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ARTIST : Ignite STOREDATE : 01-08-2016
ALBUM : A War Against You RIPDATE : 01-12-2016
YEAR : 2016 RUNTIME : 47:12 min
GENRE : Hardcore LANGUAGE : English
LABEL : Century Media GRABBER : EAC Secure
SOURCE : CDDA ENCODER : FLAC 1.2.1
QUALITY : 1047kbps Avg 44.1kHz 2 channels SIZE : 369.6MB
URL : http://igniteband.com/ TRACKS : 14 Files
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01 Begin Again 3:22
02 Nothing Can Stop Me 3:18
03 This Is A War 3:25
04 Oh No Not Again 3:41
05 Alive 3:15
06 You Saved Me 3:03
07 Rise Up 3:46
08 Where I'm From 3:21
09 The Suffering 2:18
10 How Is This Progress 3:12
11 You Lie 2:27
12 Descend 3:02
13 Forward (Additional Track) 2:18
14 Work 6:44
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47:12 min
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│ Ignite have never been afraid of raising their voice and speaking │
│ up. A War Against You takes this to a whole new level given the │
│ current state of the world and brings the band back for a new run │
│ that sees them as impassioned as ever. More so, it reunites a group │
│ of brothers that missed making music together. This record takes a │
│ heavy stance on several sociopolitical issues and continues to show │
│ why Ignite were always one of the best when it comes to mixing the │
│ melodic punk/hardcore genres together. To call this record their │
│ biggest mission statement would be really short-selling it. │
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│ It matches right up with Our Darkest Days, which stands out as their │
│ best body of work to me. With all band members bringing back so many │
│ experiences from other bands (including vocalist Zoli Teglas' │
│ impressive stint with Pennywise), it amazes me how fresh and │
│ relevant they feel while bringing forth their emblematic sense of │
│ SoCal punk authority. Teglas feels as unrestricted and free as ever │
│ with his soaring delivery on the mic (and fuck, I'm still hoping he │
│ does a full-blown power-metal record). There's a lot of Euro-metal │
│ flavour brought to the mix as well while songs such as the │
│ hardcore-based "This Is A War" stretches his vocals to the limit. He │
│ expresses even more emotion on the melodic punk grind a la "Begin │
│ Again" and "Nothing Can Stop Me", the latter for a friend who │
│ battled cancer -- which shows that it's just as personal an album as │
│ it is a political missive. You're immersed in crushing riffs, speedy │
│ hooks and a barrage of melodies that'll make your head spin. │
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│ A War Against You reminds me of the last H20 record in its positive │
│ nature and upbeat vibe while digging in on "Where I'm From" which │
│ feels like it came off the last Millencolin album, but much more │
│ aggressive. To be honest though, there are too many good tracks to │
│ detail but by the time "Work" rolls around, you'll be neck-deep in │
│ Teglas' message of immigrants and refugees and more so, │
│ ever-grateful they decided to drop this album and kick the year off │
│ in style. There's a lot of energy and attitude from a band that │
│ never needed to prove anything because it all flowed so organically │
│ when they took the stage with a variety of acts. They stick to their │
│ old guns but add enough contemporary flair to keep things mixed up │
│ and pushing on with the years. The dedication's there. So too is the │
│ direction on yet another gem of a production from Cam Webb. Ignite │
│ are speaking volumes, screaming for change and it's a pleasure to │
│ report that the fire's still burning. │
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│ --Enjoy │
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