Texas metal titans IGNITOR have unleashed a video for "Machine Gun," originally recorded by New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends, Saxon. The cover song is taken from IGNITOR's new album, Horns and Hammers. Check it out at youtu.be/7o8noAxDpr0.
The track and video features cameos from vocalist Marc Lopes of Metal Church, Let Us Prey and Ross the Boss, as well as Ross the Boss Friedman himself of Manowar and The Dictators.
IGNITOR vocalist Jason McMaster explains. "I was in Germany playing a festival with Watchtower, where we were direct support for Metal Church. I met up with Marc and we became fast friends. It was an obvious idea to me to ask him to guest on a track on the new IGNITOR record. This great Saxon cover of 'Machine Gun' was perfect. He kicks so much ass on it, I am super proud of it."
IGNITOR guitarist, Robert Williams, weighs in on the idea to get Ross the Boss, with whom Marc also works. "Jason called Marc and so it only seemed fitting that I reach out to my friend Ross to throw a ripping guitar solo into the mix. Ross was immediately into the idea and just killed it. They both shine on this rendition of "Machine Gun." We have a ton of respect for both of
these guys."
The video concept was created by Marc Lopes himself. Marc has his own digital creative design company called SONATHERIA. It was convenient and hands on for Marc, as he created content for the "Machine Gun" video in his own studio. Basic B-roll footage was shot in Texas, and then sent to Marc by the band to incorporate into the editing.
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