Bad Wolves join millions of fans around the world in mourning the sudden passing of the one and only Dolly Parton, whose legacy has touched generations of artists and fans globally. In a poignant turn of events, Bad Wolves were recently in discussions with Parton‘s management team about a special collaboration. Just weeks ago, the band had recorded a heavy metal version of the singer’s iconic hit Jolene, and Parton herself was planning to contribute her signature vocals to the recording.
Bad Wolves founder John Boecklin “Our singer is a big fan of Dolly and had posted a bunch of videos of her covering Jolene. So, we decided to make a Heavy Metal cover version for our next album. On hearing our version, our label CEO Dan Waite sent the finished demo to Dolly’s Manager Danny Nozell with a request for Dolly to guest feature on our version. We heard back that Danny had played the track to Dolly, and that Dolly loved our version, and that Dolly was going to go into the studio and add her vocals very soon. We then sent over the stems for Dolly’s studio engineers to work with. Like everyone, we were devastated of this week’s news of Dolly’s passing. We will honor Dolly’s incredible legacy by donating proceeds from Jolene to the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.”
Jolene by Bad Wolves will release Monday August 31, 2026.
