After decades on the US underground rock scene, drummer John Boecklin brought
together a gang of seasoned heavy metal warriors to work on his new material in
2017. By the following year Bad Wolves were enjoying a worldwide hit with a
full-throated cover of The Cranberries' “Zombie”. First to join was front man
Tommy Vext who had grown up in the New York hardcore scene in the 1990s fronting
a variety of bands including Snot, Divine Heresy, and Westfield Massacre. He'd
made it out to Los Angeles as a motivational speaker and 12-step program mentor
and was re-invigorated when he hea...