Zoltán Téglás

Zoltán Téglás
Téglás at Reload Festival 2015
Téglás at Reload Festival 2015
Background information
Born
November 10, 1969
Genres
OccupationSinger
Years active1993–present
Member ofZoli Band
Formerly of
Websiteigniteband.com

Zoltán Téglás (born November 10, 1969) is an American singer. He was the frontman of melodic hardcore band Ignite from 1994 to 2020. He was also the lead vocalist of Pennywise for a short time, appearing on their tenth album, All or Nothing. He has collaborated with other bands including the Misfits, Motörhead, Close Your Eyes, and Blind Myself. Téglás has a side project called Zoli Band.[1][2]

Career

Ignite

In 1993, Téglás became the lead singer of the California-based band Ignite. In total he recorded five albums with the band: Scarred for Life (1994), Family (1995), A Place Called Home, Our Darkest Days (2006), and A War Against You (2016).

On November 25, 2019, Téglás announced that he was leaving Ignite after 25 years.[3] He said, "With a heavy heart I am announcing my departure from Ignite. I am going to focus most of my time now to rescuing animals and other film and musical endeavors."[4] He performed his final shows with the band in California in early 2020.[5]

Pennywise

Téglás at With Full Force, 2019

He replaced Jim Lindberg (who pursued a side project as lead singer for his newly formed band 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.[6] Pennywise released their tenth studio album All or Nothing on May 1, 2012, their first album with Téglás on vocals.[7] In a May 2012 interview with AMP, Téglás was asked if he was going to make another record with Pennywise. His response was, "I don't know if there is going to be a next time because we might kill each other in the process."[8]

In October 2012, Jim Lindberg rejoined Pennywise, ending Téglás' short term as lead singer.

While touring with Pennywise in 2012, Téglás suffered from back pain due to a herniated disc. He collapsed onstage in Germany during his band's set at the With Full Force festival.[9]

Zoli Band

Since 2000, Téglás has made music on and off with his solo project, Zoli Band. Their first, self-titled album was released in 2000, followed by Red & Blue in 2010 and Santa Monica in 2019.[10]

Other appearances

Téglás toured with the Misfits in October–November 2000, filling in on vocals during a number of North American tour dates after Michale Graves left the band.[11] In the Motörhead song "God Was Never on Your Side" (on the album Kiss of Death), Téglás added backing vocals.

In 2006, he helped the Hungarian metalcore band Blind Myself to tour in the US; they sang a song together ("Lost in Time").

Personal life

Téglás' father (now deceased) emigrated to the United States after World War II, his mother in the 1960s; both came from Hungary.[12] Téglás is proud of his Hungarian heritage and has several tattoos with Hungarian motifs and symbols, including Matthias Corvinus, the Coat of arms of Hungary, and a tribute to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.[13] On a hidden track at the end of "A Place Called Home"[14] and "Our Darkest Days", Téglás sings a traditional folk song in Hungarian. The song "A Place Called Home" is a reworking of a well-known traditional Hungarian folk song, A csitári hegyek alatt,[15] which can be translated as "Under the Mountains of Csitár" (a reference to a region in northern Hungary, which is currently southern "Slovakia"). Téglás speaks English and Hungarian fluently, having spent much time in the country of his parents.

Téglás is the founder of the Pelican Rescue Team, which rescues pelicans and other sea birds on site, or takes them to a rehabilitation hospital for further treatment.[16][17] In 2024, he appeared on a CBS Evening News segment about volunteers rescuing starving pelicans in California. In the interview, he described himself as "like the ambulance, the first-line EMT" who transports the weakest, hungriest birds to the wetlands and wildlife center to be treated.[18]

For a time in the late 90s, he worked as a stunt performer; during one filming for a Jackie Chan movie, he suffered a serious spinal injury.[19] He appeared in Spectral in a cameo role.[19]

Sea Shepherd

Téglás is a supporter of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. At the May 2010 Pennywise gig at O2 Academy Birmingham, as well as the December 18 Ignite show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California, he wore a Sea Shepherd T-shirt, promoted the organization between songs and had an official Sea Shepherd merchandise stall set up alongside the Pennywise stall. He is also the 'Volunteer Music & Outreach Coordinator' for Sea Shepherd.[20] He is featured on Season 6, Episode 16 of "Hope in the Wild".

Discography

Teglas in 2008

Ignite

Studio albums

Other releases

  • Where They Talk EP (1994)
  • Slapshot / Ignite split (1994)
  • Battery / Ignite split (1994)
  • In My Time EP (1995)
  • Ignite / Good Riddance split (1996)
  • Past Our Means EP (1996)
  • Straight Ahead (1997)
  • Ignite / X-Acto split (1997)
  • Sea Shepherd Conservation Society EP (1999)

Pennywise

Zoli Band

  • Zoli Band (2000)
  • ... Live at the M.O.D. (2001)
  • Red & Blue (2010)
  • Santa Monica (2019)

Filmography

Film

Year Work Role Note
2002 Schusterman Levine: A Boxing Fable[21] Tony Tony
2015 Argo 2[21] Jackson
2016 Spectral Tank Commander Cameo
2019 Terminator: Dark Fate US Border Desk Sergeant (as Zoltán Téglás)

Television

Year Work Role Note
2015-2016 Tyrant[21] Intelligence Officer Two episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Zoli Band". Myspace. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  2. ↑ Norbert Haklik (June 22, 2002). "From the mountains of Csitár to California". Magyar Nemzet. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Singer ZOLTÁN 'ZOLI' TÉGLÁS Quits IGNITE". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. November 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ Punknews.org (November 25, 2019). "Zoli Teglas to leave Ignite". www.punknews.org. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ "IGNITE Vocalist Zoli Teglas Quits Band". lambgoat.com. November 25, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Pennywise officially names Zoli Teglas of Ignite as new vocalist". February 16, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Pennywise officially name Zoltán Téglás as new lead singer". February 16, 2009.
  8. ↑ Gobee, James (May 17, 2012). "Pennywise – Interview with Zoli Téglás – By James Gobee". AMP. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  9. ↑ Ouellette, Mary OuelletteMary (July 3, 2012). "Pennywise Singer Zoli Teglas Undergoes Emergency Surgery After Collapsing Onstage". Loudwire. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Ignite's Zoli Téglás comes back with a brand new band called ZOLI BAND with a brand new album called "Santa Monica"". Kronos Mortus News. April 6, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  11. ↑ Downey, Ryan (November 8, 2000). "Misfits charge on after losing singer, drummer". MTV.com. MTV. Archived from the original on July 15, 2001. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Az én életem nagyon fasza". Wanted. Retrieved March 27, 2001.
  13. ↑ "Blogozás..." PC Guru.
  14. ↑ "A Place Called Home". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
  15. ↑ Band web site, ""Bio" page". Home Page of the Ignite. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Bios". The Who's Quadrophenia. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Ignite – Rock Sound Interview". Rocksound.tv. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
  18. ↑ Huntress, Haela (May 22, 2024). "Former Ignite Vocalist Rescues Pelicans on the Evening News". MetalSucks. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  19. 1 2 "Mit ér a tudás, ha magyar? Hatodik rész: Téglás Zoltán". Bconnected.hu. September 10, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Sea Shepherd Conservation Society". Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  21. 1 2 3 "Zoli Teglas Movies & TV Shows List". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
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