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PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS go to Australia in March. For 32 years, Phil Campbell tore up stages around the world and rocked millions of devoted fans as guitarist and one third of Motorhead. He now returns with his own much lauded band which features his three sons - Todd, Tyla and Dane. The upcoming shows will be the band's first Australian tour, where they will deliver a massive set of Motorhead classics as well as a few select tracks from their own incredible material. Get info at thephoenix.au.
Guitar legend and very longtime HardRadio friend JOHN SYKES - known for his work with Tygers Of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake and Blue Murder, passed away last January at 65 years old. Australia's Golden Robot Records has "a deeply special and historic release" planned for 2026: an unreleased EP from John Sykes, arriving posthumously and offering fans a powerful final chapter from one of rock's most revered guitarists. No details are available at this time, but stay tuned for updates.
Da Capo Press has set September 14, 2027 as the release date for Megadeth frontman and very longtime HardRadio friend DAVE MUSTAINE's new memoir In My Darkest Hour, written with Joe Layden. A press release states: "Dave Mustaine is no stranger to pain and suffering. He battled demons all his life—including an alcoholic father, addiction, and black magic—and turned fifty eight believing he'd survived the worst. But in 2019, Mustaine was forced to face the loss of his instantly recognizable voice and the disintegration of his musical talent. Diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma at the back of his tongue, his entire career—and possibly his life—was about to end. "For Mustaine, it was one more opportunity to fight like hell. "In My Darkest Hour takes readers from the treatment room to the studio as Mustaine chronicles how his diagnosis inspired him to take up the pen and guitar pick, going from radiation and chemotherapy appointments straight into hours-long recording sessions, resulting in Megadeth's sixteenth studio album, The Sick, The Dying...And The Dead! Along the way, Mustaine details how confronting his own mortality brought him closer to his family, taught him how to ask for help, strengthened his faith, and challenged the vulnerability of his art. "Filled with perseverance, hope, and the determination to never let the bastards grind you down, In My Darkest Hour is a masterful portrait of a Dave Mustaine that the world has yet to see and serves as a moving reminder that even our most invincible heroes are human."
