[2][3][4] In November 2016, his new project Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons released their first recording, a self-titled EP.

In August 2017, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons announced that they were to start recording their debut album.

[6] On 26 October 2017, Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons announced the title of the debut album as The Age Of Absurdity, which was released on 26 January 2018 on Nuclear Blast Records.

vocalist from South Wales Neil Starr:[10] On 21 April 2018, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons released a cover of "Silver Machine" for Record Store Day.

On 4 September 2020, the band announced on social media that a new album We're the Bastards would be released on 13 November via Nuclear Blast.