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Biography

Early life

Skyla grew up in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and started playing guitar at an early age. Skyla soon moved to Los Angeles where he formed the gutter rock band Killingbird. In 2002 they were signed to 2KSounds 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''. 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 ''

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including his side-project The Rotten Bastards and also a new solo album ''Last of Summertime''.

Current

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drummer Dan Laudo.

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

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, 69 Eyes, Gemini Five'' (2008)

Featured

* The Mistakes – ''Dressed For Suckcess'' (1999) * Scum of the Earth – ''Sleaze Freak'' (2007)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talon, Skyla Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American rock guitarists American male guitarists American punk rock guitarists American women singer-songwriters American rock songwriters American rock singers Record producers from California Scum of the Earth (band) members American male singer-songwriters