Zach Blair | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 26, 1974 Sherman, Texas, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website | riseagainst |
Zach Blair (born December 26, 1974) is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for Chicago-based punk rock band Rise Against. He has been with the band since 2008, first appearing on their fifth studio album Appeal to Reason, and has appeared on every album since.
Before joining Rise Against in early 2007, Blair was a member of melodic hardcore group Only Crime along with his brother, Doni Blair, who currently plays with the Toadies. The brothers were founding members of the bands Hagfish and Armstrong. Blair was also Flattus Maximus of GWAR from 1999 to 2002. He made a return to GWAR as Splattus Maximus on the 2013 album Battle Maximus. He has also been a second touring guitarist for The Loved Ones and was second guitarist on the instrumental band The Mag Seven's album The Future Is Ours, If You Can Count.
As of early 2015, Blair has taken part in playing guitar for the punk band Drakulas alongside members of The Riverboat Gamblers.[1] Zach also joined Punk supergroup Vanishing Life in 2016 and released one album with them.[2]
Blair currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife.
- ^ "Drakulas – OWOWOWOWOWOWOW". Thepunksite.com. June 29, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Punk Supergroup Vanishing Life Announce Debut, Premiere Biting New Single "The Realist"". www.vice.com. September 29, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2023.