“The Safety of Disbelief” by Light the Torch

"The Safety of Disbelief" comes from Revival, the 2018 album that brought the American metal band formerly called Devil You Know back under a new name, Light the Torch. The change followed legal issues around the departure of former drummer John Sankey, who wanted to claim part of the copyright on the old name, and his replacement Mike Sciulara plays drums here, on the only album he made with them.

Howard Jones sings lead and wrote the words, and by his account he wrote the whole record outdoors, hiking, walking or running. Francesco Artusato plays guitar and Ryan Wombacher bass, and Josh Gilbert produced with the band, engineering alongside Joseph McQueen, who mixed. They made it without their label even knowing, and the title says what it meant: a fresh start.

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