Skid Row loses another singer

“In 2021 I was undergoing treatment against leukemia and that gave me a superpower called perspective,” Gronwall, 36, wrote. “I decided to use that perspective and write down the values I wanted to live by for the rest of my life. On top of that list it says ‘health first’.⠀⠀

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“I’ve had to look at that list a lot of times this last year, questioning if I’m really living according to my values. At the end of the day I realised the answer was no. ⠀⠀

“As a result of the treatments and transplant my immune system was impaired. You can think of my immune system as a four-year-old kid bringing home all kinds of viruses from preschool.

“It takes awhile to build up that resistance again but my immune system is getting stronger every day. However I’m still doing regular check ups (blood tests) at the hematology department in Sweden, which has proved challenging while keeping up with the Skid Row schedule. I have way too much respect for my medical history to push myself to the limit.”

“I’m NOT sick … we have tried to find the right balance together but at the end of the day I realised that it was better for me to step aside. ⠀

“No job, no money, no fame is worth your health or well being. Health first always.”

Skid Row said in a media release: “To celebrate the last two years, the band will releasing a live album that perfectly captures this moment in time in the band’s 35-plus year history”.

The four dates with Hale are in Carterville, Illinois, Riverside, Iowa, Reno, Nevada and Sacramento, California.

Hale, the 40-year-old singer in Halestorm, wrote on Instagram: “I’m stepping in for a few dates as the lead singer of Skid Row! What an honor to call them my friends and a privilege to be sharing the stage with them! Erik, I wish you all the magic on your next adventure.

“Now … which leather pants to wear?!!”