![]() ![]() “It’s like therapy to me, and I love having projects to work on and things to do. Photo: Shannon Wilk/MetalTalkīesides his music career, Erik released a book last year in Sweden and has crafted his own beer. ![]() It’s definitely been a good investment.” Skid Row. I didn’t even know what microphone to buy or what software to use, but he saved me and made it all happen basically. He was very glad I didn’t because he told me he would’ve been stressed the fuck out, but Jona helped me a lot. “So when Rachel asked me if I knew how to record, I told him ‘yes’, and it wasn’t until we met that I told him that it was my first time recording my own vocals. So recording my own vocals was the only option. It was at the beginning of last year, and there wasn’t any time for me to fly over to them to record. What was it like diving into that and learning the ins and outs of a studio? “My buddy Jona helped me, and I YouTubed a lot of videos because this was my first time recording my own vocals. We’re not sure if they’re going to be added right away, but we’re going to rehearse them.”įor the album, the majority of Erik’s vocals were recorded at his home studio in Sweden. “We’re rehearsing a few days before the tour starts, and we’re going to rehearse Not Dead Yet, maybe October Song and a few songs off of the Slave To The Grind album that I haven’t played yet. “We’re going to try a couple of new songs,” he says. This tour gives Skid Row a chance to air tracks from their October 2022 album, The Gang’s All Here, and Erik says the band are still working on the tour setlist. There’s always a lot to learn.” Erik Grönwall, Skid Row. Even being in the studio with the guys, and getting to see how they work as songwriters, has helped. So he taught me how to be more dynamic and talk to the audience instead of yelling and things like that. ![]() ![]() “The first thing Snake told me after the first couple of shows in Vegas was that he thought it was really good but noticed that I was yelling a lot, yelling at the audience. They’ve taught me how to be more dynamic during a set. “I thought I kinda had it figured out regarding the way a show should be and how I should act on stage, but I feel so much more calmer and confident as an artist now. “I’ve learnt so much from these guys,” he says. Photo: Taylor Cameronįor Grönwall, it’s been an opportunity to grow as an artist as he approaches his first anniversary with Skid Row. It’s definitely completely full circle, and it feels amazing.” Erik Grönwall, Skid Row. But now we know each other, which is a different thing, and you get more and more used to it. Am I the lead singer? I get reality checks sometimes like, whoa, okay. “When we were on the European tour in the fall, about eighty shows in for the whole year, and I realized on stage, like what the fuck is going on. “It’s still surreal,” Erik says of performing with Skid Row. Having spent a number of years with H.E.A.T, Erik joined Skid Row in March 2022 in a full circle moment. Grönwall auditioned for Swedish Idol back in 2009 with 18 And Life. Erik Grönwall is “really good, thank you,” telling MetalTalk’s Taylor Cameron that he was looking forward to the upcoming co-headline tour of Skid Row and Buckcherry, which kicks off next Thursday at North Star Casino in Bowler, WI. ![]()
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