Zoltán Téglás
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Zoltán "Zoli" Téglás is an American singer, songwriter and producer, who has Hungarian roots. He is the frontman of Ignite and the new frontman of Pennywise
. He has collaborated with other bands including The Misfits, Motörhead and Blind Myself
. Téglás has another side project called Zoli Band, which plays acoustic music. His Hungarian ancestry can also be seen in, that there is a village in Hajdú-Bihar County called Téglás
.
) he added backing vocals. Since 1993 he is the lead singer of the California-based band Ignite, and he plays in another band, the Zoli Band. He replaced Jim Lindberg
(who is now in The Black Pacific
) for a few concerts in Pennywise
, after the former left the band in 2009. On February 16, 2010, Pennywise
officially announced Téglás as Lindberg's replacement. Pennywise is currently at work on a new record, its first with Téglás on vocals.
In 2006 he helped the Hungarian metalcore
band Blind Myself
to tour in the USA; they sung a song together ("Lost in Time").
). On a hidden track at the end of A Place Called Home (Hungarian-language version: A csitári hegyek alatt) and "Our Darkest Days", Téglas sings a traditional folk song in Hungarian to the music of the title track. He speaks English and Hungarian fluently.
He lives in Los Angeles, California, but he has a house also in Veresegyház
, Hungary. He is head volunteer for Pacific Wildlife Project; he rescues and takes pelicans and other sea birds to rehabilitation hospital.
His brother, Mike Teglas, is a professor in the Department of Animal Biotechnology at the University of Nevada, Reno
.
Pennywise (band)
Pennywise is a Californian punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The name is derived from the monster, It, from the Stephen King novel of the same title....
. He has collaborated with other bands including The Misfits, Motörhead and Blind Myself
Blind Myself
-2006:* Their newest record, Ancient Scream Therapy, is released through Hammer Records in dualdisc format on December 4. Track "Lost in Time" features the vocalist of Ignite ....
. Téglás has another side project called Zoli Band, which plays acoustic music. His Hungarian ancestry can also be seen in, that there is a village in Hajdú-Bihar County called Téglás
Téglás
Téglás is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 6385 people ....
.
Music career
He toured with The Misfits in October–November 2000, filling in on vocals for the Misfits during a number of North American tour dates after Michale Graves left the band. In the Motörhead-song "God Was Never on Your Side" (on the Kiss of Death albumKiss of Death (Motörhead album)
Kiss Of Death is the eighteenth studio album by the British band Motörhead, released on August 29, 2006, through SPV. The follow-up to 2004's Inferno, it was produced by Cameron Webb, as was their previous studio album.-History:...
) he added backing vocals. Since 1993 he is the lead singer of the California-based band Ignite, and he plays in another band, the Zoli Band. He replaced Jim Lindberg
Jim Lindberg
James William Lindberg is an American singer and guitarist. Active since the 1980s, when he played in local bands in his early career, Lindberg is best known for being the frontman and songwriter of the influential punk rock band Pennywise, where he had remained as a member for 21 years...
(who is now in The Black Pacific
The Black Pacific
The Black Pacific is a music project that was started in 2010 by Jim Lindberg, the former vocalist of Pennywise, and two previously-unknown members Alan Vega and Davey Latter...
) for a few concerts in Pennywise
Pennywise (band)
Pennywise is a Californian punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The name is derived from the monster, It, from the Stephen King novel of the same title....
, after the former left the band in 2009. On February 16, 2010, Pennywise
Pennywise (band)
Pennywise is a Californian punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The name is derived from the monster, It, from the Stephen King novel of the same title....
officially announced Téglás as Lindberg's replacement. Pennywise is currently at work on a new record, its first with Téglás on vocals.
In 2006 he helped the Hungarian metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band Blind Myself
Blind Myself
-2006:* Their newest record, Ancient Scream Therapy, is released through Hammer Records in dualdisc format on December 4. Track "Lost in Time" features the vocalist of Ignite ....
to tour in the USA; they sung a song together ("Lost in Time").
Personal life
His father emigrated to the United States after the Second World War, his mother in the 1960s; both came from Hungary. Téglás is proud of his Hungarian roots and has several tattoos about Hungarian motives and symbols (like Stephen I of Hungary, the Coat of arms of HungaryCoat of arms of Hungary
The current coat of arms of Hungary was adopted on July 3, 1990, after the end of communist rule. The arms have been used before, both with and without the Holy Crown of Hungary, sometimes as part of a larger, more complex coat of arms, and its elements date back to the Middle Ages.The shield is...
). On a hidden track at the end of A Place Called Home (Hungarian-language version: A csitári hegyek alatt) and "Our Darkest Days", Téglas sings a traditional folk song in Hungarian to the music of the title track. He speaks English and Hungarian fluently.
He lives in Los Angeles, California, but he has a house also in Veresegyház
Veresegyház
- Location :This village appeared as Vesereghatz first in Lazarus Secretariu's maps made between 1510 and 1520. The town lies in Gödöllő-Hills near the Cserhát, in the south with Mogyoród hornbeam and the Foth Somlyó csomádi high hill, in the east and north with the Margita, and is surrounded by...
, Hungary. He is head volunteer for Pacific Wildlife Project; he rescues and takes pelicans and other sea birds to rehabilitation hospital.
His brother, Mike Teglas, is a professor in the Department of Animal Biotechnology at the University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...
.