Metal Anarchy

Rachel Bolan (Skid Row) has announced a new solo album titled “Gargoyle Of The Garden State.” The effort will be released on June 12 and it will feature contributions from his Skid Row bandmates, Dave “Snake” Sabo, Scotti Hill, and Rob Hammersmith, as well as Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), Danko Jones, Steve Conte (New York Dolls) and Damon Johnson (Lynyrd Skynyrd).

Bolan said the following about the album during an appearance on the “Rockstrap” podcast:

“It doesn’t sound like SKID ROW. I’m doing most of the singing. I’ve got a few guests on there. Our buddy Steve Conte is singing a song. The first single Danko Jones is singing with me. And then there’s another song that Corey Taylor sang. So there’s that. Snake played a solo. Scotti played a solo. Damon Johnson played a bunch of solos. Nuno Bettencourt played a solo. Hammersmith played drums on the whole thing. It’s a whole bunch of buds on there, and it’s cool, man. I’m really happy with the way it turned out. Nick produced it. He produced the [last] SKID ROW record, and every worth-a-shit Active Rock band that’s out there, he produced. He’s so great to work with because he is such a fan of music.

When we did my solo record, I played most of the guitars, most of the singing, all the bass. I didn’t do drums and I didn’t do some of the solos, so most of the solos. So it was a whole different dynamic that way [from making a SKID ROW album with Nick], because he was just talking to me. So it made it go a lot quicker. Stuff didn’t have to clear the committee’s vote and stuff and shit like that. So it was cool, man. And to see him excited about something that I wrote again, it was awesome, man. It was a really, really fun process.”

He continued when asked about cover songs:

“[I’m] doing one. I’m not gonna tell you [what it is]… I did it just for the hell of it because I heard it on the radio and I was, like, ‘Man, I didn’t know that was them.’ And so I was, like, ‘It’s a cool tune.’ And I was, like, ‘I’m gonna completely change this — not change the chord structure or lyrics or anything, but I’m gonna change the vibe of it.’ So I did it, expecting the band never to be heard from again, and then they were. And I’m, like, ‘Oh, okay.’”

He also added that he is “getting ready to shoot the first video” for the album and a single will arrive in the coming months.

[via Blabbermouth]