Biography

Biography

Mons Ignifer as a band took originally its first steps on earth, rising from the remains Janispetkes & Mustatsaappaat. The band which came second on "Suomen paskin bändi" band contest in 2016. So the band started as a three-piece avantgarde/punk/prog/metal project in 2015. A lot of riffs and ideas on Mons Ignifer songs are also from that time 2016-2017, that were leftovers from the very limited Janispetkes demo called "No Shit 'til Saturday".

Mons Ignifer started officially in august 2018, with a little triangle and a name, posted on the very first Instagram-post on the account @mons_ignifer_band. Before that, the band - mainly being Lizky on guitars and Bizze on drums - had parted ways with its first bass player Markus.

First single called 'Plastik Heaven' was recorded already in November 2018 and released on the Finnish national day of culture, 'Kalevalan päivä' 28th February 2019. By the time Mons Ignifer was a two piece. Mr. Burns came along to play bass the same year in the summer.

A big part on Mons Ignifer's sound is engineered originally by the recording, mixing and mastering guru Vesa Viitanen, who has his own recording studio called Napalm To Thy Face prod. In September 2019 while starting to record "Onkalo" album, Mons Ignifer released their second single called 'Silvery Tongue Devil'. Also the first gig under the name was played during that time in Bar 15, in tje City of Seinäjoki.

First single from the debut album was reöeased already in December 2019, and it was called 'After the Never'. A song with somewhat differing sound as it turned out to be melancholic, yet mellow and serene. Of which a music video is also available.

After two gigs and a live-stream Mons Ignifer released its fourth digi-single called Perfect World on March 2020.. During the same time the music video was shot, and released in May 2020.

As being a complicated year to remember for a mass of people, Mons Ignifer kept being busy working on the Onkalo album. Finally the fifth single of the band and third from the debut album Onkalo came out again on September, with a release gig once again in Bar 15, in the City of Seinäjoki.

Mons Ignifer's debut album "Onkalo" was released in the beginning of 2021. In 2021 the band played only two live-stream gigs. First one was the album release party and the second one on Halloween 2021. That gig had live audience as well in a cozy livingroom and it was also the release party of a single and music video called "Mood For D...".

Mons Ignifer started the first half of the year battling against COVID-restrinctions , but got finally it´s way to a long planned gig at Kauhajoen Wanha Mestari at the end of March 2022. Other gigs during 2022 spring/summer were at Bar 15 and Rytmikorjaamo, Seinäjoki - and in "Monari of Kannus" Mid-Ostrobothnia.

Mons Ignifer is getting ready for a new EP-release in 2022.