Artist · chart history
Light the Torch
Band Los Angeles Formed 2012
Light the Torch formed in 2012 in Los Angeles. Light the Torch has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 2019–2021. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Safety of Disbelief”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #8. The station that charted Light the Torch most often is SiriusXM Octane (National (SiriusXM satellite radio)), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2019.
Light the Torch is what Devil You Know turned into. The metalcore supergroup came together in Los Angeles in 2012 around singer Howard Jones and guitarist Francesco Artusato, with Ryan Wombacher joining on bass and backing vocals in 2013, and cut two albums under the old name, The Beauty of Destruction and They Bleed Red, before changing the sign on the door.
Revival, from 2018, sounds like a band that took the new name seriously. The riffs still land like a wrecking ball, but the songs lean on melody, and Jones's huge, soulful voice gets room to soar instead of just roar. "The Safety of Disbelief" makes the case: thick, grinding chug under a chorus that goes straight for the heart.
The drum stool has been the busy seat, passing from John Sankey to Mike Sciulara, Kyle Baltus and, from 2021, Alex Rüdinger. The band records for Nuclear Blast, and its Light the Torch catalog also includes You Will Be the Death of Me.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Light the Torch on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Safety of Disbelief | 1 | #8 | – | 2019 | |
| 2 | Wilting in the Light | 1 | #84 | – | 2021 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 84 | Wilting in the Light | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2021 |
| 2019 | 8 | The Safety of Disbelief | SiriusXM Octane Big 'Uns Countdown Songs of 2019 |
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