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Orange County, California melodic hardcore band Ignite formed in 1993 and built a strong international reputation through relentless touring across more than forty countries before their commercial breakthrough A Place Called Home (2000) on TVT Records. Their catalog, which includes Call on My Brothers (1995), Past Our Means (1996), Our Darkest Days (2006), and A War Against You (2016) — which charted at number six in Germany — is characterized by complex arrangements, Zoli Teglas's soaring vocals, and consistently outward-looking, politically engaged lyrics. They remain one of the most durable and internationally recognized acts in American melodic hardcore.
Ignite the Black Sun is a melodic death/groove metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, active since 2015 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Ignited is a traditional heavy metal band founded in 2017 in Balneário Camboriú, Brazil, by vocalist Denis Lima, guitarist Dalton Castro, bassist Martin Bellucci, and drummer Maurício Velasco. Their 2019 debut full-length "Steelbound," produced by Thiago Bianchi in São Paulo, established the band in the international heavy metal circuit and surpassed 200,000 Spotify streams. The follow-up "Cradle of the Wicked" was released in October 2023, recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden and produced by Fredrik Nordström, known for his work with Arch Enemy and Dimmu Borgir.
Thrash metal band from Tampere, Finland active since 2017. Their sound delivers thrash aggression from Finland's third-largest city.
Ignition is a power metal band from Duisburg, Germany, active since 2012, delivering high-energy power metal with the speed and precision characteristic of the genre's German heartland. The Ruhr Valley band channels the tradition of Helloween-era power metal through anthemic hooks and virtuosic performances.
Ignition is a heavy metal band from Buenos Aires whose album A New Conspiracy was recorded between February and May 2015 at Yutoshi Studios in Buenos Aires, with drums tracked separately at Samurai Studio and mixing and mastering handled by Matt Aresti. The band is listed on Metal Archives as an independent act.
Ignition Code is a melodic technical death metal/metalcore band from Roseto degli Abruzzi (Teramo), Italy, active since 2012 and pushing death metal through precision-engineered technical complexity. The project channels intricate musicianship and compositional ambition.
Fronted by Texas metal legend Jason McMaster (Watchtower, Dangerous Toys) since 2008. NWOBHM worship on Metal on Metal Records.
Ignobleth is a blackened death metal act from Modena, Italy, active since 2024 and merging the atmospheric darkness of black metal with death metal's crushing brutality. The project delivers fierce extremity at the crossroads of both genres.
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