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Light This City goes out with a bang

C. Gunderson | Georgia | 01/16/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It really is a shame that the world hasn't discovered the metal powerhouse that is Light This City. Due to this, in portion, LTC called it quits not too long ago and left fans with their good-bye, "Stormchaser", which is their best work to date. It contains a more polished sound from their other albums, and the musicianship of the band is at its peak. It seems that this was the sound they were trying to acheive after all of these years, blending the brutal with the melodic, and Laura Nichol's vocals are nothing short of monstrous. There are a few tracks that I'd rather ignore, such as "The Collector" songs, which focus only on speed rather than taking it to the next level with harmony. But songs like "Sand and Snow", "Wake Me at Sunset", and the opening, "Stormchaser" make up for the album's faults in every single way that they can. I recommend this to anyone looking for a different sound that death metal has to offer, especially if you're a fan of beautiful melody over harsh brutality. I wish that the band was still together, but we have this masterpiece to remember them by."

Awesome

LySiNe | Valencia, CA United States | 01/05/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Probably the best Light This City album to date. Sad that they broke up. Guitar work is a lot more complex and the band is much tighter in general. Almost the same feeling I got listening to Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation for the first time after the first 2 Darkest Hour albums.



Highly Recommend it."