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Skyla Talon
Background information
OriginHollywood, California, United States
GenresHard rock, glam metal, dubstep, EDM
LabelsCleopatra
WebsiteOfficial website

Skyla Talon is an American hard rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer. Skyla is the vocalist/guitar player in Modelsaint. He is also known for his role as the guitarist in Scum of the Earth which is fronted by Riggs, formerly of Rob Zombie. Talon is also the founding member of Killingbird and Blackburner.

Biography

Early life

Skyla grew up in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and started playing guitar at an early age. Skyla soon moved to Los Angeles[1] where he formed the gutter rock band Killingbird. In 2002 they were signed to 2KSounds[2] and distributed by EMI Music. Killingbird released two albums in the next couple years including their self-titled release and Waste Another Yesterday. In 2004 Skyla's first solo CD was released titled All The Dead Flowers.[3] In 2005 Skyla joined Scum of the Earth which is fronted by former Rob Zombie guitarist, Riggs. In 2007 he helped record their second album Sleaze Freak.[4] With addition to guitar, Skyla's vocals are featured on the fan fave songI Am Monster. He continued to tour with Scum of the Earth up through 2008. In 2009 Skyla Talon released multiple albums under Cleopatra Records including his side-project The Rotten Bastards and also a new solo album Last of Summertime.

Current

Skyla Talon is currently the vocalist/guitarist in the band Modelsaint which also features former Prong drummer Dan Laudo.

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Featured

References

  1. ^ "Killingbird". Last.fm. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  2. ^ Brian O'Neill. "Killingbird – Killingbird – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "All the Dead Flowers – Skyla Talon – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]

External links

Scum of the Earth
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