The group achieved commercial success 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.

Those two albums also produced some of Skid Row's most popular hits, both in and outside of the United States, including "18 and Life" and "I Remember You", which peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, and other charting singles such as "Youth Gone Wild", "Monkey Business", "Slave to the Grind", "Wasted Time", and "In a Darkened Room".

Those three albums featured the band's "classic" lineup, which consisted of Bolan, Sabo, Hill, drummer Rob Affuso and frontman Sebastian Bach.

Amid rising tensions, Bach was fired and Affuso left Skid Row towards the end of that year, after which the band entered a three-year hiatus.

In January 2017, former DragonForce vocalist ZP Theart was named the official lead singer after spending a year as a touring member of the group.

[2] Theart remained with Skid Row until March 2022, when the band replaced him with Erik Grönwall, who debuted on their first studio album in 16 years, The Gang's All Here, which was released in October 2022.

Grönwall left Skid Row in March 2024 due to health issues, as he had to prioritize full recovery after receiving treatment for leukemia, and Lzzy Hale of Halestorm has filled in for him on current live dates.

Bolan claimed in a 2020 interview on the Chuck Shute Podcast that, before settling with Bach on vocals, then-future Mötley Crüe singer John Corabi auditioned for Skid Row.

As part of the six-month tour, Skid Row played its first-ever UK gig supporting Bon Jovi's outdoor show at Milton Keynes Bowl on August 19, 1989.

[9] Skid Row returned to the UK three months later, opening for Mötley Crüe on their European Dr. Feelgood world tour in early November 1989 with Mr.

Bach threw the bottle back, hitting a girl (not the thrower), then he jumped on the crowd to beat the person who can be seen on a tour video released by Skid Row called Oh Say Can You Scream in 1990.

On MTV News Bach dismissed the controversy saying "I don't see what the big deal is really but I guess if someone wore a T-shirt saying "Cancer Kills Grandmas Dead" I'd probably be a little bit pissed too.

"[15] Bach eventually expressed regret over the incident, claiming that he did not read the slogan before putting the shirt on, even though he wore it for a photo shoot in Metal Edge magazine.

[citation needed] The band also recorded a cover of the Sex Pistols' "Holidays in the Sun" for the Make A Difference Foundation release Stairway to Heaven/Highway to Hell.

Skid Row once again went out on a worldwide tour that lasted over a year, including a leg supporting Guns N' Roses in 1991 and an appearance at Monsters of Rock in Castle Donington in 1992.

B-Side Ourselves peaked at number 58 on the Billboard 200 (Skid Row's lowest chart position to date),[22] and it was certified gold by the RIAA approximately six months after its release.

[23] After the Slave to the Grind tour ended in February 1993 in Australia, where they again opened for Guns N' Roses,[24] Skid Row took an extended hiatus on McGhee's recommendation to wait for the grunge movement to fade away.

[25] Also during this period, Skid Row parted ways with Wagener, possibly due to the music taking a different direction for the follow-up to Slave to the Grind.

[29] At that point, the band shifted to performing at smaller venues and its videos were rarely played on MTV, partly because of the rise in popularity of grunge and the subsequent decline of the 1980s style of heavy metal.

Once the wheels get in motion we'll all probably fly out to Atlanta spend a week or two up there come home, go back up there do it again, we're all living in different cities, which can make it difficult at times.

[57][58][59] Guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo declined the offer,[60] while former drummer Rob Affuso subsequently confirmed that he would be joining Bach on stage during the tour.

"[67] May 2023 saw Skid Row attempt to embark on an Australian tour, however it was fraught with problems - the May 17 show in Brisbane was abruptly canceled minutes before the doors were to open, with Grönwall coming down with flu-like symptoms.

Marie, Michigan, the band announced that they had parted ways with Grönwall due to health issues, and that several of their upcoming shows would feature Lzzy Hale on vocals.