IGNITED, formed in 2017 in Brazil, play Heavy Metal in the vein of JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN and BLACK SABBATH (Tony Martin era). "Steelbound" is their 1^st independently released album. "Ignition" gets things going with a head banging opening shot.  Think "Painkiller" from PRIEST and you will not be too far off. "Pain" and the title tack "Steelbound" continue down a similar musical path, Denis Lima can hit the high notes like Mr Halford in his pomp.

But that isn't all the band are about, "Living In The Dark" is a highlight on the album, with a feel of the aforementioned Tony Martin era SABBATH. And "Call Me To Run" has a MAIDEN feel about it. I mean no disrespect by this it shows they have good strong influences, but have their own take on the genre. "Times" shows a different side to their sound, with a different style to the vocals, and some fantastic guitar, shows they can do light as well as straight ahead metal. Whereas "Ground Pounding" is a big slab of, well pounding rock. A very straight forward song, but it works very well indeed.

The pair of "Shining Void" and "Roaring Gears" are a bit of a shift back to the PRIEST sound, before the closing track "Rotting" I think gives the listener a taste of the future sound of Ignition. A much more modern metal sound, with some very interesting and distinct vocals. I think this shows evolution in their sound, which will carry them forward. A small criticism was the sound. The bass and drums needed to be bigger, and personally I think a 2^nd guitarist would add depth to their sound. But in the right hands of a sympathetic producer and engineer, the 2^nd IGNITED album will be one to look forward to.