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Texas metal titans IGNITOR's eighth studio album "Horns and Hammers" will see the light of day on October 3rd at Keep It True Rising festival , alongside the new CD of DAWNRIDER "Five Signs of Malice". Expect nothing less than a top-notch mix of US power metal with classic heavy metal and NWOBHM influences, with distinct style and arrangements on the same level as, if not higher than on their last album. It's simply a must-hear for all fans of '80s metal, and in particular of bands such as ATTACKER, DIO, RIOT, SAXON, JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, ACCEPT, JAG PANZER and RAVEN.

"Robert (Williams, guitars) brought a ton of songs and riff ideas to the table and Billy (Dansfiell, bass) had some great ideas that blossomed into full-blown songs", the band's founder and guitarist Stuart "Batlord" 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", IGNITOR's vocalist Jason 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 cover art was painted by Claudio Bergamin and depicts a weathered warrior in a brief moment of repose after a battle. It resembles the plight of true metal warriors like IGNITOR, who strive to inject both power and passion into their craft with every performance, keeping the flames of heavy metal stoked and smoldering for the gathered masses."

Here's an album teaser in which Jason and Robert talk about the song-writing process, their favourite tracks, and present some music snippets.

You can check two new songs on our YouTube channel ("Imperial Bloodlines" here and "Ferocious the Martyrs" here) or from the Bandcamp player on the IGNITOR page, where we put also the title track, "Horns and Hammers". This is the complete album track list:

You can find more info about "Horns and Hammers" and see the high-res cover on the page of this release.

We have set the Deutsche Post shipping rates for German customers in our SHOP until Thursday, October 10th, while customers from all other countries will have their orders shipped from Italy after that date (pre-orders are active for everybody though). You can order it also in the 2 New Releases bundle with DAWNRIDER "Five Signs of Malice", saving 4,00 Euro, and in case you missed IGNITOR's previous album, "The Golden Age of Black Magick", you can buy both CDs together in a convenient bundle, too. And if you're at Keep It True Rising festival, you will have a chance to buy this CD, as well as other titles, directly from us as we will have a table space for selling there.

Those who don't collect CDs can get the album as digital download (in lossless formats) from our Bandcamp page.