Skyla Talon | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Hollywood, CA |
Genres | Hard Rock, Glam Metal, |
Labels | Cleopatra |
Website | Official website |
Skyla Talon is an American hard rock guitarist, singer songwriter and 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.
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 2 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.
BLACKBURNER
Talon cut his teeth in the music capital of the world with the modern metal band Killingbird, which he founded, and in 2005 joined Scum Of The Earth, featuring former ROB ZOMBIE axeman Riggs. Inspired by the revolutionary new sounds in Dubstep and Glitch music generated by the likes of fellow metal-head-turned-DJ SKRILLEX, Talon began the BLACKBURNER project, remixing tracks and releasing original compositions through the Cleopatra imprint Hypnotic Records. The project immediately met with enormous success as compilations featuring BLACKBURNER alongside Dubstep luminaries RUSKO, NERO, DUDDA JONNY climbed the iTunes Electronic charts, while BLACKBURNER tracks racked up over over 50,000 individual downloads. Bolstered by this overwhelming on-line buzz, preparations were made for a full-length album - and now the time has come for BLACKBURNER to make its worldwide launch. Influenced by Talon’s background as a metal guitarist/vocalist, BLACKBURNER combines the heavily twisted and seriously aggressive beats of Dubstep and Glitch with the melodic hooks of Rock, Industrial and Electronica to create a daring yet widely appealing new hybrid sound.
Discography
Albums
- Killingbird - self-titled (2002)
- Killingbird - Waste Another Yesterday (2003)
- Skyla Talon - All The Dead Flowers (2004)
- Killingbird - Scar (2009)
- The Rotten Bastards - Year Of The Bastard (2009)
- Skyla Talon - Last Of Summertime (2009)
- Skyla Talon - Off The Radio (2009)
Compilations
- Heat Slick records - Heat Slick Records Compilation (2002)
- The Album Network - Retail Tune-Up #86 (2002)
- Metal Sludge - Hey That's What I Call Sludge (2003)
- Jetboys Of Babylon - A Tribute To The New York Dolls (2005)
- Riot On Sunset - Vol. 2 (2007)
- Bumps and Rails - w/ L.A. Guns, 69 Eyes, Gemini Five (2008)
Featured
- The Mistakes - Dressed For Suckcess (1999)
- Scum of the Earth - Sleaze Freak (2007)
References
External links
- Official Website
- Official Website
- Scum of the Earth Official Website
- Killingbird Official Website
- Cleopatra Records