Ignite is a melodic hardcore band from

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, California. Formed in 1993, their commercial breakthrough album, '' A Place Called Home'', was released in 2000 on TVT Records. 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

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, Doctors Without Borders, 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 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. 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. On July 20, 2005, a deal was announced with Abacus Recordings, a subsidiary label of

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; 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

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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 ''

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''. 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, they released a new EP with a new singer Eli Santana (of Holy Grail) featuring two songs, "Anti Complicity Anthem" and "Turn XXI".

Members

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Current members

* Kevin Kilkenny (2000–2003, 2006–present) – guitar * Nik Hill (2000, 2003, 2005–2015, 2018–present) – guitar * Brett Rasmussen (1993–present) – bass * Craig Anderson (1997–present) – drums * Eli Santana (2021–present) – vocals

Previous members

* Zoli Téglás (1994–2020) – vocals * Joe Nelson (1993–1994) – vocals * Randy Johnson (1994) – vocals * Brian Balchack (1998–2000, 2005–2019) – guitar * Joe Foster (1993–1998) – guitar * Gavin Oglesby (1993–1994) – guitar * Casey Jones (1993–1997) – drums

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Scarred for Life'' (1994) Lost & Found Records * ''Family'' (1995) Lost & Found Records (Europe version of ''Call On My Brothers'') *'' Call On My Brothers'' (1995) Conversion Records * '' A Place Called Home'' (2000) TVT Records * '' Our Darkest Days'' (2006)

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(US),

(Europe) * ''

'' (2016)

*''Ignite'' (2022)

Other releases

* ''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 * '' Ignite / Good Riddance'' split (1996) Revelation Records * '' Past Our Means'' EP (1996) Revelation Records * ''Straight Ahead'' (1997) Rovers Records * ''Ignite / X-Acto'' split (1997) Ataque Sonoro Records * ''Sea Shepherd Conservation Society'' EP (1999) Vacation House Records

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)

*''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)

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'' (2007)

References

External links

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Century Media band page

Revelation Records band page

Ignite on Discogs
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