In 2013, the band prepared a follow-up single titled Petrichor, featuring bouzoukitara playing and a guitar solo from Yossi Sassi, at that moment the guitarist of oriental metal fathers band, Orphaned Land.
In 2015, the band finally changed its name to IGNEA and released a new work called Alga, named after a war call of Crimean Tatar people. This song is contributed to Crimeans who are defending their land.
Alga is the first ever original song from a Ukrainian band, recorded with a full symphonic orchestra. The video was shot unintentionally and on low budget as the band wanted to use orchestra sessions footage in something bigger, than video diary. Over the year, the video gathered over million views on YouTube.
Recently, IGNEA opened the show of Orphaned Land, fathers of oriental metal, in Kiev, Ukraine.
In 2017, the band released its first full-length album called The Sign of Faith, having a heavier sound, both clean and extreme vocals, and authentic middle-eastern melodies. Its first song, Şeytanu Akbar, was accompanied by an animated anti-terrorism video in a surrealistic style. Despite the provocative title of the song, the band’s intention is to carry the idea of peace.
Over 2017, IGNEA has been promoting the new album through solo shows and festivals in Ukraine within ‘The Tour of Faith’. Early 2018, IGNEA has released an official live experience video for Şeytanu Akbar recorded at national The Best Ukrainian Metal Act awards, where the band has entered the top 3 best metal bands in the country.
In April 2018, the band has released an animated video for its OST-like song How I Hate the Night, the lyrics to which belong to the paranoid android Marvin from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The video contains lots of references to the original movie.
For IGNEA, the years 2018 and 2019 were dedicated to touring and writing the new material. In May 2018, IGNEA has toured in Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands, together with the Nordic death metal legends Illdisposed, as well as performed selected shows in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and festivals in France, Lithuania, and Ukraine.
September 2018, IGNEA released a new single Queen Dies with an art video and hopped on a 3-week tour across 9 countries within the Female Metal Voices Tour 2018 headlined by Butcher Babies and Kobra and the Lotus. In summer 2019, IGNEA had a small leg of headline shows in Spain and performed at the main stage of the Vagos Metal Festival in Portugal.
IGNEA’s second full-length album The Realms of Fire and Death was released on April 17, 2020. It was fully funded by the band's patrons. It is a concept album with strong story-telling, metaphors, symbols, and is accompanied by a book of short tales incorporating the lyrics of each song. It is divided into three major parts, each consisting of 3 songs, plus a bonus track — an English version of the Ukrainian Чорне Полум’я (Chorne Polumia). Songs of each part are outlining a certain separate story, bringing the themes of fire and death from various perspectives. The band also released two official music videos video for the song Disenchantment and Jinnslammer.
According to the national awards The Best Ukrainian Metal Act, The Realms of Fire and Death has been selected as the metal album of the year and IGNEA has been named the best Ukrainian metal band of 2020.
In June 2021, IGNEA signed a deal with Napalm Records and started working on the third album that was planned for 2022. The album release has been postponed to 2023 because of the Russia-Ukraine full-scale war.
Before bringing the new full-length record to the world, in October 2021, the band treated its fans with BESTIA, a concept EP about the human nature of Slavic mythological creatures and the world’s duality. In Ukrainian, BESTIA (Ukr. «бестія») means both a savage beast and a mischievous person. This is a split record that consists of songs by two Ukrainian bands — IGNEA and ERSEDU — and is a result of their 10-year friendship.
IGNEA’s third full-length album Dreams of Lands Unseen is out through Napalm Records on April 28th, 2023.
In 2023, IGNEA has released official videos for the songs Nomad's Luck, Dunes, and Incurable Disease.
The 10-track concept album reflects the life of Ukrainian photographer and documentarian Sofia Yablonska, known for traveling to very distant corners of the world while documenting the lives of tribes and natives, which was especially dangerous and uncommon for a woman of her time. Sonically, IGNEA creates a captivating masterpiece which resembles, thanks in part to diverse genre-influences, an epic soundtrack-like experience.
The band will present the album live at such European festivals as MetalDays, Leyendas del Rock, SummerBreeze, as well as at club shows on EU & UK tour with Fear Factory and Butcher Babies.
IGNEA are:
Helle Bohdanova — vocals;
Yevhenii Zhytniuk — keyboards;
Oleksandr Kamyshin — bass;
Ivan Kholmohorov — drums;
Dmytro Vinnichenko — guitars.
Şeytanu Akbar
Ignea Lyrics
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Half church of Allah half castle 'gainst distraught
And long to roam those venerable aisles
With records stored of deeds long since forgot
My children vanished below the sign of faith
Your mark of Allah is carved upon their graves
You hide in peace but disappear in grief
I shout
Şeytanu Akbar
Şeytanu Akbar
Your aim is fake your point is to destroy
And rise empire upon infidel ash
You laud Allah the only god sways peace
Peace built by death of all unfaithful thrash
Fascism is obsolete you claim erasing woes
Racism is dead and you destroy the others
Your Allah leads to world thriving in peace
But only you are worthy for this peace
I disagree
Şeytanu Akbar
Şeytanu Akbar
Yet well I love thy mixed and massive piles
The church of Allah, you're riuned, you're destroyed
I will roam free these venerable aisles
I'll be in memory of world, as I've enjoyed,
Şeytanu Akbar
Şeytanu Akbar
The lyrics of Ignea's song "Şeytanu Akbar" offer a complex perspective on the themes of religion, power, and conflict. The verses open with a description of a mixed and massive structure, half church of Allah and half castle against distraught. The imagery seems to suggest a conflation of religion and power, as if the building serves as a symbol of both the divine and the worldly. The singer expresses a desire to roam the venerable aisles, marveling at the records stored of deeds long since forgotten. This initial passage sets the stage for the ensuing verses, which pivot toward a sense of conflict and violence.
