Rachel Bolan: Skid Row is Talking to New Vocalists but “No One, Really, With a Name”
Despite Lzzy Hale of Halestorm stating back in April that she would most likely continue as fill-in singer for Skid Row beyond the four shows scheduled, the fourth concert she played on Saturday has been billed as her final performance with the band. A permanent Skid Row with Lzzy Hale would have been an amazing sight to see, but apparently it’s not to happen due to scheduling. Still, working with Hale opened up Skid Row to the option of bringing in a new singer who isn’t male.
In a recent interview with Detroit radio station WRIF, Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan was asked if the band have reached out to any singers about being a permanent replacement for Erik Grönwall who left to focus on his health after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Bolan said in the interview (as transcribed by Blabbermouth):
“We have. No one, really, with a name. But, yeah, we’ve been talking to a few guys that piqued our interest, for sure. But right now we’re just concentrating on these [four SKID ROW] shows with [guest singer] Lzzy [Hale of HALESTORM] and having fun with it.”
Despite a certain portion of the fanbase hoping for a return of the band’s ‘80s and ‘90s vocalist Sebastian Bach, Dave “The Snake” Sabo ruled that out pretty definitively. Sebastian Bach similarly said there was no plan for a Bach-Skid Row reunion.
Still, even though the band is on the hunt for a new vocalist, Bolan said that the band continues to be a slave to the grind as they’re working on new music:
“We’ve been writing. I’ve been writing a lot when I can. I’ve been writing in between moving from Nashville back to New Jersey and all that kind of stuff. But, yeah, I always write. Whenever I could hear something in the supermarket, then I just kind of check out real quick and drive home as fast as I can and fire up the Pro Tools [get the ideas down].”
Maybe I’m in the minority here, but I’d love to see Skid Row pick up another awesome female singer like Lzzy Hale. It’s not like they’re Mötley Crüe singing songs like “Girls, Girls, Girls.” And even if they were, all the better. It is 2024 after all.
