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Assassins by Lightning Bolt

Artist Biography For Lightning Bolt

Lightning Bolt Is A Noise Rock Duo Which Formed In 1994 In Providence Rhode Island United States. The Band Consists Of Brian Chippendale Drums Vocals And Brian Gibson Bass . The Band Also Originally Included Hisham Bharoocha Vocals Guitar Who Left The Band In 1996 To Join Black Dice. The Band Has Released 8 Albums Lightning Bolt 1999 Ride The Skies 2001 Wonderful Rainbow 2003 Hypermagic Mountain 2005 Earthly Delights 2009 Oblivion Hunter 2012 Fantasy Empire 2015 And Sonic Citadel 2019 . A Documentary Film Of The Band's 2001 Tour Entitled "The Power Of Salad" Was Released In 2003 . 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. The Band Formed While Chippendale And Gibson Attended The Rhode Island School Of Design In Providence Rhode Island And Chippendale Had Heard About "a New Kid Who Was A Whiz On The Bass Guitar." The Two Formed Lightning Bolt With Brian Chippendale On Drums Brian Gibson On Bass Guitar And With Hisham Bharoocha On Guitar And Vocals Joining The Group After Their First Show. Bharoocha Left The Group In 1996 To Continue With Another RISD Band That Would Eventually Become Black Dice And Chippendale Took Over Vocal Duties. The Only Officially-Released Music With Bharoocha Was A Track On The Repopulation Program Compilation. For The First Few Years Lightning Bolt Was Primarily An Improvisational Band Touring The United States For Months At A Time And "just Playing". The Concept Of Writing Songs And Recording An Album Didn't Occur To The Band Until 1997 When Ben McOsker Founder Of Load Records Approached The Duo. During These Formative Years Chippendale And His Freshman-Year College Roommate Matt Brinkman Began To Set Up Fort Thunder A Disused Warehouse Space In The Olneyville District Of Providence. The Space Eventually Came To House A Number Of Local Avant-Garde Artists And Musicians Including Brian Ralph As Well As Lightning Bolt.

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