Ignition (Freak Seed album)
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Ignition is the second full-length
studio album by American
heavy metal
band Freak Seed
. It was the very first album released by Sun Serpent Records under the catalogue number SSR001. Six new songs were recorded at Sweetwood Sound Co. in early 1998, another five tracks were taken from their previous release Forward the Foundation, and the songs "Quarantine" and "Zero Reflection" were featured earlier on compilation albums released by Eclipse Records
and Psykoziz Records, respectively. Bassist Joe Yutsus left the band amicably shortly after the recording of the album and was replaced by Steve Witschel for subsequent live performances.
Additional personnel
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studio album by American
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heavy metal
Heavy metal music
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band Freak Seed
Freak Seed
Freak Seed is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1995 in Parsippany, New Jersey. Freak Seed's sound consisted of "in your face" guitars with a heavy groove, and was considered "good, old-fashioned heavy metal"...
. It was the very first album released by Sun Serpent Records under the catalogue number SSR001. Six new songs were recorded at Sweetwood Sound Co. in early 1998, another five tracks were taken from their previous release Forward the Foundation, and the songs "Quarantine" and "Zero Reflection" were featured earlier on compilation albums released by Eclipse Records
Eclipse Records
Eclipse Records is an American indie rock record label based in Butler, New Jersey. The label is known for bringing the Cleveland band Mushroomhead to national attention. The current president of the label is Chris Poland.-History:...
and Psykoziz Records, respectively. Bassist Joe Yutsus left the band amicably shortly after the recording of the album and was replaced by Steve Witschel for subsequent live performances.
Track listing
Personnel
- Dave Couillou – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, leadLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Jason Tremper – leadLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Keith Pieper – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Joe Yutsus – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Additional personnel
- Jeff Wood – additional vocals