Skid Row (U.S. band)

Skid Row
Skid Row performing at the South Texas Rockfest in 2008. From left to right: Rachel Bolan, Johnny Solinger, and Scotti Hill.
Background information
Origin	Toms River, New Jersey, United States
Genres	Heavy metal glam metal
Years active	1986–1996 1999–present
Labels	Atlantic SPV Megaforce
Associated acts	The Last Hard Men Frameshift TNT
Website	skidrow.com
Members	Rachel Bolan Dave Sabo Scotti Hill Rob Hammersmith ZP Theart
Past members	See former members

Skid Row is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1986 in Toms River, New Jersey. The group was commercially successful in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with its first two albums Skid Row (1989) and Slave to the Grind (1991) certified multi-platinum, the latter of which reached number one on the Billboard 200. The band's third album Subhuman Race (1995) was also critically acclaimed, but failed to repeat the success of its predecessors. During this period, the band consisted of bassist Rachel Bolan, guitarists Dave Sabo and Scotti Hill, drummer Rob Affuso, and frontman Sebastian Bach. The band sold 20 million albums worldwide by the end of 1996.

After replacing Bach with Johnny Solinger and Affuso with Phil Varone in 1999, Skid Row released Thickskin (2003) and Revolutions per Minute (2006), which garnered mixed to negative reception. In 2015, Skid Row announced the band and Solinger had parted ways. The same day, Bolan and Sabo stated that Tony Harnell, formerly of TNT, was their new vocalist. Eight months later, however, Harnell left the band. In 2017, ZP Theart was named the official lead singer after spending a year as a touring member of the group.

Skid Row was formed early 1986 in Toms River, New Jersey, by bassist Rachel Bolan and guitarist Dave Sabo. The pair recruited guitarist Scotti Hill and drummer Rob Affuso through newspaper ads. Lead vocalist Sebastian Bach replaced original singer Matt Fallon after the band spotted Bach singing at rock photographer Mark Weiss's wedding at the age of 18, and the members asked him to join in early 1987. The band began playing shows in clubs throughout the eastern United States.