SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan spoke with John arks from Legendary Rock Interviews recently about a number of topics including their new EP, United World Rebellion, Chapter One. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Legendary Rock Interviews: (The new EP) almost feels like it picks up where Slave To The Grind left off. Was it on your mind that you wanted it to have that spirit but have the feel of the 2013 band?

Bolan: "You know, I’d like to say that we are that smart and we could think of that (laughs) but I think we knew we should go back to our roots. Our last record (2006?s Revolutions Per Minute) was so experimental. People thought it was weird. We did too but it’s just a thing where every now and then in your career you’ve gotta make a weird record. When Snake and I were writing for this first EP we purposely didn’t listen to the radio and instead we listened to the stuff that influenced us growing up, the stuff that basically helped us write the first two records. That’s how we did it this time around and this is what came out of it and the more stuff we write, the more it feels like we’re back in the groove of things. It’s weird man, when you have a career that spans a long time it becomes really easy to get far away from your roots. If you make a conscious effort to try and pay attention to what your musical roots were it seems like stuff starts coming out. I’m really glad to hear you say that about Slave because as we were recording that we all kept saying that like 'man, this is kinda like Slave To The Grind.' We are stoked."

Legendary Rock Interviews: Do you think at this point that whole lead singer conversation is sort of a dead issue? Johnny has been on enough albums and played enough live shows that I would hope people have gotten the point.

Bolan: "I agree. Johnny’s (Solinger) been in the band for almost 14 years I believe people understand that he’s the lead singer of Skid Row. It’s pretty obvious. These EPs will be the third album, so to speak, that we’ve put out with Johnny. Granted, there has been a lot of time between each one but really, it was like that with the first two albums as well. That’s just how we work and that’s part of the reason we’ve decided to release a series of EPs instead of one full length record. Johnny is here to stay and if people aren’t getting it by now, they are probably never gonna get it. I mean, I know people who still won’t listen to AC/DC because Bon Scott isn’t singing (laughs) which is just absolutely ridiculous but….true."

Legendary Rock Interviews: Dee Snider famously said that he woke up on day and found that his teenaged angst and rebellion lyrics just completely dried up but that’s clearly not the case with you or your band. Do you find that you have a never-ending wellspring of pissed off emotions to tap into?

Bolan: "I always seem to find it (laughs). It always seems like no matter how much I try to chill and not take things personally but sometimes I do and I guess it’s a good thing for songwriting. It keeps it from bottling up inside of me and sometimes, the things people say make you wanna punch them in the face. Obviously, you can’t do that but you can write about it!"

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United World Rebellion – Chapter One will see the following release dates around the world:

North America - April 16th

Europe - May 24

UK - May 27

Rest of world - May 27

United World Rebellion - Chapter One tracklisting:

'Kings of Demolition'

'Let's Go'

'This Is Killing Me'

'Get Up'

'Stiches'

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United World Rebellion - Chapter One is the first new release from Skid Row since Revolutions Per Minute in 2006. This marks a departure for the band, as they will be releasing United World Rebellion-Chapter One plus two more EP’s over the next 12-18 months as opposed to one full-length collection of songs.

Rachel Bolan explained: “We wanted to do something different. Living in an age of information overload it seemed like the perfect time to try something new. We came up with the idea to release three consecutive EP’s over the course of the next year or so. This way we have new music out there on a consistent basis. And who better to do that with than Megaforce? They practically invented the EP! United World Rebellion – Chapter One ROCKS!”

To coincide with the release, the band will embark on a world tour beginning April 4th in Ipswitch, England. This will carry them through the UK along with stops in the Czech Republic, Sweden, Mexico and Korea just to name a few. In the coming months this will be followed by a full-on North American tour.

For more details and to hear the song 'Kings Of Demolition' visit Skidrow.com.