Birth name Ira Black Role Guitarist Name Ira Black | Years active 1986-present | |
Associated acts Attika7Lizzy BordenHeathenMetal ChurchVicious Rumors Albums Victims of Deception, Visual Lies, Deal with the Devil, The Murderess Metal Ro, Appointment with Death Similar People Marten Andersson, Lee Altus, Kragen Lum, Joe Holmes, Jon Torres | ||
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Ira Black (born March 23, 1971) is an American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter. Black has played in over 60 bands since the early 1980s and is best known for his work with I Am Morbid, Westfield Massacre, Metal Church, Vicious Rumors, Heathen and Lizzy Borden.
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- Ira black guitar solo sweden rock 2008
- Ira black guitar solo notorious 2014 masters of rock zl
- Early life
- 2016 Present
- 2009
- 2006 2009
- 2005
- 2001 2005
- References
Black has been a strict vegan for 20 years. While in LA County jail in 2009 on a traffic violation, Black garnered national media attention by going on a 10-day hunger strike when he was refused vegan meals.
Black was featured on the cover of Rockdetector's A to Z Thrash Metal book, banging his head at the Bang Your Head Festival in Germany 2001 showcasing Black's thrashing metal presence.
Ira black guitar solo notorious 2014 masters of rock zl
Early life
Black was born in Sacramento, California. He started playing the guitar at eight years old. He lived half of his early childhood in Rhode Island before moving to California in 1985. Black is a self-taught guitarist. His father, Gary Black, also a guitarist in Sacramento, was an early inspiration in his life.
2016-Present
Black currently plays in I AM MORBID with former MORBID ANGEL frontman David Vincent and WESTFIELD MASSACRE.
2013 Black rejoined LIZZY BORDEN for their 30th Anniversary Tour in the US and EUROPE.
2009
Recorded "Send in the Clowns" for Carrot Top's Stage Show at the Luxor in Las Vegas with singer Paul Shortino, Tyler Burgess and drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott with Tom Parham.
2006-2009
Lizzy Borden. Metal Blade Records. Co-wrote CD “Appointment with Death” in 2007.
2005
Toured with Metal Church and also with Chris Caffery.
2001-2005
Black played in the heavy metal band Vicious Rumors.