Hout joined the band in 2007 and helped re-record the punk band’s debut album, 1977’s “Young, Loud and Snotty,” for their 40th anniversary in 2017. Dead Boys is looking for “a professional vocalist” ...

He states that the split is due to Dead Boys' current label, Cleopatra, wanting to release a record with "Stiv Bators' Voice" as generated by A.I. According to Hout, the label wanted to use his voice ...