ABERGAVENNY up-and-comers the Sweet Ignitions are all set to raise hell and rock the rafters at the town’s Labour Club later this month when they go toe to toe with fellow local rockers The Caspians.

Billed as a lighthearted battle of the bands, the two musical heavyweight will be trading punches and a fair few licks as they get in the ring and fight for the crown of the undisputed champ of the Abergavenny music scene.

The undercard on the night will also feature Stay Voiceless and Greenmailer.

The entire event promises to be real rumble in the jungle and thriller which will deliver. There will be music and it will be loud but which band will go one louder and return home with the title?

The doors open from 6pm on Friday September 20 and punters can pay on the door.

The gig is something of a homecoming for the Sweet Ignitions off the back of yet another frantic year.

Formed at the end of 2017 by Matt Phillips (guitar and vocals) and Lino Malnati (guitar and backing vocals), the duo soon recruited bassist Huw Thomas, who brought a low-end rumble honed by years on the South Wales scene. The final piece of the puzzle arrived in the shape of hard-hitting drummer, Ty Walker. With a full line-up in place, the band debuted with their single, Holy Scars, in late 2018, and it racked up positive feedback with rock blogs, as well as exposure on BBC Radio Wales. The track also received strong support from Johnny Doom, notching up solid

airplay on his Kerrang! Radio show. Their follow up singles, Neptune and Daggers, created an even bigger stir, making their way across the pond to LA and Canada. Both singles have helped to firmly place the band on the map.

They have just released their new single, Running. The single is everything you would expect from a band who have a love for melody and burly riffs.

The band said, “This song is about the feeling that you’re falling apart and can’t seem to stop it, so instead you try to run from the issues. It’s something most of us have felt.In the end, there’s the realisation that you have to face up to your problems and generally things do turn around for the better.”