Igneous Human was formed in 2008 in Falköping, Sweden. It grew from Gaphia, a band originally set up in 1998.

In 2005 the band entered into talks with Clas Sjöstrand, owner of the Surroundworks studio in Kungälv/Gothenburg. Clas had done the audio mastering for Gaphia's demo ("The Gate"), recorded in 2004. Pleased with the result, the band asked Clas to record their debut album and help them with their musical development. This was to prove a turning point for Gaphia.

Gaphia's first stage concept was developed at this time. Makeup and costumes transformed the band members into "demons", to get the band's message across about the way humans think, behave and function.

Recording on Gaphia's debut album began in autumn 2007 with producer Clas Sjöstrand at the Surroundworks studio. Halfway through, however, the last of the Gaphia guitarists left the band. There had been differences of opinion about the way their music should develop.

This was the point when Igneous Human came into being. Now with a new name and a new stage concept, former Gaphia members Andreas Joelsson, John Thorner and Mikael Gustavsson teamed up with guitarist Daniel Persson to complete the recordings begun with Clas Sjöstrand. The search for another guitarist continued.

Soon they were ready to present two of their songs on www.garageband.com. The response was great.

In the fall of 2008, the band had its first gig as Igneous Human at Slakthuset in Nyköping. They played as the supporting act for Entombed, a Stockholm band. And it was a great success, even though they were one man short on stage (only one guitarist). The quest for more members resulted in Ewo Solvelius joining Igneous Human early in 2009.

Igneous Human signed with the brand-new record label Tractor Productions Black Label March 2009. With five members, they were all set to complete their debut album.

With a unique mix of melodic hard rock and metal as, they have developed a very interesting musical concept in close cooperation with songwriter and producer Clas Sjöstrand. The aim with the record was to attract a wide range of listeners.

The tool for this was firstly a strong, genuine musical arrangement, with a well planned drum- and bass groove. Mixed with a heavy, melodic and truly organic guitarplay, and characteristic growl vocals, they got the one-of-a-kind sound of Igneous Human.

This sound emerged from a wide spectra of influences, with everything from technical Dream Theater, to heavy Guns n' Roses, Pantera and classical Led Zeppelin. Everything was combined with the vision to attract everything from younger metal-fans, to classical rock fans with the attitude that no "real music" has been made since the 70s.

With the album "Pyroclastic Storms", Igneous Human is receiving great reviews from the press, with expressions as "This years Swedish metal debut" (werock.se) and "the entire history of hard rock packed in one album. Great songs like QUAKE, BIRTH and REDEMPTION are pure magic." (Close-Up Magazine).

If you ask Igneous Human what kind of music they play, they proudly answers "The hardest rock ever!"

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