Bad Wolves Singer Speaks Out After Band Is Dropped From Skillet Tour, Guitarist Quits Over Dolly Parton Cover

A lot is going on with Bad Wolves. The Los Angeles metal band lost its vocalist last year when D.L. Laskiewicz departed to play in Falling In Reverse. Sara "Killboy" Skinner was announced as the new singer earlier this year, and now they've been removed from their upcoming tour with Christian rock group Skillet allegedly due to Skillet fans harassing Skinner.In a video, she explained, "I have gathered you all here today to inform you that Bad Wolves will no longer be joining Skillet on their upcoming tour. Now, Skillet's camp did not want me to say anything, but apparently a statement has to be made. And I'm not someone who's ever hidden who the fuck I am, so let's not leave you to speculate, okay?""Here's the the truth," she continued. "Skillet announced us on their tour and their fans had a field day doing very extensive research that their booking agents and management did not do. Upon their findings, I am a trans OnlyFans bitch. Now unfortunately, only one of those things is true. Have fun finding out and we will see you on the next tour."Unfortunately that's not the only drama for Bad Wolves; guitarist AJ Rebollo has announced that he's leaving. The band recorded a cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" months ago, and he says their label, Better Noise Music, is pressuring them to release it even though the members decided it would be in bad taste to do so shortly after her death."We, as an entity, told the label we had no interest in releasing the cover after learning of Dolly's unfortunate passing as her collaboration on the song was no longer a possibility, and we felt it would (understandably) be interpreted as somewhat of a capitalization on her passing from an outside perspective," he wrote in the statement. "They went ahead and posted that we were releasing it anyway, despite efforts from more than one member, myself included, to oppose it.""With the label completely disregarding numerous decisions we make out of passion, and ultimately just unknowingly exhausting the band's attempts to fully enjoy being here, I am no longer happy here," he added. "The amount of hate, negativity, and harassment we receive on a daily basis due to decisions made outside of our control has taken a massive toll on our sanity."Bad Wolves, incidentally, are best known for "Zombie," the Cranberries cover released three days after Dolores O'Riordan tragically died in 2018. AJ Rebollo was not in the band then — he joined as a touring guitarist in 2023 and became a full-time member the following year. https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcmEKb8JBwC