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Light This City is an American
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, that has been active from 2002. The band is notable for the aggressive vocal approach of frontwoman Laura Nichol.


History

Light This City's first album, ''
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'', was released through Reflections on Ruin Records in 2003. Tyler Gamlen (guitars) and Ben Murray (drums) were the co-founders of Reflections of Ruin Records, and the album was also the label's first official release. The band's next three albums — ''
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'' (2005), ''
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'' (2006), and '' Stormchaser'' (2008) — were released through
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. In 2008, Light This City decided to disband. After disbanding, Laura Nichol (vocalist) and Ben Murray (drummer) formed a punk rock band called Heartsounds. Ryan Hansen (guitarist) and Jon Frost (bassist) formed the metal band The Urchin Barren. In April 2010, Light This City played four reunion shows. Light This City played another reunion show on November 8, 2015 on the San Francisco date of Darkest Hour's 20th anniversary tour. In September 2017, following a 10-year hiatus, Light This City announced that the band had reformed and was working on completing a new album through Creator-Destructor Records. The resulting album, ''
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'', was released on 25 May 2018. Light This City's albums have featured collaborations with musicians such as
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of Testament ("Firehaven" off ''Stormchaser''), and Trevor Strnad of The Black Dahlia Murder ("Fear of Heights" off ''Facing the Thousand'').


Band members


Current members

*Laura Nichol – vocals *Ben Murray – drums , guitars *Steve Hoffman – guitar *Ryan Hansen – guitar *Jon Frost – bass


Previous members

*Mike Dias – bass *Alex Tomasino – guitar *Tyler Gamlen – guitar *Steven Shirley – guitar *Joey Ellis – guitar *Brian Forbes – guitar *Dan Kenny – bass Timeline


Discography

*''
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'' (2003, Reflections of Ruin Records) *''
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'' (2005,
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) *''
Facing the Thousand ''Facing the Thousand'' is the third album by American melodic death metal band Light This City. Track listing Personnel ''Facing the Thousand'' album personnel as listed on Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) ...
'' (2006,
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) *'' Stormchaser'' (2008,
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'' (2018, Creator-Destructor Records)


See also

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List of melodic death metal bands This is a list of melodic death metal bands. Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) with elements of death metal. The term "Gothenburg metal" is often used to descr ...
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List of female heavy metal singers This is a list of female metal artists with articles on Wikipedia. For female singers of other rock genres, ''see'' List of female rock singers. A *Lee Aaron * Anza (Head Phones President) * Maria Arkhipova "Masha Scream" ( Arkona) *Anita Au ...


References


External links


Official MySpace
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