the age of 64. Campbell was born in May 1961 in Wales.

Campbell played in Motörhead from 1984 until 2015, when the band was disbanded singer-bassist By Lemmy Kilmister after death.

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons band tells about the death in a Facebook post. According to the band, Campbell died between Friday and Saturday night. He had been treated in the intensive care unit before his death.

Campbell founded Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons in 2016 with his three sons and toured until his death.

Motörhead also played in Finland several times, the first time in 1979 at the Punkarock festival in Punkaharju, when the band was still relatively unknown.

The small Hurma newspaper, reporting from the scene, described that the band did not necessarily succeed in convincing the Finnish people on their first attempt.

“Obviously, a two-day party is not suitable for the Finnish physique. When Motorhead came on stage in 11 countries, part of the audience had already left. When MH started, most of them left, and after all, MH is much more demanding than some Solid Senders. Motorhead are traditionally strong. The sound barrier is completely without holes. It doesn’t differ much in tone, but that’s not the point. It’s still somehow melodic”, in the magazine was assessed.

“The audience was small and unenthusiastic. Motorhead declared that they deeply despised those sour faces. They played an encore.”

Motörhead still had time to perform in Finland in December 2015a few weeks before Lemmy Kilmister’s death.

At that time, the Hartwall arena was spinning Michael Monroekinwhich Saturday remembered Campbell in his Instagram post.

“Sad to hear about Campbell’s passing. He was a wonderful and kind-hearted guy. I will miss him very much. Rest in peace, dear friend,” the Finnish musician wrote.