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| 3.5 great | RyanEckertArt | September 16th 25 |
This is their best album since Outlive. War, Peace, and Exile (especially Exile) were
descending in quality and originality. Exile felt like a very far fall down the hill that
the band had leaped to the top of early in their careers (Self-Titled through The Triptych)
and later refining the best parts of themselves (True Defiance and Extremist). War and Peace
left me worried about the band's recent trajectory. Once Exile was released, I had sadly
assumed this was the official beginning of the end for the band's great consistency.
However, "There Was A Light Here" is a return to form and feels a bit of a marriage of
Outlive and Extremist. The record is not up to par with either parent in this comparison, as
some filler tracks could have been removed (Breaking Through Me and Reflected), but there
are some great moments in this record that showcase the band still recognizes who they are,
what made them great.
A special note that the album's title track and last song on the record, There Was A Light
Here, is now on my top 5 list with The Tide Began to Rise, Deteriorate, The Gauntlet, and I
Am a Stone, as one of the band's best ballads. Other favorites from the record are I'm Done,
The Pain in Me Is Gone, My Place In The Dirt, and Overwhelming Closure.
Overall, I am very excited by this release. It is not their best work, nor is it their
worst. It will ideally fit somewhere in the middle of the band's discography, but it is the
best release by Demon Hunter in 8 years.
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| 3.5 great | Lichtmensch | September 15th 25 |
Huge step up from Exile. While it overstays its welcome a bit and would've benefited from a few
songs being cut and the tracklist being re-arranged to achieve better flow, Demon Hunter's
twelfth album offers a well-balanced palette of styles that highlights their strengths and
hearkens back to 2014's acclaimed Extremist.
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| 2.5 average | Benny20 | September 29th 25 |
There Was A Light Here is a charcuterie board of Demon Hunter's various styles. It's a distinct improvement over the boring slog fest of Exile. However, much of the record feels starved for energy. Perhaps the biggest critique of the album is simply that the first seven releases (Self-titled through Extremist) were so much better.
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| 1.5 very poor | Hot Bowser | September 27th 25 |
one of their few legitimate tho produced to sound as little as metal tracks followed by the same variously bastard pedigree rock ballads done throughout the years
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| 3.0 good | Toondude | September 12th 25 |
Definitely better than Exile, if only for the production alone. Still very ballad-heavy to basically make it Peace 3.0
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| 4.0 excellent | 00LoGFan00 | August 5th 25 |
Just as Demon Hunter should be: full of rage and beauty all packaged in a fine piece of art. I know I’m in the minority of
those who appreciate Exile, but this further improvements DH’s catalog. Will be spinning it for a good bit.
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| 3.0 good | Xhoven | September 22nd 25 |
| 3.5 great | boff | September 20th 25 |
| 3.0 good | tinytim | September 17th 25 |
| 5.0 classic | KManoc1 | September 16th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | September 13th 25 |
| 3.0 good | nbats | September 12th 25 |
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