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SVB Exclusive: LIGHT THIS CITY Dissect New Album “Terminal Bloom”

Posted by Lane Oliver on May 23, 2018
Posted in: Coming Soon, Death Metal, Exclusive, Features, Metal, Metalcore. Tagged: , , , , . Leave a comment
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Bay Area melodic death metallers Light This City will release their first album in 10 years, Terminal Bloom, this Friday, May 25, via Creator-Destructor Records. Following 2008’s Stormchaser, Terminal Bloom sees a true return-to-form with its blistering complexity, hard-hitting riffs and endless earworm melodies. Longtime fans of the band will be more than pleased, while new fans will surely be converted.

In anticipation for its release, vocalist Laura Nichol and drummer Ben Murray stopped by to breakdown the album track-by-track. Murray speaks on the construction of the songs, while Nichol dissects the lyrical themes behind them. Check out what they had to say after the break and purchase the record here. Continue Reading

Mixed, Not Stirred: BRASS OWL’s “Deep Jams”

Posted by Lane Oliver on May 23, 2018
Posted in: Columns, Metal, Uncategorized. Tagged: , . Leave a comment

Mixed, Not Stirred is a weekly column in which artists curate special, themed playlists via Spotify or other mediums.
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In this week’s Mixed, Not Stirred, Cincinnati rockers Brass Owl put together a mixtape full of classic hard rock and stoner metal jams that continue to inspire them. The band said in their own words: Continue Reading