The Hero Cycle

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The Hero Cycle
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2003
RecordedCastle Ultimate Studios, Oakland, California
Genre
Length33:09
Label Reflections of Ruin
Producer Zack Ohren
Light This City chronology
The Hero Cycle
(2003)
Remains of the Gods
(2005)
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2009 Rerelease
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The Hero Cycle is the debut studio album by the American melodic death metal band Light This City. This was the band's, and label's first album release. The Hero Cycle is being re-issued through Prosthetic Records. The original date was set to be released August 18, 2009 but it was later pushed back to January 19, 2010. [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Apostate" – 4:30
  2. "Picture Start" – 2:29
  3. "Give Up" – 3:24
  4. "Parisian Sun" – 2:03
  5. "Cold" – 3:30 (At the Gates cover)
  6. "Laid to Rest" – 3:20
  7. "Sierra" – 3:28
  8. "No Solace In Sleep" - 3:49
  9. "The Weight of Glory" - 2:51
  10. "Next to Godliness" - 3:49

Band line-up

Additional credits

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rivadaria, Eduardo. "Light This City - The Hero Cycle". AllMusic .
  2. 1 2 Gorania, Jay. "Light This City - The Hero Cycle". About.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  3. "LIGHT THIS CITY: 'The Hero Cycle' Reissue Pushed Back To 2010". Blabbermouth . 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2022-11-23.