Sebastian Bach

Second solo album from the much maligned (admittedly his own fault at times) pop metal frontman and reality TV star. Sebastian Bach may be a publicist's worst nightmare but the man's talents as a metal singer, which have only matured since his firing from Skid Row in 1996, are inarguable. The best parts of Angel Down -- an evocation of Dimebag's ghost in "Done Bleeding" and anytime Axl Rose shows up (which is a lot) -- prove Bach is more than some hair metal has-been and bad TV staple.

"I'm calling all the shots tonight/I'm like a loaded gun": The shredded screech is
unmistakable, but it's not ex-Skid Row throat Sebastian Bach. It's his buddy Axl Rose of
Guns n' Roses, taking a break from obsessing over Chinese Democracy to join Bach on a
cover of Aerosmith's "Back in the Saddle." Angel Down is Bach's first solo album in eight
years, yet Rose all but steals the sense of event in three duets here, which also i... More >