Skid Row Started Pondering About Singer Erik Gronwall 4 Years In the past

Skid Row guitarist Snake Sabo and bassist Rachel Bolan mentioned the method that led to Swedish singer Erik Gronwall changing ZP Theart.

The lineup change was revealed final month, hours earlier than their first efficiency collectively in Las Vegas. The band additionally launched “The Gang’s All Right here,” the primary single that includes Gronwall, and the title observe from their upcoming album.

“It acquired to a degree the place the scenario with Zee type of put itself forth the place we needed to decide, as a result of one thing nonetheless wasn’t working accurately,” Sabo advised Eddie Trunk on SiriusXM in a brand new interview. “And that is when the concept with Erik got here up. And paradoxically sufficient, years in the past, a very good pal of mine, Rob Hoffman, had stated, ‘If one thing ever occurs, there’s this man in Sweden.’ And he stated the identical factor to our supervisor as effectively, years in the past. And unexpectedly, as life occurs, it type of got here full circle and it grew to become a actuality.”

Bolan stated his ideas about Gronwall had begun to crystalize in 2018 when Skid Row had been touring Europe with the singer’s former band, H.E.A.T. “We’d hear him each night time from the dressing room, and a few occasions, I used to be, like, ‘Man, take heed to this man sing. He’s phenomenal,’” the bassist recalled. “Then I went behind the monitor board a few occasions… I’m like, ‘Wow, when Skid Row has some downtime, I’m gonna get in contact with this dude and begin a aspect undertaking with him.’ … As time went on and we acquired to the purpose to the place we had been with ZP and stuff … I advised Snake, ‘We’ve acquired to test this man out.’”

The band, together with producer Nick Raskulinecz, despatched Gronwall some songs “simply with a information vocal on it, and it got here again about 24 hours later, and we had been like, ‘All proper, he’s the man. Get him on a aircraft. Let’s do that.’”

The album was accomplished by file change with Gronwall working in Sweden. When he arrived in Las Vegas on Mar. 22, 4 days earlier than their first present collectively, it was the primary time he’d met Skid Row as his bandmates. Bolan revealed: “I simply discovered final night time at dinner, he’s, like, ‘I’ve by no means recorded myself like this earlier than!’ And I used to be like, ‘I’m so glad I did not know that.’ As if my stress degree is not excessive sufficient – I’d have simply utterly combusted proper there!”

Sabo famous that he and the remainder of the band could not be happier with their new frontman. “I’ve been on a excessive for in all probability the final month,” the guitarist admitted. “Simply listening to the best way the songs are popping out, seeing the passion in everyone, seeing the optimistic reactions we’re getting from taking part in it for individuals… I really feel like I’m 25 years outdated once more.”