The most famous singer for the band that roared out of Toms River in Ocean County, Skid Row, Sebastian Bach says his new album, ‘Child Within The Man,’ due May 10, is “an album more than 10 years in the making.” The singer-songwriter-author-actor, 56, born Sebastian Philip Bierk in the Bahamas, wrote or co-wrote all 11 tracks in Orlando, and sings all lead and background vocals.

Skid Row, the Toms River hair-metal band that reached the pinnacle of success in the ‘80s, is doing just fine with singer Erik Gronwell. Their sixth album, ‘The Gang’s All Here,’ in 2022, was their first in 16 years, and it’s selling. But the gang isn’t exactly all here, is it? Sebastian Bach is solo and released his “What Do I Have To Lose” single in December, his first in nine years. Meanwhile, Skid Row has been around the world and back. In fact, they’re still on tour and, reportedly, sounding better than ever. But what led to the split?