Rage Of Light is a Swiss trance metal/melodic death metal band, created by vocalist and keyboardist Jonathan Pellet, known for his past works with Trophallaxy/Drysrider.

Jonathan came up with the idea to create a hybrid of trance and melodic death metal elements in 2007, but due to being busy with other projects, it took almost a decade for the idea to fully bear fruit. Finally, in 2015, he recuited vocalist Melissa Bonny and guitarist Noé Schüpbach to complete the band.

In early April 2021, Melissa announced her departure from Rage of Light and formed The Dark Side of the Moon. Later that year, the band recruited Polish singer and book author Martyna Halas, most notably known for her work with Ascend The Hollow, Telergy, and her book “Rum Rebels.”

With the new line-up, ROL opened a brand new chapter with the band’s sophomore album, “Redemption,” which came out in December 2021 along with 5 music videos: “Lead The Riot”, “Breaking Infinity”, “2.0”, “Beyond” and “Exploder.” The album was well-received by fans and critics, who praised its maturity and freshness. It also ranked among the top best-selling albums on Bandcamp for 2 weeks.

In 2022, Noé Schüpbach left the band to pursue other projects, and the band recruited Swiss guitar player Simon Burri (Sinverse). Together, they released a new cover and music video that year, "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush, which was mixed and mastered by Thomas ‘Drop’ Betrisey (Sybreed, Samael).

2023 sees the band continue their collaboration with Drop, going even deeper into their metal and electronic influences. The first single, “Upriser”, came out on 13 April and is followed by “The Scent Of Dead Leaves,” which premiered on 23 May. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.