Zach Blair
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Zach Blair, guitarist for Rise Against
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| Birth name | Zachariah Joaquin Blair |
| Born | Sherman, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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| Website | http://www.riseagainst.com/ |
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| Gibson Les Paul | |
Zach Blair (from Sherman, Texas) is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for Chicago-based melodic hardcore band Rise Against.
Before joining Rise Against in early 2007, Blair was a member of hardcore punk 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.
Rise Against's fifth studio album, Appeal to Reason, released on October 7, 2008, was its first with Blair. He also appeared on the band's sixth studio album release, Endgame, which was released on March 15, 2011.
Rise Against's seventh studio album, The Black Market was released On July 15, 2014.
As of early 2015, Blair has taken part in playing guitar for the punk band, Drakulas, alongside members of The Riverboat Gamblers.
Blair currently resides in Austin, Texas. Blair is a Straight Edge and a vegetarian and animal rights advocate and actively promotes PETA with the other members of Rise Against.
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