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LIGHT THE TORCH — Howard Jones [vocals], Francesco Artusato [guitar], and Ryan Wombacher [bass] — will release their new album and second full length You Will Be the Death of Me YWBTDOM on June 25 via Nuclear Blast. Los Angeles-based Light The Torch will release their new album and second full-length You Will Be the Death of Me on June 25th via Nuclear Blast Records. The band shared the video for the first track, "Wilting in the Light," which was directed by Ramon Boutviseth.

Upheld by head-spinning seven-string virtuosity yet anchored to skyscraping melodies, Light the Torch crafted 12 metallic anthems, including an unexpected and awesome cover of the '80s hit "Sign Your Name" by R&B singer Terence Trent D'Arby. The group shot out of the gate as a contender on their full-length debut, Revival. It bowed at #4 on the Billboard US Independent Albums Chart and at #10 on the Hard Rock Albums Chart in addition to receiving acclaim from Revolver, Outburn, and many more. "Calm Before the Storm" racked up a staggering 15.6 million Spotify streams, while "The Safety of Disbelief" remains one of SiriusXM Octane's all-time most requested songs. They also crisscrossed North America and Europe on tour with the likes of Trivium, Avatar, In Flames, Ice Nine Kills, Killswitch Engage, and August Burns Red to name a few.

I sat down with Francesco to learn all about the new album and the plans for the band!

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LIGHT THE TORCH - Die Alone (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) [ Ссылка ]
LIGHT THE TORCH (formerly known as Devil You Know) official music video for "Die Alone" from the album, REVIVAL, out worldwide via Nuclear Blast.
"'Die Alone' is basically a note I had written to myself a couple years ago, and it seemed to really fit the music," said frontman Howard Jones. "We are more than excited to release our album Revival, and we all feel it's been worth every bit of the struggle to get it done. See you all soon on the road."

LIGHT THE TORCH - The Great Divide (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO) [ Ссылка ]
Official lyric video for "The Great Divide" from the LIGHT THE TORCH album, REVIVAL, out worldwide via Nuclear Blast.
"This song is basically about doing anything to save that which is already dead," said singer Howard Jones. "You've tried everything to make it work and you knew deep down it wouldn't work in the first place."

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LIGHT THE TORCH - The Safety Of Disbelief (OFFICIAL LYRIC / PERFORMANCE VIDEO) [ Ссылка ]
Official lyric video for "The Safety of Disbelief" from the LIGHT THE TORCH (formerly known as Devil You Know) album, REVIVAL, out worldwide via Nuclear Blast.

LIGHT THE TORCH - Wilting In The Light (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) [ Ссылка ]
Official music video for "Wilting In The Light" from the LIGHT THE TORCH album, You Will Be The Death Of Me, out June 25, 2021 via Nuclear Blast.

LIGHT THE TORCH - Let Me Fall Apart (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) [ Ссылка ]
Official music video for "Let Me Fall Apart" from the LIGHT THE TORCH album, You Will Be The Death Of Me, out June 25, 2021 via Nuclear Blast.

LIGHT THE TORCH - More Than Dreaming (OFFICIAL TRACK VISUALIZER VIDEO) [ Ссылка ]
Official visualizer video for "More Than Dreaming" from the LIGHT THE TORCH album, You Will Be The Death Of Me, out June 25, 2021 via Nuclear Blast.

"I love starting the album with 'More Than Dreaming,'" says Jones. "It's got great energy and bounce to it — exactly what you want as an opener. We are looking forward to playing this live. The wait is almost over!"

The visualizer is a 3-dimensional version of the album artwork. Both the visualizer and album cover were created by Francesco Artusato.

"The idea for this artwork started developing in my head right after we were done with the first session of pre-production," Artusato explains. "I started seeing certain colors and this style in my head. To me, the music on this record in fact sounds like 'those colors.' The concept is pretty simple: You can see a torch in the middle and three flames coming out of it. The three flames represent the three of us. The addition of neons and fog was inspired by John Carpenter's '80's movies."

He continues, "Having all the artwork created in 3-D, I was able to place it in a CG environment, start animating some of the elements, and create some sort of story. I think in this case it works well with the 'dream-like' vibe of these visuals. Artwork and visual creativity have been a big part of my growth as an artist for the past few years and I love to be able to combine music and visuals in one project. It made this album even more special to me."

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