The second verse reveals that the singer's children have vanished below the sign of faith, with the mark of Allah carved upon their graves. This suggests a sense of loss and tragedy, as if the singer's family has suffered at the hands of an oppressive religious regime. The third verse, which begins with the refrain "Şeytanu Akbar," shifts toward a more confrontational tone, as the singer declares an intention to bring death to those who hide in peace but disappear in grief. The aggression seems to be aimed at those who use religion as a tool of oppression, who hide behind the guise of piety while perpetuating violence and suffering.
The following verses continue to explore these themes, with the singer taking issue with those who claim that fascism and racism are obsolete, while espousing a vision of a world thriving in peace under the rule of Allah. Ultimately, however, the singer rejects this vision, declaring that they will roam free these venerable aisles, cherishing the memory of the world as they have enjoyed it. The song thus ends on a note of defiance, with the singer carving out a space for themselves amidst the struggle between religion, power, and violence.
Line by Line Meaning
Yet well I love thy mixed and massive piles
I have admiration for the large and diverse structures of your faith
Half church of Allah half castle 'gainst distraught
Your structures serve both religious and defensive purposes
And long to roam those venerable aisles
I desire to explore the historical and significant areas of your faith
With records stored of deeds long since forgot
Containing details of past events and actions that have been overlooked or disregarded
My children vanished below the sign of faith
My loved ones have disappeared under the guise of religion
Your mark of Allah is carved upon their graves
The indication of Allah is imprinted on their burial sites
You hide in peace but disappear in grief
You may seem peaceful, but your true intentions are revealed through mourning
I'm bringing death to you
I am delivering a fatal blow to you
Şeytanu Akbar
Devil is great
Şeytanu Akbar
Devil is great
Your aim is fake your point is to destroy
Your goals are fraudulent - you seek destruction
And rise empire upon infidel ash
You want to build an empire on the ashes of those who are not of your faith
You laud Allah the only god sways peace
You praise Allah as the sole God who brings harmony
Peace built by death of all unfaithful thrash
You believe that peace can only be achieved by eliminating those who don't follow your faith
Fascism is obsolete you claim erasing woes
You argue that fascism is outdated and that you are alleviating suffering
Racism is dead and you destroy the others
You claim to have eradicated racism but in fact, you are destroying everyone else
Your Allah leads to world thriving in peace
You believe that following Allah will create a thriving and peaceful world
But only you are worthy for this peace
You believe that only you are deserving of this peace
I disagree
I do not concur with your beliefs
Şeytanu Akbar
Devil is great
Şeytanu Akbar
Devil is great
Yet well I love thy mixed and massive piles
Still, I appreciate the large and diverse structures related to your faith
The church of Allah, you're ruined, you're destroyed
The Islamic church is now in ruins and destroyed
I will roam free these venerable aisles
I will explore these historical and significant places freely
I'll be in memory of world, as I've enjoyed
I will be remembered for my enjoyment of these religious sites
Şeytanu Akbar
Devil is great
Şeytanu Akbar
Devil is great
Contributed by Caden K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@IgneaBand
🔥 This song is taken from the debut full-length album 'The Sign of Faith': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMtef1SPjaM&list=PL27id3BZ8DaqKRvN6g5gmuV89-1XOk-wd.
In 2020, IGNEA also released a new album 'The Realms of Fire and Death': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xGPTaiFrMk&list=PL27id3BZ8DarpSF57DJ821nIsMznApYQx.
Watch our latest official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF_qqeXzM4g&list=PL27id3BZ8DarpSF57DJ821nIsMznApYQx&index=2
Official merch: https://ignea.band/collections/all🔥
@MohammedMehdiTBER
That is only your priesthood vision of Islam based on deviant examples pretending to represent Islam
Islam is the only ultimate totalitarian peace and the only divine religion on earth confirmed by mind and science and inner nature and the evidence is despite the faulty fancy propaganda of fueling Islamphobia, Islam still appears on people.
People are just mislead by faulty fallacies about Islam or does not want to refrain from their terrestrial desires to go on with the divine will of Allah but in the end, you should know at least what does the path you choose lead to in the afterlife.
Liberalism is just a technical freedom.
Islam is the only essential holistic freedom.
@danaeiry3049
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@curtisyue182
"But only you are worthy for this peace? I disagree."
Love that line
@tuduconstantinescu
I've read this comment exactly at the moment when it's said in the song :))
@agungari6839
Satanu Akbar.... 💥
@maftaa
@@agungari6839 Allahu akbar
@alaaaldafrawy6837
Hello everyone from Cairo Egypt 🇪🇬, amazing song 🎵 ❤
@yanheda
This song is hypnotic with such a powerful message. Utterly delightful.
@IgneaBand
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