Ignite the Ibex
Band Members
- Current Line-Up
- Jamie-Leigh Smith (vocals)
- Ben DuBarry (guitar)
- Nick Pupovac (guitar)
- Trevor Raiss (bass)
- Anthony Dyer (drums)
- Former Members
- Terry Crane (vocals)
- Chris Elder (vocals on early demos)
Website
Formed
Sydney, NSW 2004
Band Information
Ignite The Ibex is a technical death metal band from The Hills district in western Sydney. The line-up was gradually assembled from 2004 onwards with Dyer and DuBarry as the founding members. Vocalist Chris Elder recorded on a few early demos until he left to join Wolfkahn. Terry Crane (ex-Beretta Justice) was recruited to take on his duties full-time.
Ben DuBarry and Nick Pupovac were amongst the first musicians in Australia to own, write and record with Ibanez's first commercial line of 8-String guitars. The band plays in drop-E tuning, which reflects a strong Meshuggah influence in their sound.
After more than a year of inactivity, which was exacerbated by a long search for an appropriate vocalist, the band began occasionally playing shows in Sydney during 2009. A self-titled EP was independently released in January 2010. Later in the year Crane left and was replaced by one-man metal composer Jamie-Leigh Smith (better known under the alias Mallory-Weiss). In early 2011 toured interstate with Alice Through the Windshield Glass and Elysian.
Discography
EP:
| 2010 | Ignite the Ibex | self release |