Ignite (band)

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Ignite

Ignite playing in the Resurrection Fest 2009, in Viveiro, Spain.
Background information
Origin Orange County, California
Genres Melodic hardcore
Years active 1993 – present
Labels Abacus Recordings
Century Media Records
TVT Records
Revelation Records
Conversion Records
Lost & Found Records
Associated acts Pennywise
Into Another
Website Official site
Members Zoltán "Zoli" Téglás
Brett Rasmussen
Craig Anderson
Brian Balchack
Nik Hill
Kevin Kilkenny
Past members Casey Jones
Joe Foster
Joe Nelson
Randy Johnson

Ignite is a melodic hardcore band from Orange County, California. Formed in 1993, their commercial breakthrough album came on 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 40 countries.

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

Much of their music is socially and politically aware. Ignite actively supports, and has given proceeds to, organizations such as Earth First, Doctors Without Borders, Sea Shepherd, and Pacific Wildlife. Lead singer Zoltán "Zoli" Téglás has taken account of such issues as environmental concerns and vegetarianism—common topics found on A Place Called Home. The legacy of state capitalism in Eastern Europe is another recurring theme, in part because of Teglas' Hungarian background.[1] (On a hidden track at the end of A Place Called Home and "Our Darkest Days", Teglas' sings a traditional folk song in Hungarian to the music of the title track.)

On May 9, 2005, they filmed a live DVD at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. Unfortunately the DVD was never released due to some technical problems with the quality. But on April 20, 2008 they gathered footage for an upcoming live DVD of their show in Leipzig, Germany.[2]

On one of their headlining shows at Persistence Tour 2009 the band announced they were working on a new record. The Pennywise website, on Feb 16, 2010 announced that frontman Zoli Téglás just recently joined Pennywise.[3] Ignite announced on their website a few days before that they are excited for Zoli and his opportunity to sing in Pennywise and tour with them. The Ignite website also stated "Dont worry IGNITE fans, Zoli is not quitting IGNITE and we are not breaking up either, we will continue to write, record and tour with IGNITE as long as our fans want us to continue!"[4]

Members

Current members

  • Zoli Téglás, (1994-present) – vocals
  • Brett Rasmussen, (1993-present) – bass
  • Brian Balchack, (1998-2000, 2005-present) – guitar
  • Craig Anderson, (1997-present) – drums
  • Nik Hill, (2000, 2003, 2005-present) – guitar
  • Kevin Kilkenny, (2000-2003, 2006-present) – guitar

Previous members

  • Casey Jones, (1993-1997)
  • Joe Foster, (1993-1998)
  • Joe Nelson, (1993)
  • Randy Johnson, (1994)
  • Gavin Oglesby

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
  • Ignite / Good Riddance (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 (USA), Century Media Records (Europe)
    • In 2007, Century Media Records released a special tour edition in Europe. The tour edition includes two extra tracks (Last time and the demo version of Bleeding) and also contains the video of Bleeding. The tour edition has a different artwork and it was available for a fan-friendly price at the band's European tour.

Compilation appearances

  • Punk Bites (1996) Fearless Records
  • 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 Records
  • 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

Related bands

  • Against The Wall - Randy Johnson
  • California United - Zoltán "Zoli" Téglás
  • Crescent Shield - Craig Anderson
  • Drift Again - Randy Johnson
  • Eleven Thirty-Four - Brian Balchack
  • Into Another - Brian Balchack (as of 2012)
  • Justice League - Casey Jones
  • Last of the Believers - Brett Rasmussen
  • No For An Answer - Casey Jones, Gavin Oglesby
  • Pennywise - Zoltán "Zoli" Téglás (as of 2010)
  • Pushed Aside - Randy Johnson
  • Resonable Doubt - Brian Balchack
  • Seven Witches - Craig Anderson
  • Speak Seven One Four - Joe Foster
  • The Killing Flame - Casey Jones, Joe Foster, Joe Nelson, Gavin Oglesby
  • The Twilight Transmission - Brian Balchack
  • Triggerman - Joe Nelson, Gavin Oglesby
  • Unity - Joe Foster
  • Zoli Band - Zoltán "Zoli" Téglás, Brett Rasmussen, Brian Balchack, Kevin Kilkenny
  • Uniform Choice - Zoltán "Zoli" Teglas claims to have briefly sang with Uniform Choice towards the end
  • Nations Afire - Nik Hill, Brett Rasmussen

References

  1. ↑ Band web site, "Bio" page
  2. ↑ Band web site, "DVD Update"
  3. ↑ "Pennywise officially names Zoli Teglas of Ignite as new vocalist." Punknews.org. February 16, 2010.
  4. ↑ Band web site, "IGNITE and non-IGNITE news update!

External links

Ignite
  • Zoli Téglás
  • Brian Balchack
  • Nik Hill
  • Brett Rasmussen
  • Craig Anderson
  • Kevin Kilkenny
  • Casey Jones
  • Joe Foster
  • Joe Nelson
  • Randy Johnson
  • Gavin Oglesby
Studio albums
EPs
Compilations
Associated acts
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