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IGNITOR Release "Shattered Crosses" Video

By Larry Petro, News Monkey
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 @ 11:07 AM


From The New Album Horns And Hammers, Out Now

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Texas metal titans IGNITOR have released the official video for "Shattered Crosses", a track from new album, Horns and Hammers.

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""Shattered Crosses" is one of my favorite tunes on the new record," says vocalist Jason McMaster, "and I could not be happier with the result of the writing and tone of the song. The lyrics are about the war efforts, the church efforts, and how governments send people off to war, seemingly only as a confusing way to make dealings of loss for big money."

McMaster goes on to state that "the video is a step up in production from what we've done previously, including bigger cameras, a bigger venue, etc, which allowed us to really get the point across. We are a traditional heavy metal band and we want people to see and hear; we aren't trying to rearrange or reinvent anything. It is straight-away classic metal and the video shows the world that intent."

The video features camera work and visual production by PennyRock Productions. Budro Partida and the crew of PennyRock are quickly becoming nationally known for the company's full feature documentary film, Bloody and Bruised - The Untold Story of the Back Room. The Back Room is a now defunct Rock and Metal venue in Austin, TX, which spawned a scene that attracted and hosted worldwide touring acts for over 30 years. The stories told in the film are legendary, as local bands were discovered there and lifelong relationships made. Needless to say, the band is extremely proud to have had PennyRock produce the video.

Guitarist Robert Williams explains that "IGNITOR has traditionally done all of our music videos in-house. So it was an incredible experience to work with director Budro Partida and his fantastic crew at PennyRock Productions. They were total pros and I'm really happy with the way the "Shattered Crosses" video came out."

"I'm a metal fan, so I was thrilled for the opportunity to work with a band the caliber of IGNITOR," adds Partida. "Going into the shoot I knew that the visual tone of the video should be red-hot to match the ferocity of the song. I wanted the viewer to get a sun burn."

"Shattered Crosses" is also available on all streaming outlets.

Horns and Hammers is available on Bandcamp via Metal on Metal Records, and in the United States on www.revoltvinylrecords.com. Revolt Vinyl Records will make it available on CD and vinyl.

U.S. residents can order the CD directly from the band at ignitorband.com.

Another storm-the-gates, metal onslaught, Horns and Hammers delivers all the dramatic power and fury that landed previous albums Haunted by Rock 'N' Roll and The Golden Age of Black Magick in the hallowed realms of Judas Priest, Mercyful Fate, Raven, Dio, Accept and other legendary keepers of the metal creed.

From the title track's speed-metal war cry and the Maiden-esque "Imperial Bloodlines" to the cowbell-driven "Shattered Crosses" and the 70s-inspired heavy metal of "Ferocious the Martyrs" (featuring guest keyboardist Gabriel Guardian of Immortal Guardian) the 11-track Horns and Hammers is a mighty mix of classic heavy metal spiked with NWOBHM, thrash, power metal and the atmospheric textures of prog-metal and fantasy.

"We raised the bar high with our last two albums so we couldn't settle for anything less than a full-on metal assault," said founding guitarist Stuart "Batlord" Laurence. "We've always honored our influences, but we're also very insistent that our music - first and foremost - sounds like IGNITOR. With Horns and Hammers, we've covered the spectrum of metal and taken IGNITOR to a whole new level."

Fronted by the soaring vocals of Jason McMaster (Watchtower, Dangerous Toys, Broken Teeth), IGNITOR's strength is further forged by guitarist Robert Williams, bassist Billy "Chainsaw" Dansfiell and drummer Pat Doyle. Whether charging and pounding like clashing titans ("Dark Horse", "Chaos Maximus Eternal") or luring the listener into gothic tales of doom and deceit ("Suicide Anthem", "Taken Up With Serpents"), IGNITOR delivers with shuddering impact.

"Robert brought a ton of songs and riff ideas to the table and Billy had some great ideas that blossomed into full-blown songs," Laurence said. "Once we started jamming with Pat's pummeling backbeat, we knew we had something special."

"As the arrangements started coming together, I found myself completely immersed and inspired to come up with the lyrical themes and characters to carry the songs to completion," McMaster added. "I'm really proud of the band's individual and collective contributions, and I think we all agree that Horns and Hammers is a triumph by any measure."

The album's stunning cover art - featuring a medieval warrior and his mighty steed surveying a hellish killing field - comes courtesy of renowned fantasy/sci-fi artist Claudio Bergamin whose credits include Judas Priest (Firepower), Burning Witches (The Witch of the North), Cassius King (Field Trip) and Klassik '78 (Phantoms), among others.

Produced and mastered by Stuart "Batlord" Laurence at Emphatic Audio in Austin, TX, Horns and Hammers was mastered for vinyl by Cris Burns. "Hell Shall Be Your Home" was recorded live in Austin TX at Kick Butt Coffee in 2019, and engineered by Ernie Basaldua with mixing by Stuart "Batlord" Laurence.


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