Dictionary Definition
ignitor
Noun
2 a device for lighting or igniting fuel or
charges or fires; "do you have a light?" [syn: lighter, light, igniter]
Extensive Definition
History
Ignitor was formed in 2003 by Erika Tandy (ex-Autumn Tears, vocals), Stuart Laurence aka Batlord (lead guitar, ex-Agony Column), Pat Doyle (ex-Offenders, ex-Pocket Fishrmen, drums), Beverly Barrington (ex-T.A.N.G., rhythm guitar), and Brendon Bigelow (ex-T.A.N.G., bass guitar). In the spring of 2006, Beverly Barrigton left the band and was replaced with Annah Moore (ex-Boneglove, ex-Red Volution). The band has been compared to early metal acts, such as Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. In July 2005, the Austin Chronicle listed Erika Tandy number one in a list of top ten frontmen in Austin music. In mid-2007 both Tandy and Moore left the band to pursue other interests. Beverly Barrington rejoined Ignitor in January 2008, and the band is auditioning for vocal replacement.Ignitor played the second Monterrey
Mexico
Metalfest in May of 2005, along with other bands such as Motörhead,
Danzig,
W.A.S.P.,
and Jag
Panzer. They also played the Keep It True V festival in
Germany
alongside Raven,
Virgin
Steele and
Slough Feg.
The video for Ignitor's song "Demonslayer" was
aired on the television show America's Rising Star in May of 2006
on the Retro
Television Network, and earlier in the year their song "Rockin'
Roller Derby" was played on the A&E
Network show Rollergirls,
though it did not appear on the show's official soundtrack. The
band was also featured in episode #6 of Pure Metal Sickness!, an
Austin, Texas based cable series which highlights the local metal
scene.
Discography
- Take to the Sky (2004)
- Road of Bones (2007)
A further limited run of Take to the Sky was
produced on vinyl LP by
Dies Irae Records of Brazil in 2005,
which featured two additional tracks.