EP REVIEW: Where The Light Refuses To Go – Like Moths To Flames

It’s fair to say that LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES‘ last full length record Dark Divine exceeded expectations. The album came at a point where it seemed the band may have had their day, but tracks like New Plagues, Nowhere left To Sink,and Even God Has A Hell seemed to breathe new life into the band. Their brand of modern metalcore all of a sudden had chorus centrepiece’s which they could showcase, and potentially build upon.

New EP Where The Light Refuses To Go strikes as a “we’re still here, just so you know” more than anything else, and there’s every chance that the three tracks on display here were leftovers from its predecessor’s recording sessions. With that said – what is on show here continues to build on what was left before it, and when you up LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES current position: it’s a wise choice.

Now signed to UNFD, it makes even more sense that the band would choose to keep themselves active as they begin to pen the next chapter of their careers. And though Where The Light Refuses To Go doesn’t bring anything overtly thrilling to the table, it’s an adequate stop gap for now.

Smoke And Mirrors exemplifies how the blueprint from Dark Divine has been carried over here. Similar to Nowhere Left To Sink, the track explores the difficulty of overcoming mental anguish angled by a sumptuous chorus. Its emotive playground is as inclusive as it is vibrant, and vocalist Chris Roetter sounds unequivocally at home in this vocally open chasm.

The djent infused Into The Black and the ravenous All That You Lost are where the EP is rougher around the edges, with the latter in particular having more violent overtones. It’s a miniature addition of dexterity that Where The Light Refuses To Go benefits from, nothing tries to elevate LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES‘ position here, but it’s enough to keep the band ticking for now.

While it seems Where The Light Refuses To Go is a mere stop gap while the band piece together their next all out metalcore assault, the EP has merits in its own right. Had LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES taken a step back here, all the good faith bought on Dark Divine would have been undone. At the very least: this EP continues to give you reasons to be interested in the bands future, which judging by their last two efforts – could be something worth sticking around for.

Rating: 6/10

Where The Light Refuses To Go is out now via UNFD.

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