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Ignite The Sky was a metalcore band formed in the Isle of Man. Beginning in 2010, the band has gone through numerous lineup and stylistic changes, with Luke Williams and Aaron West remaining the only consistent members from formation. The band ended in October 2018.

Formation, Just Build (2010-2012)
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Bring Out Your Dead (2012-2013)
The trio met up with Cross' former Our Final Hour bandmates, Mikey Gatt and Max Carrington, to discuss forming a new project, which would eventually be called Bring Out Your Dead. The proposal was for Gatt to be lead vocalist, Carrington to be lead guitarist, Williams to be rhythm guitarist, Cross to be bassist, and West to be drummer.

The initial idea was to run both projects as separate entities, with Bring Out Your Dead being heavier metalcore, and Ignite The Sky being a more melodic style. Max Carrington would leave the project shortly before fruition and was replaced with Gatt's childhood friend, Adam Elston-Lane.

The project quickly took off with the production of two singles and some shows under their belt, however following internal conflicts the band eventually split in June of 2013.

Revival (2013-2015)
After the split, Williams, West and Cross went back to searching for new members to recruit for Ignite The Sky, however deciding to keep Williams on guitar and West on drums. Carrington joined the fold as second guitarist and began writing material with the group. They would shortly after meet Richard Kinrade, who joined the band as bassist and clean vocalist. The band spent the next few months rehearsing the songs in preparation for an EP and shows in 2014.

However, Carrington left the band following internal conflicts, and quickly replaced him with Damian Morris on bass, whilst Kinrade jumped onto guitar.

Kinrade would go on to develop his vocal skills and began performing unclean vocals. Because of this he decided that he wanted to perform vocals full time alongside Cross, and suggested recruiting their former Bring Out Your Dead bandmate, Adam Elston-Lane, to play lead guitar. They agreed, as did Elston-Lane, and the band went on to perform their first slew of gigs performing entirely original material.

Morris, a native of New Zealand, was forced to return to his homeland, which left the bassist spot vacant. They recruited Stephen Lewin and began performing more shows, and started recording their debut EP.

Lewin departed the band after internal conflict and was replaced with Kinrade's bandmate in Honest Eyes, Leo Craig. At this point, the EP was already recorded, and so Craig did not perform on it.

Rain, departure of Daniel Cross (2016)
The band's debut EP, Rain, saw its release on January 25th, 2016. It was recorded, released and produced by the band itself. Artwork for the EP was designed by former bassist Damian Morris. They played a string of shows in support of the EP following its release, to a small amount of success.

The band filmed a music video for the track Norsefire, which was filmed by Tom Gough and directed and edited by West. The video was released on September 18, 2016.

During this time, the band was recording the follow up to Rain with 3 new songs, using the same setup as before.

Following personal conflict between Cross and Williams, Cross left the band, leaving Kinrade as the sole lead vocalist of the band. This led to Craig picking up more lead vocal parts, with Williams and Elston-Lane performing more backing vocals.

Glare, departure of Adam Elston-Lane (2016-2017)
The band re-recorded the 3 Rain tracks and 3 new tracks with Kinrade performing lead vocals. They released this collection of songs as a new EP titled Glare. They performed a single show in Manchester in support of the EP, before Craig moved to Manchester to start his studies at university. He stayed in the band whilst writing new material and planning the next move.

The band played a few Manx shows in support of Glare to limited success. Following the decision by Kinrade to also move to Manchester in order to study at university, the rest of the band decided to move to Manchester in order to move the band forward.

Following this decision the band began remastering Glare and recording a new single.

Eventually, Elston-Lane decided to amicably leave the band in order for the band to move forward with someone more passionate about the band's musical direction. He performed his final show with Ignite The Sky on August 26th, 2016.

