Tallah is an American nu metal band from Pennsylvania. They are currently signed to Earache Records.

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Tallah
Tallah's lineup as of 2022, left to right: Max Portnoy, Alizé "Mewzen" Rodriguez, Justin Bonitz, Derrick Schneider, and Alex Snowden.
Background information
Origin	Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Nu metal,[1] alternative metal[2]
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Earache
Members	Justin Bonitz Max Portnoy Derrick Schneider Alizé "Mewzen" Rodriguez Alex Snowden
Past members	Nick Malfara AJ Wisniewski Eric Novroski Andrew Cooper
Website	www.earache.com/artists/tallah/

History

Formation and No One Should Read This (2017-2020)

Founded in 2017, Tallah was formed by drummer Max Portnoy, who asked guitarist Derrick Schneider and bassist Andrew Cooper to join his new project. They picked up two other rhythm guitarists, AJ Wisniewski and Nick Malfara, and tried out a couple of different vocalists, but they were not what Max was looking for. Portnoy knew of future singer Justin Bonitz through Bonitz's YouTube channels, Hungry Lights and Hungry Covers, so he asked his father, Mike Portnoy, to contact Bonitz, and Justin joined the band on January 1, 2018. At the end of 2017, the band had already recorded instrumental demos for their EP No One Should Read This and within a week Bonitz had written lyrics and self-recorded vocals for each track.[3] Their first live performance was on January 7, 2018, at The Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, New York, played as a six-piece with three guitarists.[4] while their first music video was released for the track "Placenta" on May 15, 2018.[5] The band then held the supporting slot for A Killer's Confession on tour.[6]

During their first tour, in May 2018, the band released a music video for their first single, "Placenta." One of the three guitarists left, so they continued as a five-piece. In June 2018, AJ left the band, and they picked up Eric Novroski as their new rhythm guitarist. In August 2018, they released a music video for their song "Cottonmouth"[7] and their EP, "No One Should Read This".[8] On April 25, 2019, the band announced that they had signed to Earache Records.[9] On July 18, 2019, the band played a show at The Lizard Lounge in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, during which a frenzied Bonitz climbed onto the ceiling of the venue. A security guard told him to get down, leading to Bonitz punching and kicking the guard. Bonitz claims he did not know the person was a security guard and that they violently grabbed him first while he was still hanging from an I-beam. He was subsequently arrested before being released on bail.[10] The band released a music video for the song "Red Light" on January 21, 2020, and announced that they were entering the studio with Josh Schroeder.[11] In October 2019, the band parted ways with Eric, and in January 2020, they went to the studio as a four-piece, with Alizé "Mewzen" Rodriguez tagging along as their unofficial DJ.

Matriphagy, Talladdin and line-up changes (2020-2022)

On February 18, 2020, they announced their new album entitled Matriphagy.[12] Tallah revealed the album's tracklist and release date of October 2, 2020, later releasing the single "The Silo" on June 5, 2020.[13]

Tallah released a live shot concert on October 1, 2020, in which they played their debut album Matriphagy from front to back. Here, they announced that Mewzen would be an official member, and they also debuted their new rhythm guitarist, Alex Snowden from Doll Skin.[14]

On April 1, 2021, Tallah announced the Talladdin EP alongside the first single "Friend Like Me". This EP consists of five covers from the Aladdin soundtrack exclusive to their Patreon page to "Equidae" tier and above.

On August 17, 2021, they released the single and music video "Vanilla Paste", featuring guest vocals from Grant Hood of Guerilla Warfare, AJ Channer of Fire From the Gods, and Tom Barber of Chelsea Grin. On November 21, they announced that they had parted ways with their founding bassist Andrew Cooper, citing musical differences.[15]

The Generation of Danger (2022-present)

On March 9, 2022, they released the single and music video "Telescope", and announced their upcoming album entitled The Generation of Danger, along with a temporary release date of September 9, 2022. On April 19, 2022, they released the 2nd single off of The Generation of Danger, "The Impressionist". On August 25, 2022, they announced that the album's release would be pushed back to November 18. On September 1, 2022, they released the most loved single so far "Shaken (not stirred)" with a music video. On October 13, 2022, they released the single "For the Recognition". On November 10, 2022, they released the fifth and latest single "Dicker's Done", a track which had been performed at one of their earliest concerts, but absent from their first album, "Matriphagy".[16]

Members

Current members

Timeline

Discography

Albums

• Matriphagy (2020)
• The Generation of Danger (2022)

EPs

• No One Should Read This (2018)
• Talladdin (2021)

Singles

• Gooba (2020)
• Friend Like Me (2021)
• Vanilla Paste (2021)
• Telescope (2022)
• The Impressionist (2022)
• Shaken (not stirred) (2022)
• For The Recognition (2022)

References