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Glare is the second and final EP by Manx metalcore band Ignite The Sky. It was released independently on November 28, 2016.

Following the departure of unclean vocalist Daniel Cross in August 2016, the band decided to re-record vocals for their debut EP Rain with Richard Kinrade as the sole lead vocalist, remix the existing three tracks and combine them with four freshly recorded new tracks to create a new 7-track EP.

Conception and Composition
The songs on Glare were written over a period of 6 years, with writing for the music mainly being done by Luke Williams and Aaron West, and lyrics by Williams and Richard Kinrade.

Originally the band had planned to remix and re-release Rain as a split EP with the three new tracks as Rain/Glare; however shortly before this idea came to fruition, vocalist Daniel Cross departed the band, and so the band decided to release all tracks in one collection in an effort to rebrand as a 5-piece band.

Lyrically the songs deal with issues such as destructive relationships and the "claustrophobic nature of Manx culture".

Recording and Production
The EP was recorded in Soundcheck Studios in Douglas over a period of a year. Tracking was done by Williams and Kinrade, whilst mixing and mastering was performed by West and Kinrade.

Since the band's bassist Leo Craig had joined just before the release of Rain and had left to study at university in Manchester just after the decision to re-record the tracks, his tracking is only included on 3 songs in the EP; the rest of the bass was recorded by Williams.

Personnel

 * Ignite The Sky
 * Luke Williams - guitar, backing vocals, programming, bass (tracks 2, 5 and 6)
 * Aaron West - drums, programming
 * Richard Kinrade - lead vocals, programming
 * Adam Elston-Lane - guitar, backing vocals
 * Leo Craig - bass (tracks 1, 3 and 7), backing vocals
 * Additional Musicians
 * Jenni Smith - vocals (track 5)


 * Production
 * Aaron West — producer, mixer, mastering
 * Richard Kinrade — engineer, mixer, mastering
 * Luke Williams — engineer


 * Artwork
 * Stacey Green — design
 * Aaron West - art direction