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San Francisco, California, USA |
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Alternative Metal |
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DISBANDED
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Page online:
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June 18, 2007
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Last update/review:
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June 18, 2007
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Re:Ignition
The band Re:Ignition formed around 2004 or so,
releasing their debut album
Empty Heart, Loaded Gun
in 2006.
The band features several guys familiar to the Bay Area
thrash scene, most notably Steve Esquivel and Snake
from
Skinlab.
Judging
Empty Heart against previous Skinlab output
(or, for that matter, thrash in general) is
really comparing apples to oranges, as the style of Re:Ignition
is nothing like the
Machine Head-styled
modern thrash of Skinlab.
No, Re:Ignition is very much a 90's-styled
heavy rock band,
with a hard-alternative, faintly nu-metal style
(several point to
Soundgarden
as an influence, but it's a fleeting one at best, though
the vocals sometime resemble Chris Cornell), clear,
soulful vocals, and everpresent wall-of-sound
yet melodic/hook-laden guitars.
With that in mind, rating the album is a matter of opinion, as
the band clearly rocks hard and the accessibility factor is
there, though on the other hand it all comes across as a
bit faceless -- without any one band coming to mind, this
style/sound is hardly new or original.
Clearly old Skinlab fans will not take to this, but that's not
the point, and kudos to Esquivel and crew for not forming
another band to replay riffs from their previous band
(Skinlab itself is back in business, the guys involved
apparently active in both bands).
Discography
Empty Heart, Loaded Gun
2006
C. Punishment
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- Left Behind
- Head On
- Short Memory
- By A Thread
- Lies & Money
- Dark Nevada
- Bright Red
- Falling In
- Upset
- Unbearable
- Spinning In Cicles
- Like A Beating
- Empty Heart Loaded Gun
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Dave Moore
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Steve Esquivel
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Tim Howell
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Snake
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Mark Hernandez
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