IGNITE
In 2019, Orange County, California Punk and Hardcore institution, IGNITE were a band
at a crossroads. Over 25 years, IGNITE had taken their hardcore foundations and not
merely turned them into the sound of a band that has refused to be categorized but had
become a worldwide force in their own right. With five albums behind them including
2006’s breakout, Our Darkest Days and 2016’s A War Against You (which entered the
German album charts at #6) as well as countless tours through Europe, North America,
Australia, South America and the Far East, the core of the band: bassist Brett
Rasmussen, guitarists Nik Hill and Kevin Kilkenny and drummer Craig Anderson found
themselves in search of a new voice. They found themselves without a singer.
“There was never any question about whether we would continue,” says Brett. “It was
more a question of where do we go next. How does IGNITE continue to grow as a
band?” Against a backdrop of a Covid-shuttered world and a nation embroiled in the fire
of riots, apocryphal politics and cultural sea changes, the four members of IGNITE not
merely looked for a new vocalist but also penned their most expansive set of songs to
date. “We went back to our earliest days and pulled from our hardcore influences,” says
Brett. “We also looked beyond where we left off on the last record and really worked to
push ourselves musically, lyrically. We were inspired.”
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