Lightning Bolt

Group

Lightning Bolt

From
Providence, United States
Since
1994–present
Rating
★ 4.25 (4 votes)
Releases
23
  • experimental rock
  • math rock
  • noise rock
  • brutal prog
  • post-hardcore

About

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.

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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.

From Lightning Bolt (band) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Discography

Albums 8
EPs 7
Singles 3
Live 5

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Also known as

lightning bolt

Tags

  • hardcore

Identifiers

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.