Re:Ignition is a five-piece hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

/alternative metal

Alternative metal

Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...

 music group from Bay Area, San Francisco.

History

Formed in 2004, the band is compromised of Skinlab

Skinlab

Skinlab is a groove metal band formed in 1994 in San Francisco, California by vocalist/bassist Steev Esquivel and guitarist Mike Roberts, now with San Francisco Bay Areas RAZE the STRAY, guitarist Gary Wendt Skinlab is a groove metal band formed in 1994 in San Francisco, California by...

 members in guitarist Steev Esquivel and bassist Burl "Snake" Blakk. The band released their debut album Empty Heart, Loaded Gun

Empty Heart, Loaded Gun

Empty Heart, Loaded Gun is debut album by the hard rock/alternative metal music group Re:Ignition. The album was released on November 21, 2006 via Corporate Punishment Records.-Track listing:# "Short Memory" – 3:30...

on November 21, 2006 via Corporate Punishment Records

Corporate Punishment Records

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Metal Hammer

Metal Hammer

Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...

UK described the band's music as "hard-hitting, driving rock tracks with a beefy weight behind them".
Re:Ignition also featured in the magazine's "Top 100 bands to watch for in 2007" list.

Discography

Date of Release	Title	Label
Nov 21, 2006	Empty Heart, Loaded Gun Empty Heart, Loaded Gun Empty Heart, Loaded Gun is debut album by the hard rock/alternative metal music group Re:Ignition. The album was released on November 21, 2006 via Corporate Punishment Records.-Track listing:# "Short Memory" – 3:30...	Corporate Punishment