Sebastian Bach

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ebastian Philip Bierk (born April 3, 1968; vocals; a.k.a.Sebastian Bach), is a Canadian singer and songwriter born in the Bahamas but was raised in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He was one of eight children. His brother Zac Bierk is an ice hockey player. His father, David Bierk (R.I.P. 2002), was a noted painter, who also painted one of Skid Row's album covers and inside cover art on a second album, as well as an album cover for one of Bach's solo records, and inside art for yet another solo effort.

Bach achieved success as the front-man of Skid Row (1987-1996). He then maintained a solo career, as well as acting on Broadway, as well as appearances in film and television, most notably on shows Trailer Park Boys and Gilmore Girls. As a soloist, and with help from other musicians, he has recorded Bring 'Em Bach Alive! (1999), Angel Down (2007), Finding My Way EP (2009), Kicking & Screaming (2011) and Give 'Em Hell (2014).

Bach starred with Ted Nugent, Scott Ian, Jason Bonham and Evan Seinfeld on the VH1 show Supergroup in May 2006. The musicians formed the band called Fist which later in the show was changed to Damnocracy for the reality show, during which they lived in a mansion in Las Vegas for twelve days and created music. He announced a partnership record label with 'EMI' to jointly create a label owned by Bach, including his album Angel Down, which was released on November 20, 2007. Bach also recorded backing vocals for the track Sorry on Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy album (2008). He spent the summer of 2008 playing with Poison and Dokken.