Since Motörhead’s break-up, Campbell and Dee remained musically

Since Motörhead’s break-up, Campbell and Dee remained musically active, the former until his death in 2026. Campbell went on to form Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons . The band originally focused on performing Motörhead songs at major festivals. The band has subsequently performed in supporting slots with Guns N’ Roses, Hawkwind, Saxon, and Airbourne. Following their debut album The Age of Absurdity , released in January 2018 they have gone on to produce several acclaimed albums of their own material and to establish a reputation as a successful touring band in their own right. Dee joined Thin Lizzy to play on their anniversary shows in January 2016. However, on 19 April, it was announced that he would not be participating. Subsequently, it was announced that Dee would be filling in for James Kottak on the Scorpions ‘ twelve North American headlining dates, including a run of shows at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas dubbed “Scorpions blacked out in Las Vegas”. Dee later joined the band permanently.