Ignite is an American
melodic hardcore
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band from
Orange County,
California
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. Formed in 1993, their commercial breakthrough album, ''
A Place Called Home'', was released in 2000 on
TVT Records
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. Prior to this release, they were well regarded among
hardcore fans, thanks in part to constant touring and having visited over 40 countries.
Much of the band's music is socially and politically aware. Ignite actively supports, and has given proceeds to, organizations such as
Earth First,
Doctors Without Borders
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,
Sea Shepherd, and Pacific Wildlife. Former 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
Soviet Communism
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in Eastern Europe is another recurring theme, in part because of Teglas' Hungarian background.
History
On May 9, 2005, they filmed a live DVD at
The Troubadour with
A Dying Dream and
Eightyonedays in
West Hollywood, California
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History
Most historical writing ...
. 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
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, Germany.
On July 20, 2005, a deal was announced with Abacus Recordings, a subsidiary label of
Century Media Records
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Background
Century Media was founded by R ...
; the band's album ''Our Darkest Days'' was released on the label in May 2006.
The band toured in Europe in 2008. They headlined shows at Persistence Tour 2009. The Pennywise website, on February 16, 2010, announced that frontman
Zoli Téglás just recently joined
Pennywise.
The band eventually began touring with Zoli in 2014, and began recording the fifth album, ''
A War Against You''.
On November 24, 2019, Zoli Teglas stated through a social media post that he will be leaving Ignite in 2020 after their remaining scheduled shows. Teglas has fronted the band since 1994.
On September 17, 2021, Ignite released a new EP with a new singer Eli Santana (of
Holy Grail
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) featuring two songs, "Anti Complicity Anthem" and "Turn XXI".
Members
With Full Force
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Lineups
2014
4 - 6 July
Amon Amarth, Architects (British band), Architects, Being as an O ...
2019">
Ignite Full Force 2019 33.jpg, Zoli Téglás
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Ignite Full Force 2019 34.jpg, Kevin Kilkenny
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* Brett Rasmussen (1993–present) – bass
* Craig Anderson (1997–present) – drums
* Nik Hill (2003–2006, 2018–present) – guitar
* Eli Santana
* Joe Nelson (1993–1994) – vocals
* Joe Foster (1993–1998) – guitar
* Casey Jones (1993–1997) – drums
* Randy Johnson (1994) – vocals
*
(1994–2020) – vocals
* Brian Balchack (1998–2000, 2005–2020) – guitar
* Kevin Kilkenny (2000–2003, 2007-2015, 2018–2024) – guitar
(1995) - Lost & Found Records (European version of ''Call On My Brothers'', Conversion Records)
* ''
* ''Where They Talk'' EP (1994) Ringside Records
* ''Slapshot / Ignite'' split (1994) Lost & Found Records
* ''Battery / Ignite'' split (1994) Lost & Found Records
* ''In My Time'' EP (1995) Lost & Found Records
* ''
(1997) Rovers Records
* ''Ignite / X-Acto'' split (1997) Ataque Sonoro Records
* ''Sea Shepherd Conservation Society'' EP (1999) Vacation House Records
*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)
*''Punk Chunks Vol. 2'' (2002) Lameass Recordz
*''Revelation 100: A Fifteen Year Retrospective of Rare Recordings'' (2002)
*''The Worldwide Tribute to the Real Oi Vol. 2'' (2002)