Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently caught up with Vivian Campbell to discuss his journey as a musician, the making of Last In Line’s debut album, the impact Jimmy Bain had on him personally and professionally and much more.

When asked what the future holds, Vivian responded: “Ya know, I do like to have a lot going on! Def Leppard, we worked a lot last year. We have a fairly busy year this year, as well. We probably won’t play too many live shows with Leppard, if any, in 2017. However, we almost certainly will go back into the studio and make another album. That is certainly going to keep me busy!

“As I said, I don’t know what is going to happen with Last In Line to be honest. I am enjoying it but I was enjoying it a lot more until Jimmy passed away. It has put us at this peculiar kind of crossroads.

“There is another band that I used to be in many, many years ago that I am getting together with next week to start writing for a new record. I can’t mention who it is yet but it is one of my past projects and we are kind of getting back together and we have been offered a record deal.

“I like to stay active as a musician, even if it just means going to the local club and playing. I have a little bar band that plays very, very occasionally. It is entirely covers from Thin Lizzy to early ZZ Top and early Fleetwood Mac from the Peter Green era and other stuff like that. It is kind of a quasi-blues rock band. Even if it was something like that, I really believe you are what you do. I have always been a musician, so I always try to stay busy!”

Read the full interview at Icon Vs. Icon.

Campbell and his side band Last In Line recently entered the Billboard album charts with their Heavy Crown album. The album was released worldwide on February 19th as a regular CD, Deluxe Edition CD + DVD and digitally.

Heavy Crown entered the Billboard 200 album chart at #188. The album also landed at #6 on the Hard Rock albums chart, at #22 on the Top Rock chart and is #75 for Top Album Sales. The album failed to make the main Top 100 album chart in the UK, but did enter at #7 on the Rock album chart.

CD tracklisting:

“Devil In Me”
“Martyr”
“Starmaker”
“Burn This House Down”
“I Am Revolution”
“Blame It On Me”
“In Flames” (Bonus Track Deluxe Edition)
“Already Dead”
“Curse The Day”
“Orange Glow”
“Heavy Crown”
“The Sickness”

DVD tracklisting:

“Devil In Me” (video)
“Starmaker” (video)
Making of Heavy Crown

“Blame It On Me” lyric video:

“Starmaker” video:

“Martyr”:

“Devil In Me” video:

Behind-the-scenes “making of” footage: