VIDEO: Ignescent - Monster You Made

Ignescent is a contemporary American heavy rock band with melodic singing, characterized by overall sound that blends hard rock and modern metal, supported by a variety of other elements, including electronica, pop, nu metal, and smatterings of hip hop, industrial and djent.

Ignescent - Monster You Made

Ignescent

The Fight in Me

Frontiers Music Srl.

November 10, 2023

1. Monster You Made

2. Unholy

3. Fight in Me

4. You're Not Alone

5. Under Attack

6. Triple Threat

7. Shadows

8. Carries Me

9. The Hurt

10. Woman on Fire

11. Not Today (feat. Kevin Young of Disciple)

12. Goodbye (7/26/2024 deluxe edition track)

13. Radio Ga Ga (7/26/2024 deluxe edition track)

"Monster You Made" is the opening track from Ignescent's debut album, The Fight in Me. In my opinion, this song, as the first track on the album, serves as a great illustration—almost a panorama—of everything they like to do and want to explore. It feels like a way of welcoming the listener to a wide-ranging buffet of the band's sound. It has the feel of an anthem, with a solid groove that makes it easy to remember. The guitar sound seems like a blend of groove, nu metal, djent, and rhythmic chugging; in the background, there are electronica-like sounds. The drums deliver big, fat grooves reminiscent of dance, pop, and electronic music, all in a mid-tempo style. The band also incorporates some robotic-glitching sounds.

There are no guitar solos, and the use of guitar as a craft is minimalist; it’s not heavy rock with busy guitar work, but rather uses the guitar for percussive and rhythmic purposes. As you can see, quite a bit is going on. However, my description might make it seem like an unworkable combination—a potpourri of various genres—but the song flows well, and the very melodic singing makes it feel like the listener should join in.

Lyrically, I would say the focus is on controlling your own narrative. In a relationship, from whose perspective are we talking about a monster? From whose perspective is the villain determined? Maybe it’s not so easy to decide, especially if there are two sides to the story. Check out this song by Ignescent and see how you feel about the music. There’s a lot more where that came from. I’d like to tell you more about the album at a future date, once I figure out what’s happening with this pastiche style of heavy rock. Ha!

Ignescent - "Monster You Made" - Official Music Video

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