Sebastian Bach Goes On The Road In The Northeast

Sebastian Bach, best known as the frontman of the '80s hair-metal band Skid Row, will launch a club tour in December to support his solo debut album, "Bring 'Em Bach Alive" (Spitfire Records). The two-week tour, which is scheduled to hit 13 venues in the northeastern United States, opens in Rhode Island on Dec. 2.

Bach's recently released album features 10 live tracks recorded in Tokyo last August, as well as seven new songs. His live performances will include old Skid Row hits along with some new material.

According to Bach's publicist, the artist's comeback began in 1996, when he assembled the Last Hard Men (ex-Breeder Kelly Deal, Jimmy Flemion of the Frogs and Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins) to record a cover of Alice Cooper's ''School's Out'' for the ''Scream'' soundtrack.

Bach then went on the road with Flemion, guitarist Richie Scarlet (who has played with KISS guitarist Ace Frehley), drummer Mark ''Bambam'' McConnell (formerly of Bach's early band, Madam X), and, on bass, a man known only as Larry. The tour, billed as Sebastian Bach & Friends, snowballed into more than 100 gigs worldwide, and led to a two-week stint playing U.S. arenas in support of Pantera.

Bach has reportedly already begun work on a follow-up album to ''Bring 'Em Bach Alive,'' though no release date has been set.