Metal Anarchy

During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, Skid Row’s Rachel Bolan was asked about the possibility of a reunion with former frontman Sebastian Bach once again. The bassist responded by saying “it’s not gonna happen.”

Bolan said the following about the band’s ongoing search for a new singer:

“Well, the campaign we did with Sweetwater Music was overwhelming, to say the least, and we’ve gone through the video submissions, about close to 400. And there’s a lot of really talented people out there, a lot of great singers. We’ve also been outside of that — friends from bands may have seen someone while they were on the road or whatnot, and we check everybody out. So what we do is once we see or hear — we get a batch together, like four or five people, and we’ll bring them into New Jersey, and we’ll get in a rehearsal room and check ’em out live. ‘Cause it’s cool when you hear them in a studio situation, but it’s a studio situation, so everything is nice and got a lot of takes and stuff. So, that’s the point we’re at again. We’ve done that three or four times so far, so we’re at that point right now again where we’re gonna bring a few guys into Jersey, get into a room and see what they got.”

He continued when asked about fans who still call for a reunion with Bach:

“It is what it is. People could like us or they could not like us. I really don’t give a shit. I want people to be at our shows. We’ve been doing fine. We’ve been doing great. And the last singer we had, Erik [Grönwall], we got thrown a curveball, because of his health. So, we’re forging forward, and we want to do things our way, and that’s what we’re doing.

I don’t really get it, the reunion thing [with Sebastian] much more, unless we have to look for a singer, and then some people, like the keyboard warriors, tell me exactly what I should be doing. And then, ‘One tour and then call it a day and quit because you suck.’ [Laughs] It’s just, like, yeah, but I wake up and I’m still in SKID ROW. What do you do? [Laughs] You know what I mean? So it’s just like a non-issue for us anymore.

It’s not gonna happen.”

He also added the following when asked about a timeline for a return:

“We have the luxury of time. Last time [we were looking for a new singer] we were in the middle of doing a record and had a decent amount of tour booked. The time before that, I think we had a tour booked. The four of us promised each other, okay, we’re going to take our time. Now, for SKID ROW, two years for me personally — two years is a long time for anybody, but for SKID ROW, we put out albums every eight years. We’re just taking our time, and we’re going through every single person that submits something, and we’re listening to it. And like I said, soon we’re gonna get into a room, a rehearsal situation, and try a few more people out and see what happens… We have time, and we’re not in any rush, and that’s what afforded me the time to put out a solo record. And it is what it is.”

[via Blabbermouth]