---
title: "Light the Torch"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/light-the-torch"
genre: "Metalcore"
formed: 2012
---

# Light the Torch

**Light the Torch** is a metalcore band, active 2012 to present.

Light the Torch is an American metalcore supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2012. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast Records and have released four albums: two under the "Devil You Know" moniker and two under the "Light the Torch" name.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_the_Torch

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Light the Torch |
| Genre | Metalcore |
| Parent genre | Metalcore |
| Origin | Los Angeles |
| Formed | 2012 |
| Releases in catalog | 4 |

## Genres

[Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic) · [Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal) · [Melodic Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-metalcore)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alex Rüdinger](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alex-rudinger) | Drums (drum set) | 2021 to present | Current |
| [Howard Jones](https://themetalnet.com/musician/howard-jones) | Lead vocals | 2012 to present | Current |
| [Francesco Artusato](https://themetalnet.com/musician/francesco-artusato) | Guitar | 2012 to present | Current |
| [Ryan Wombacher](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ryan-wombacher) | Electric bass guitar, Background vocals | 2013 to present | Current |
| [John Sankey](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-sankey) | Drums (drum set) | 2012 to 2016 | Former |
| [Mike Sciulara](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-sciulara) | Drums (drum set) | 2018 to 2019 | Former |
| [Kyle Baltus](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kyle-baltus) | Drums (drum set) | 2019 to 2021 | Former |
| [Roy Lev-Ari](https://themetalnet.com/musician/roy-lev-ari) | Electric guitar | 2013 to 2015 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | [The Beauty of Destruction](https://themetalnet.com/album/5555bb9b-40f7-491e-9092-eb1cdeeb3b88) | Album |
| 2015 | [They Bleed Red](https://themetalnet.com/album/18d3f635-2feb-4f47-8529-74b68e37d368) | Album |
| 2018 | [Revival](https://themetalnet.com/album/ba4f9f36-a950-433a-9a8c-23b3a18ddc80) | Album |
| 2021 | [You Will Be the Death of Me](https://themetalnet.com/album/fbfbd974-ae6b-41ec-88f0-c82f977bbf43) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Bullet for My Valentine](https://themetalnet.com/band/bullet-for-my-valentine) (listened together)
- [Parkway Drive](https://themetalnet.com/band/parkway-drive) (listened together)
- [As I Lay Dying](https://themetalnet.com/band/as-i-lay-dying) (listened together)
- [Three Days Grace](https://themetalnet.com/band/three-days-grace) (listened together)
- [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together)
- [Bury Tomorrow](https://themetalnet.com/band/bury-tomorrow) (listened together)
- [Soilwork](https://themetalnet.com/band/soilwork) (listened together)
- [Nonpoint](https://themetalnet.com/band/nonpoint) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Amaranthe](https://themetalnet.com/band/amaranthe) (listened together)
- [Wage War](https://themetalnet.com/band/wage-war) (listened together)
- [Mudvayne](https://themetalnet.com/band/mudvayne) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DevilYouKnowOfficial
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Mhb0DUXc1JLm22wUkNHC1
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5591766
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Devil_You_Know/3540380093
- x: https://twitter.com/LTTorchBand
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightthetorchband/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LightTheTorchOfficial

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/light-the-torch](https://themetalnet.com/band/light-the-torch). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt