Video: SKID ROW Plays First Show With Ex-DRAGONFORCE Singer ZP THEART
Published: February 13, 2016
SKID ROW played its first concert with South African-born, British-based vocalist
ZP Theart (
DRAGONFORCE,
TANK,
I AM I) earlier tonight (Saturday, February 13) as part of a private event at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Co-headlining tonight's show was
SLAUGHTER.
A couple of short video clips of
SKID ROW on stage with
ZP Theart can be seen below. Another video is available at
Periscope.
Theart's involvement with
SKID ROW was
exclusively reported by
BLABBERMOUTH.NET on December 31.
SKID ROW has not yet officially named
Theart as the permanent replacement for singer
Tony Harnell (ex-
TNT), who quit the band in December.
Theart's band
I AM I was the support act for
SKID ROW on their April 2013 tour of the United Kingdom. The trek ended in great style at a sold-out Islington Academy on April 13, 2013, with members of
SKID ROW,
I AM I and fellow support band
BUFFALO SUMMER getting up on stage to sing the final
SKID ROW song
"Youth Gone Wild".
A founding member of
DRAGONFORCE,
Theart made four studio albums and a live record with the band and toured the world for a decade, eventually performing to audiences of up to 85,000 people. His time with the group also saw him nominated for a
Grammy in 2009.
After his departure from
DRAGONFORCE in 2010,
ZP worked tirelessly to put together his own group and, after catefully handpicking a set of expert musicians, the result was one of the most exciting new rock bands of 2012,
I AM I. A promotional single entitled
"Silent Genocide" in the summer was followed by the release of a debut album,
"Event Horizon", in September 2012.
Harnell announced his departure from
SKID ROW on December 29, 2015, writing on his
Facebook page: "I'm sorry to inform everyone that I'm no longer the lead singer for
SKID ROW. I thank the fans for their love and support!" He added in a separate post a couple of hours later: "I was not fired from
SKID ROW. I quit. Being ignored and disrespected isn't my thing. I had a great time performing with the band and singing so many great songs. I don't regret a thing!"
SKID ROW later said in a statement that they "found out about [
Tony's] decision the same way all of [the fans] did, via his post on social media. He had posted that he was no longer in the band before informing the band personally." They added: "That being said, we are all moving forward and wish
Tony the best in his future endeavors.
Harnell made his live debut with
SKID ROW on May 22, 2015 at Living Sky Casino in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.
He officially joined
SKID ROW in April 2015 as the replacement for
Johnny Solinger, who was the band's frontman for fifteen years.