"Like Light to the Flies" (or "Like Light", as it is often referred to) is a song by American heavy metal band

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and is the first

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and

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from their 2005 album, '' Ascendancy''. The band originally considered using the song "Ember to Inferno" as their first single but changed their minds after recording this song (along with "Blinding Tears Will Break the Skies" and "The Deceived"). "Like Light" was released in January 2005 and features a mix of

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. The song contains two

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s which are played nearly consecutively to sound as one longer solo; a small interlude is played in the middle of them. The music video features original member Brent Young, and the version of the song used in the video is not the album version but rather the demo version, found previously on the

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compilation album '' MTV2 Headbanger's Ball: Volume 2''.

Meaning

"This song is about people's attraction to all forms of tragedy. It seems like everywhere you turn to today (e.g., television, newspaper, magazine, movies, etc.) it's all about murder, violence, war, cruelty- and it's because this is what sells; people are totally captivated by subjects in this vein. We are the flies." - Matt Heafy

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Personnel

Matt Heafy Matthew Kiichi Heafy (born January 26, 1986) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist for heavy metal band Trivium. He was also the lead vocalist for the band Capharnaum, along with Trivium's former producer Jason ...

– lead vocals, guitars *

Corey Beaulieu Corey King Beaulieu (born November 22, 1983) is the guitarist of American heavy metal band Trivium. At live shows, he also performs backing and, sometimes, lead screaming vocals. Biography Personal life Born in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, Beaulieu i ...

– guitars, backing vocals *Brent Young – bass, backing vocals (single version) *

Paolo Gregoletto Paolo Francesco Gregoletto (born September 14, 1985) is an American musician and songwriter who is best known as the bassist of the heavy metal band Trivium. Music career Trivium Gregoletto joined Trivium on September 5, 2004 when Matt Heafy, C ...

– bass, backing vocals (album version) * Travis Smith – drums, percussion

Trivia

* The video can be found o
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* The bassist in the video is Brent Young;

joined the band shortly after its release. * The song is heard in the 2007 film ''

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''. * The song is also heard in the video game ''

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'', in

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, and was featured in the 2005 video game '' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown''.

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