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Stormchaser

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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.

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.

In many respects it's a shame "Light this City" have decided to throw in the towel, with the very album that realizes their full potential, at last.
Yet, it's almost poetic to "shut the door" at your musical peak.
And brave.

Laura Nichol has never sounded more ferocious or inspired, somehow transcending the boundaries of the genre, with a convincingly cathartic performance.
"The collector: part 2" is of particular note, with Laura injecting her delivery with blinding power.

On the musical end, her bandmates execute effortlessly, meshing complex rhythmic ideas with jagged melody.
Ideas appear & evaporate, ultimately morphing into new ideas.
There is a persistence to the music, and also a shared determination amongst the band.

To quote one of their own compositions, it's as if they play every song like it's their last.
Sadly, it was.