![]() With those bands, I really enjoyed the lyrics, but most of the time the music didn't have enough 'evil notes' for my liking. "I've never been into the So-Cal punk scene too much, even though I respected bands like BAD RELIGION and SOCIAL DISTORTION for pioneering what they did. "To my surprise, it was quite melodic, very So-Cal punk it was nothing at all what I expected. "Reading Amy's review reminded me that I should listen to more punk, so I picked up the album, hoping for some type of musical inspiration. They spoke to me in ways 'normal' records didn't. "These lo-fi recording didn't have the heaviest guitar tones or the tightest playing, but they had fucking attitude and fucking balls. "Something about the 'fuck you,' 'fuck the government,' and 'fuck everyone' attitude always appealed to me. It was a lot different than today's bands. They were not trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator in fact, they hated the lowest common denominator. They were there to agitate, to scare, to provoke, sometimes brutishly, always honestly, occasionally even quite eloquently. ![]() "Back then bands were discontent, they were angry with the way things were, and they sang about. The incredible first SUICIDAL TENDENCIES record, the mind-blowing DISCHARGE album 'Hear Nothing, Say Nothing, See Nothing', the 'Violent Pacification' EP and 'Dealing With It' by D.R.I., CRO-MAGS 'Age Of Quarrel', GBH - 'Leather Bristles, Studs, and Acne', and one of my favorite punk albums of all time, FEAR - 'The Record'. "I've always loved punk rock, some of the first bands I ever got into were punk bands. But that was it that was my only experience with the band as I never heard any of the records. I was so high on ecstasy and vodka, I couldn't tell you what the hell we talked about, though I remember thinking that he was cool. I do, however, vaguely remember talking to one of the guys at the Dynamo festival in '97 well 'remember' is a strong word. I had heard of IGNITE, we played a few festival dates together sometime in the '90s. It was a good (re: positive) review, but when she spoke about the political / 'fuck you' nature of the lyrics, it struck me. ![]() IGNITE wasn't a Roadrunner band so the review itself didn't feel like there was some hype behind it. Amy worked at Roadrunner back then, and she had always been a big supporter of our band. MACHINE HEAD's Robb Flynn previously stated about the band's decision to record a song by IGNITE: "Sometime in late 2006, during the recording of 'The Blackening', I read a Revolver magazine review of IGNITE's 'Our Darkest Days' album by a friend of mine named Amy Sciaretto. MACHINE HEAD's cover version of "Bleeding" was included on a 10-inch vinyl single which was released part of last year's Record Store Day. Video footage of IGNITE's Zoltán "Zoli" Téglás joining San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD on stage on Augat the Summer Breeze festival in Dinkelsbühl, Germany to perform the IGNITE song "Bleeding"can be seen below. ![]()
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