I will instantly preface this review by saying this band, at least for the common reader of Metal Temple, will not be everyone's cup of tea. The band is not bad per se, but the music they make will likely not be to most people's liking as this is an American Metalcore band who labels themselves "Electro Post-Hardcore" and comparable bands include A DAY TO REMEMBER and MEMPHIS MAY FIRE to name a couple (though a bit heavier than the aforementioned bands). Again, this is not speaking of the bands talent, but simply their style.

With that in mind today I present LIGHT THE FIRE, a Texas based band whose sound is best described as Metalcore and features heavy use of electronic sounds in their music, making it sound akin to THE UNGUIDED. Specifically I present their sophomore album, "Ascensiom." Without further ado, I will just jump right in. Opening with a minute and a half song that is a build up to the second track, the album properly starts with "Strong Mind - Fragile Heart". Though I listen far more to genres like death metal in its various forms, being that I appreciate a well- constructed melody in a song as well as I quite liked Metalcore-ish genres many many years ago, I actually quite liked this song. It has a solid chorus and some really enjoyable guitar riffs in the song. It is well constructed, and the major gripes people might have would be the heavy use of electronics and the clean vocals. These are marked to personal taste though, so while it isn't an astounding song it is very good and catchy. Following this is "Entity", which opens with a nice opening. Again, the song is very catchy and well made, and has some very good riffs and beats that are supplemented with solid electronic tunes. Personally I found the progression of the song very solid here. For the genre the band makes, the song is very well made.

Next I will mention "Real Recognizes Real" for its solid drums in the verses. However, I am not a fan of the down tuned guitar riffs in the verses, as well as the "breakdown" esque sound. This as well as the literal yelling vocals near the bridge (not to be compared to the people who say "Metal is just yelling" but legitimate yelling). There is a short "Instrumental" (for lack of a better word) in the form of "Ind. Inc" which is a myriad of industrial sounds, and it's placement and existence alike is rather arbitrary and out of place as it sounds radically different than most of the electronic sounds on the album and it doesn't follow a song or lead into a song. Regardless, the next song I will mention is "Patience" for its chorus and the song's overall relative melodic nature. As I said before, I am a big sucker for a good melody that you can get lost in listening to and this song does well to bring this feeling to mind. A great progression is often something I look for in a song, and this song has very strong progression, and it ultimately is a song I say is worth listening to.

As I said before, this band may likely not appeal to the average viewer. However, this band's music is very well made and each song has a solid sound and melody. If anything in this type of genre of metal appeals to you, then I highly would recommend listening to this band. My only gripes would be certain yelling vocals in the song and some weaker gutturals in other places, and gripes others might have would be, in their eyes, overuse of electronics. However, as I also said before this can be marked up to personal taste. Overall though, a very good band for what they are.