“Skid Row has partnered with Sweetwater to launch a worldwide search for their next lead vocalist. Auditions open today, marking the beginning of a new chapter.“
— Skid Row – February 5th 2026
YOUTUBE — Welcome to 2026 and the ‘Open Auditions‘ for the Lead Singer position in Skid Row.
We have grabbed some recent uploads to YouTube as shared by the various hopefuls from around the globe… and they are all in pursuit of the same job that Sebastian Bach wants back.
Skid Row made a big announcement back on February 5th and along with Sweetwater they have together officially launched their world-wide search for a new lead vocalist.
With that, there are young and old who are trying to make their voice known, including both male and females alike.
This once in a lifetime opportunity is drawing interest from all kinds, including some known vocalists to the small town karaoke wannabes and they’re all stepping up to the plate to take a shot at stardom.
We have gathered up some select audition clips as they appear on YouTube and have shared them below.
We’ve also noted a few basics in front of their video auditions… sharing name and age (if available), their home location and a few quick Fast Facts as supplied by each of the singers with their submission.
Now let’s get ready to check out some monkey business!
David Moroney
Age: Unknown
Home: Unknown
Fun Facts: His YT channel says: “Just a guy who loves music, singing, and guitars”
Chez Kane
Age: 35 born in 1990
Home: South Wales United Kingdom
Fun Facts: She says she was born into a Family of musicians and has 38k followers on Facebook.
Chez‘s audition clip has 30,000 views as of this posting!
Kevin Hogg
Age: Unknown
Home: Palm Springs, California
Fun Facts: Currently sings for Britny Fox, used to sing for a band called LOVE & REVENGE.
Kevin appears to be auditioning in a bedroom.
Keith Pittman
Age: Unknown but he appears to be in his 30’s?
Home: Lakeville, Massachusetts
Fun Facts: Keith has sang backgrounds on the last 5 Stryper records and has a great to the point intro.
Spoiler: Kevin nails the end of “18 & Life” and the intro scream in “Monkey Business” pretty damn good!
Rock Shin
Age: Unknown
Home: South Korea
Nathan Smith
Age: 35
Home: Atlanta, Georgia
Fun Facts: Married, No Kids, 2 Cats and he sings for a regional band in the Southeast called Shyanne.
Tracii Guns
Age: 60
From: Hollywood, California
Fun Fact: Tracii has a few thoughts on Skid Row NOT wanting to reunite with Sebastian Bach.
James Harley
Age: 22
Home: Unknown
Fun Facts: James appears to be singing into an empty cardboard paper-towel tube.
Deej Roisin
Age: Unknown
Home: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fun Facts: Deej has a bunch of Tattoos, Piercings and delivers her performance with tons of Philly attitude!
Jay Stevens
Age: Unknown
Home: Springfield, Missouri
Job: Works as an afternoon Deejay on a local radio station and sings for Machine Gun Symphony.
Shelby Henry
Age: 31
Home: Denver, Colorado
Fun Facts: Is rocking a Motley Crue concert tee in her audition video.
David Chernoff
Age: Unknown.
Home: Hollywood, Florida
Fun Facts: It sounds like he is talking his audition more than singing it.
Eder Franco
Age: Unknown
Home: Brazil
Fun Facts: His YT channel has a lot of vocal covers including a version of “Eye Of The Tiger”
Eric Crowley
Age: Unknown
Home: Unknown
Fun Facts: Eric is rocking a Dream Theater tour tee in his home’s foyer in his audition video.
David Neto
Age: Unknown
Home: Somewhere in either Central America or South America
Fun Facts: While we don’t know his age or home, he has noted his vocals are “one take”
Stay tuned to Metal Sludge for more Breaking News, Updates and Features along with both New Interviews and Classic 20 Questions.