A Casket With Your Name On It, dissolution (2017-2018)
The following month, the band re-released Glare and announced a new single. The song, A Casket With Your Name On It, was released on November 17th, 2017, and was released as a farewell to the Isle of Man and their former bandmate. It is the last of their recordings to feature Elston-Lane.

From this point, Craig picked up guitar duties for the band, whilst Williams began performing more vocals.

The band then began moving to Manchester and arranging an abundance of new material for shows to be played in 2018, along with an album.

Following their move to Manchester, and after a short stint with bassist Cameron Davies, the band decided to end Ignite The Sky due to time constraints and focus toward other projects. They announced their dissolution on October 20th 2018.

Demos

 * Just Build (2012)

EPs

 * Rain (2016)
 * Glare (2016)

Final Lineup

 * Luke Williams - guitars (2010, 2013-2018), bass (2010-2013), programming (2010-2018), backing vocals (2015-2018)
 * Aaron West - drums (2013-2018), guitars (2010-2013), clean vocals (2012), programming (2010-2018)
 * Richard Kinrade - vocals (2013-2018), bass (2013-2014), guitars (2014), programming (2015-2017)
 * Leo Craig - guitars (2017-2018), vocals (2015-2018), bass (2015-2017)
 * Cameron Davies - bass (2017-2018)

Former Members

 * David Birtles - bass, drums (2010)
 * Sophie Buchan - vocals (2010)
 * Max Carrington - guitars, backing vocals (2013-2014)
 * Daniel Cross - unclean vocals (2011-2016)
 * Adam Elston-Lane - guitars, backing vocals (2014-2017)
 * Joe Falconer - vocals (2011)
 * Kris Fryer - drums (2011)
 * Jonny Graham - vocals (2011)
 * Stephen Lewin - bass (2015)
 * Damian Morris - bass (2014-2015)
 * Craig Watson - guitars (2010-2012)

Final Lineup

 * Luke Williams - guitars, programming (2013-2018), backing vocals (2015-2018)
 * Aaron West - drums, programming (2013-2018)
 * Richard Kinrade - vocals (2013-2018), programming (2015-2017)
 * Leo Craig - guitars (2017-2018), vocals (2015-2018), bass (2015-2017)
 * Cameron Davies - bass (2017-2018)

Former Members

 * Max Carrington - guitars, backing vocals (2013-2014)
 * Daniel Cross - unclean vocals (2011-2016)
 * Adam Elston-Lane - guitars, backing vocals (2014-2017)
 * Stephen Lewin - bass (2015)
 * Damian Morris - bass (2014-2015)

Lead Vocalists

 * Sophie Buchan (2010)
 * Joe Falconer (2011)
 * Jonny Graham (2011)
 * Daniel Cross (2011-2016)
 * Aaron West (2012)
 * Richard Kinrade (2013-2018)

Rhythm Guitarists

 * Luke Williams (2010, 2014-2018)
 * Craig Watson (2010-2012)
 * Max Carrington (2013-2014)
 * Richard Kinrade (2014)

Lead Guitarists

 * Aaron West (2010-2013)
 * Luke Williams (2013-2014)
 * Adam Elston-Lane (2014-2017)
 * Leo Craig (2017-2018)

Bassists

 * David Birtles (2010)
 * Luke Williams (2010-2013)
 * Richard Kinrade (2013-2014)
 * Damian Morris (2014-2015)
 * Stephen Lewin (2015)
 * Leo Craig (2015-2017)
 * Cameron Davies (2017-2018)

Drummers

 * David Birtles (2010)
 * Kris Fryer (2011)
 * Aaron West (2013-2018)

Backing Vocalists

 * Max Carrington (2013-2014)
 * Daniel Cross (2014-2016) yeah i said it
 * Adam Elston-Lane (2014-2017)
 * Leo Craig (2015-2018)
 * Luke Williams (2015-2018)

Programming

 * Aaron West (2010-2018)
 * Luke Williams (2010-2018)
 * Richard Kinrade (2015-2017)