Ignitor is a heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band

Band (music)

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 based in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

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, USA

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.

History

Ignitor was formed in 2003 by Erika Tandy (ex-Autumn Tears

Autumn Tears

Autumn Tears is an American Neoclassical Dark Wave band from Billerica, MA. They are sometimes considered gothic.-History:The band was formed in September 1995 by Erika and Ted...

, vocals), Stuart Laurence aka Batlord (lead guitar

Lead guitar

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, ex-Agony Column), Pat Doyle (ex-Offenders, ex-Pocket Fishrmen, drum

Drum

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s), Beverly Barrington (ex-T.A.N.G., rhythm guitar

Rhythm guitar

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), and Brendon Bigelow (ex-T.A.N.G., bass guitar

Bass guitar

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). 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

Judas Priest

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 and Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...

. In July 2005, the Austin Chronicle

Austin Chronicle

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 listed Erika Tandy number one in a list of top ten frontmen in Austin music.

In late 2007, Erika and guitarist Annah were forced to leave the band for personal reasons. Founding member Beverly Barrigton was asked to rejoin the band and in October 2008. Then the band scored a tour de force by recruiting legendary metal frontman Jason McMaster (Watchtower

Watchtower (band)

WatchTower is an American progressive metal band based in Austin, Texas. The band were influenced by late 1970s progressive rock and acts such as Rush and UK as well as the burgeoning New Wave of British Heavy Metal...

, Dangerous Toys

Dangerous Toys

Dangerous Toys is an Austin, Texas-based hard rock band with often humorous lyrics. Founded in 1987, Dangerous Toys put out four full-length albums and one live album before unofficially disbanding at the turn of the millennium....

) as lead vocalist. The band began recording their 2nd full-length album in April 2009, The Spider Queen. Bolstered by the strength of the new line-up and at an all time creative peak, Ignitor has risen from the ashes to find themselves an even more formidable force than ever before. True heavy metal is their game and The Spider Queen, a concept album

Concept album

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 of pure epic metal, will not disappoint fans of such luminous works as Iron Maiden’s Powerslave

Powerslave

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or Queensrÿche

Queensrÿche

thumb|250px|right|Queensrÿche's classic line-up performing at the [[Sauna Open Air Metal Festival]] 2011 in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]. Left to right: bass Eddie Jackson, lead vocals Geoff Tate, drums Scott Rockenfield and guitars Michael Wilton....

’s Operation: Mindcrime

Operation: Mindcrime

Operation: Mindcrime is a concept album by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Released on May 3, 1988, it is the band's third full-length album. A rock opera, its story follows a man who becomes disillusioned with the society of the time and reluctantly becomes involved with a...

.

Their music is direct throwback to 80's thrash metal with a twist of NWOBHM.

Discography

• Take to the Sky (2004) self-released
• Road of Bones (2007) Cruz del Sur Music
• The Spider Queen(2009) Cruz del Sur Music/Heavy Artillery

A further limited run of Take to the Sky was produced on vinyl LP

Gramophone record

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 by Dies Irae Records of Brazil

Brazil

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 in 2005, which featured two additional tracks.

A further limited run of "Road of Bones" was produced on vinyl by High Roller Records of Germany

Germany

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in 2007 which was accompanied by a bonus single featuring two more tracks.