A Light Shines
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | A Light Shines... |
| type | EP |
| artist | Sacred Mother Tongue |
| cover | Sacred Mother Tongue - A Light Shines.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | 2012 |
| genre | Heavy metal |
| length | |
| label | Transcend Records / EMI Label Services |
| prev_title | The Ruin of Man |
| prev_year | 2009 |
| next_title | Out of the Darkness |
| next_year | 2013 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | A Light Shines... |
| type | EP |
| single1 | Evolve/Become |
| single1date | 2012 |
| :: |
| name = A Light Shines... | type = EP | artist = Sacred Mother Tongue | cover = Sacred Mother Tongue - A Light Shines.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = 2012 | venue = | studio = | genre = Heavy metal | length = | label = Transcend Records / EMI Label Services | producer = | prev_title = The Ruin of Man | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = Out of the Darkness | next_year = 2013 | misc = {{Singles | name = A Light Shines... | type = EP | single1 = Evolve/Become | single1date = 2012
A Light Shines is the first collection of recordings from Sacred Mother Tongue released in association with EMI Label Services and their first release since Ruin of Man in 2009. The EP was the precursor to their Out of the Darkness album, released in 2013, and contains the single "Evolve/Become".
Reception
| rev1 = Metal Hammer | rev1score = | rev2 = Kerrang | rev2score = | rev3 = Rock Sound | rev3score = |rev4 = Big Cheese |rev4score = |rev5 = Metal Rules |rev5score = |rev6 = This Is Not A Scene |rev6score = |rev7 = Power Play |rev7score = Metal Hammer gave the EP 8/10, calling it an "anthem loaded, stadium bothering masterclass". Kerrang! magazine awarded the EP 3 Ks stating that it set the band up well for the forthcoming album.
Track listing
| all_writing = Andy James, Darrin South, Josh Gurner and Lee Newell. | title1 = Evolve/Become | length1 = 3:52 | title2 = Bleeding Out | length2 = 4:14 | title3 = Seven | length3 = 4:33 | title4 = The City Is Crying (Live from China) | length4 = 4:32 | total_length = 17:10
Personnel
;Sacred Mother Tongue
- Darrin South – vocals
- Andy James – lead guitar
- Josh Gurner – bass guitar
- Lee Newell – drums
Music videos
References
References
- "A Light Shines". Sacred Mother Tongue.
- [[Metal Hammer]]. "Metal-Hammer-A-Light-Shines-Review". sacredmothertongue.com.
- [[Kerrang!]]. "Kerrang-EP-review-29.8.12". sacredmothertongue.com.
- [[Rock Sound]]. "Rock_Sound-EP-review". sacredmothertongue.com.
- "Archived copy".
- "Archived copy".
- (4 September 2012). "Sacred Mother Tongue – A Light Shines EP – Music Reviews, Interviews & News – ThisIsNotAScene".
- "Archived copy".
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