Lightning Bolt
Founded: 1994
Location: United States
Lightning Bolt is an American noise rock duo from Providence, Rhode Island, composed of Brian Chippendale on drums and vocals and Brian Gibson on bass guitar. The band met and formed in 1994 as students of the Rhode Island School of Design. Lightning Bolt were listed 8th in Metacritic's Artists of the Decade 2000–09.Lightning Bolt are known for their guerrilla-style live performances, where they typically play on the ground rather than a stage, with the crowd gathered around them. The band's sound is typically loud and aggressive, though the group cites composers Philip Glass and Sun Ra as compositional influences.
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Live Review: Lightning Bolt, Usurper Of Modern Medicine, Bomodi
The interest surrounding Lightning Bolt’s gear, laid out next to the stage in readiness for a floorshow was palpable, as fans inched forward taking snaps and forming a pressure ring.
Live Review: Lightning Bolt, Sewers, Magenta Voyeur, Slow Riots
Lightning Bolt is a force of nature, a carnival of cartoonish depravity, and effortlessly blast out the set of the year.
Positive Aggression
"This is Lightning Bolt! We're not Slayer or anything. For the most part people are there to have a good time.”
Lightning Bolt Confirm Full Australian Tour
The cult favourites were already announced for October's ATP bash.
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