Ex-Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach said he feels “like a piece of s---” because he hasn’t reunited with the band.
During a recent Metal Hammer interview, Bach spoke in-depth about his time with the glam metal band, which was originally formed in 1986 in Toms River by bassist Rachel Bolan and guitarist Dave Sabo.
“For me, doing three albums with Skid Row, I was just getting started,” Bach told Metal Hammer. “I didn’t think it would be over and done with so quick.”
Bach left the group in 1996 after years of tension. Things reportedly reached a crisis point when Skid Row was invited to open for Kiss on its celebrated reunion tour, but Bach’s bandmates turned down the opportunity due to scheduling conflicts. Bach grew angry and took it out on the other members, eventually leading to his removal from the band.
Though Bach has been open in recent years about making amends and coming together with his former bandmates, Bolan and Sabo have resisted the idea — even as Skid Row has cycled through numerous singers. But Bach is still optimistic a reunion could happen.
“I can definitely see that happening considering they play the same songs I play,” Bach told the heavy metal music publication. “When I get a substantial royalty check for an album I did with musicians that I haven’t been in the same room with since 1996, I feel like a piece of s---. Because we should be giving something back to the fans that have made this great life possible.”
The most recent Skid Row singer Erik Grönwall — who joined in 2022 — just announced he was leaving the band to focus on his health. Lzzy Hale of Halestorm will temporarily serve as vocalist through the rest of the year. A permanent singer has yet to be announced.
Some rock blogs and creators are already speculating whether Grönwall’s departure could mean Bach will be asked to return to Skid Row, whose first two albums both cracked the Billboard Top 10 and sold millions.
While the possibility of a reunion remains uncertain, Bach recently announced a North American tour for his new solo album, “Child Within the Man.”
Bach does not have a New Jersey show planned, but he will make a stop in Patchogue, New York at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on May 16, as well as Albany, New York on May 22 at Empire Live.
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