![]() ![]() And it starts with a fantastic singer (not crooner, not growler…a stone cold singer) named Zoli Teglas. Said band's compositional depth is not matched here, but the melodic sensibility and punk-meets-rock-meets-hardcore approach is similar in many respects. Eschewing trademarks of the eyeliner crowd doesn't hurt either.Īlthough I am certain that many bands of this ilk have escaped my attention, the last group that I've run across that succeeded at pulling off the aforementioned combination so well is AFI. Considering the number of bands that combine the two elements and ultimately water down the best parts of both (i.e., WITH HONOR),that IGNITE are able to compose songs that are unequivocally heavy, yet competently arranged, and that are infectious without sounding stereotypically emo or cheesy, is praiseworthy. On "Our Darkest Days", Orange County's IGNITE does it just right. The terms "melodic" and "hardcore" tend to go together like oil and water if not done just right.
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