THE SKULL are the new heavy rock / doom metal act featuring original members of TROUBLE - vocalist Eric Wagner and drummer Jeff 'Oly' Olson - along with longtime bassist Ron Holzner. Metal Kaoz recently conducted an interview with Holzner, who discussed the origins of the band. An excerpt is available below:

Holzner: “All of us have our {respective] bands that are doing well, but the fans really want to hear the old TROUBLE songs the way they’re meant to be heard. After the Days Of The Doomed fest, Eric (Wagner) basically said to me ‘Let’s start a band!’, and after that night the three of us thought ‘That would be cool’! We want to give the fans to the best of our ability what they deserve. When people speak loud enough, you hear it. Well, we hear it! We’re doing this because we want to, and because the fans want us to. It’s all about the fans. The fans spoke out, and the fans have been heard.”

Metal Kaoz: On the subject of each member’s respective bands and where they fit into the scheme of things now that THE SKULL have come together, Ron was very clear:

Holzner: "Our (respective) bands are our priority. (Eric Wagner’s) BLACKFINGER has a record that is being mixed right now and should be released soon, EARTHEN GRAVE’s record is done and should be released in the next couple of months, and Oly is working on the next RETRO GRAVE album. The thing is, we can’t just sit back and not listen to the fans. We want to go out and have fun and play the old songs. We don’t have to go out and do this because we all have our own bands that are doing well with records coming out. We’re doing this because we want to, and because the fans want us to."

Read the entire interview here.

A teaser statement reads: "The Skull is here to do one thing... rock you with the sounds and spirit of Trouble - past- present- future. Tour coming soon..."

Stay tuned for further updates. More on The Skull at this location.