Light This City

Critical Mess – Man Made Machine Made Man Review

By GardensTale on June 19, 2019 in 2019, Death Metal, German Metal, Metalville, Reviews, Death Metal, 12 comments

“After waxing lyrically about female voices in metal in my previous review, a random grab from the promo bin saw it fit to expand upon that intro with a female growler. When leaving The Agonist, Alissa White-Gluz infamously said: ‘No one can do what I can do,’ and metal has been happy to prove her wrong time and time again. Bands such as Aephanemer, Bethlehem, and Light This City are just a few examples of extraordinary female laryngeal destruction, and Critical Mess is joining that growing pantheon.” Woman made.

Dr. Wvrm’s Top Ten(ish) Records of 2018

By Dr. Wvrm on December 26, 2018 in 2018, Blog Posts, Lists, 128 comments

Christmas is over, but the lists are still lurking! Next up is Dr. Wvrm and his highly important opinions on what ten albums you should hear in 2018.

Mark Z.’s and L. Saunders’ Top Ten of 2018

By Mark Z. on December 22, 2018 in 2018, Blog Posts, Lists, 126 comments

More lists for the list machine! The men who unwisely go by their real names, Mark Z. and L. Saunders boldly proclaim their best albums of 2018.

Moonshield – The Warband [Things You Might Have Missed 2018]

By Dr. Wvrm on December 5, 2018 in 2018, American Metal, Hardcore, Melodic Death Metal, Reviews, Self-released, Things You Might Have Missed 2018, Hardcore, Melodic Death Metal, 66 comments

“As is always the case with Things You Might Have Missed, you know how this ends. In the sake of forwardness, The Warband fucking rips. Moonshield would know a thing or two about that; forwardness is their greatest quality. For as often as we hear about bands giving no fucks, truly seeing one do whatever they want is as rare as, well, a real human doing whatever they want. But in meshing true history and Arthurian lore, melodizing an genre known for the opposite, and casually utilizing something as niche as chiptune like they heard of it on I Love the 80s, The Warband can only be a product of Moonshield doing what comes natural. No wonder it’s so easy to love.” Do your own thing (unless it’s LARPing).

Light This City – Terminal Bloom Review

By Mark Z. on May 31, 2018 in 2018, American Metal, Creator-Destructor Records, Melodic Death Metal, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal, 94 comments

“May 2011. A younger Mark Z. has just finished his junior year of college, reeling from adolescent crushes and mired in deep apprehension for the future. In this turmoil, nothing soothed the soul better than the rushing emotion and positive energy of bands like A Wilhelm Scream, No Trigger, and Heartsounds. Were they metal? Fuck no, but their intricate melodic punk was exactly what I needed at the time. This listening regime also had the unexpected consequence of reintroducing me to Light This City.” Hit the lights!