{
  "id": 4243835,
  "title": "Bad Wolves Singer Speaks Out After Band Is Dropped From Skillet Tour, Guitarist Quits Over Dolly Parton Cover",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/bad-wolves-singer-speaks-out-after-band-is-dropped-from-skillet-tour",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T17:23:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2509777/bad-wolves-singer-speaks-out-after-band-is-dropped-from-skillet-tour-guitarist-quits-over-dolly-parton-cover/news/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bad Wolves, a Los Angeles metal band, recently faced a string of issues. Their vocalist, D.L. Laskiewicz, departed last year to join Falling In Reverse. In an announcement, Sara Killboy Skinner, the new singer, revealed that the band had been removed from their upcoming tour with Skillet due to harassment of Skinner by Skillet fans. She clarified that the allegations were false, stating she was not a trans OnlyFans model. Additionally, guitarist AJ Rebollo announced that he would be leaving the band. Rebollo expressed his disappointment over their label pressuring them to release a cover of Dolly Parton's \"Jolene\" shortly after her death. Despite the band's decision to decline releasing the cover, the label went ahead and posted the plan, causing Rebollo significant distress. The band, known for their cover of \"Zombie,\" is mourning Parton's passing and plans to donate proceeds from their version of \"Jolene\" to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.",
  "summary": "A lot is going on with Bad Wolves. The Los Angeles metal band lost its vocalist last year when D.L. Laskiewicz departed to play in Falling In Reverse. Sara \"Killboy\" Skinner was announced as the new singer earlier this year, and now they've been removed from their upcoming tour with Christian rock group Skillet allegedly due to Skillet fans harassing Skinner. The post Bad Wolves Singer Speaks Out…",
  "key_points": [
    "Singer Sara Killboy Skinner claims band was harassed by Skillet fans",
    "Guitarist AJ Rebollo quits over Dolly Parton cover pressure",
    "Band declines Jolene cover, proceeds donated to Imagination Library"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}