Ignite (band)

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Ignite
Origin	Orange County, California, U.S.
Genre(s)	Hardcore Punk rock
Years active	1993 – present
Label(s)	Abacus Recordings
Website	Official site
Members
Zoli Téglás Craig Anderson Brett Rasmussen Brian Balchack Kevin Kilkenny

Ignite is a hardcore/punk rock band from Orange County, California. Formed in 1993, their commercial breakthrough album came in May 30, 2000, on TVT Records, and was called A Place Called Home. Prior to this release they were well regarded among hardcore fans, thanks in part to constant touring, and having visited over 30 countries.

On July 20, 2005, a deal was announced with Abacus Recordings, a subsidiary label of Century Media; the band's album Our Darkest Days released on the label in May 2006.

Much of their music is socially and politically aware. Ignite actively support, and has given proceeds to organizations such as Earth First, Doctors Without Borders, Sea Shepherd, and Pacific Wildlife. Zoli Téglás, the lead singer of Hungarian ancestry, has a brother who is a wildlife preservation veterinarian.^{[citation needed]} Teglas has taken account to such issues as environmental concerns and vegetarianism -- common topics found on the band's 2000 release A Place Called Home.

On April 20, 2008 they gathered footage for an upcoming live DVD at their show in Leipzig, Germany.

1 Members
- 1.1 Current members
- 1.2 Previous members
2 Discography
- 2.1 Compilation appearances
3 Related bands
4 External links

[edit] Members

[edit] Current members

Zoli Téglás – vocals
Brian Balchack – guitar
Nik Hill – guitar
Brett Rasmussen – bass
Craig Anderson – drums
Kevin Kilkenny - guitar

[edit] Previous members

Casey Jones
Joe Foster
Joe Nelson
Randy Johnson

[edit] Discography

Scarred For Life (1994) Lost & Found Records
In My Time EP (1995) Lost & Found Records
Family (1995) Lost & Found Records
- same recordings as Call On My Brothers
Call On My Brothers (1995) Conversion Records
- reissued on Revelation Records in 2000
Ignite / Good Riddance split (1996)
Straight Ahead (1996) Rovers Records
- contains In My Time, first five tracks from Scarred For Life, plus one extra
Past Our Means EP (1996) Revelation Records
Ignite / X-Acto split (1997) Ataque Sonoro Records
- contains first four from In My Time, plus Ash Return demo
A Place Called Home (2000) TVT Records
- re-released in Europe by BMG Records
Our Darkest Days (2006) Abacus Recordings

[edit] Compilation appearances

Guilty By Association (1995)
West Coast vs. East Coast Hardcore (1995)
As The Sun Sets... (1999) The Association Of Welterweights
Never Give In - A Tribute To Bad Brains (1999) Century Media
Punk Chunks Vol. 2 (2002) Lameass Recordz
Revelation 100 - A Fifteen Year Retrospective Of Rare Recordings (2002) Revelation Records
The Worldwide Tribute To The Real Oi Vol. 2 (2002) I Scream/Knockout/Triple Crown
Our Impact Will Be Felt (2007) Abacus Recordings