Ignite the Ibex

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Ignite the Ibex
OriginSydney, NSW
GenresDeath metal
Years active2004 - present
LabelsNone
Associated actsWolfkahn, Beretta Justice, Lo!
Websitehttp://www.myspace.com/ignitetheibex
MembersBen DuBarry, Anthony Dyer, Nick Pupovac, Trevor Raiss, Jamie-Leigh Smith
Past membersChris Elder, Terrance Crane

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)

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