Overview
- Sara “KILLBOY” Skinner said fans researching her identity and an OnlyFans presence pressured Skillet to remove Bad Wolves from its tour, a change that booking lists show was filled by Autumn Kings.
- Guitarist AJ Rebollo announced his exit after publicly accusing label Better Noise of pushing to release the band's cover of Jolene against members’ wishes and of acting with “ill intent” after Parton’s death.
- Better Noise says the Jolene cover was recorded months earlier, that talks took place with Parton’s management about a collaboration, and that proceeds will go to Parton’s Imagination Library.
- Band members told Rebollo they opposed releasing the track so soon after Parton’s death because it would look like capitalizing on her passing, and Rebollo said continued label control over decisions exhausted the group.
- The episode deepens ongoing tensions over label versus artist control for Bad Wolves, follows prior controversy over their 2018 cover of The Cranberries’ Zombie, and leaves the band with lineup uncertainty and reputational risk.