Lightning Bolt

Lightning Bolt's New Song "Air Conditioning" Is a Classic Rock Banger

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2019

There's a scene in the 2002 documentary The Power of Salad & Milkshakes where Brian Chippendale, drum pummeler for Providence, RI noise roc...

Lightning Bolt Announce 'Sonic Citadel' LP, Reissue Campaign

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2019

Untouchable Providence, RI, noise rock duo Lightning Bolt have finally announced plans for a follow-up to 2015's Fantasy Empire.  The new...

Lightning Bolt's Brian Chippendale Readies 'Puke Force' Graphic Novel, Announces Book Tour

PUBLISHED Jan 19, 2016

When they're not shredding through some serious noise rock jams, the members of Providence, RI noise rock duo Lightning Bolt keep busy with...

Lightning Bolt

The #1 Legion, Calgary AB, June 25

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2015

It's hard to believe, but Lightning Bolt were once a hype band. In the early 2000s, the Providence, Rhode Island noise scene was something...

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"The Metal East" (video)

PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2015

Legendary Providence, RI noise rock duo Lightning Bolt recently struck again with the release of their fantastic Fantasy Empire LP. Since w...

Lightning Bolt

Strike Again

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2015

It's a story blown out of proportion throughout history — a once legendary underground band enters a real recording studio, switches...

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Fantasy Empire

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2015

There's nothing quite like the bone-rattling immediacy of a Lightning Bolt show: the audience literally face-to-face with the duo, set up o...

Lightning Bolt Discuss 'Fantasy Empire' and the Evolution of the Providence Scene

PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2015

As veterans of the legendary Providence, RI noise rock scene, bass-and-drums duo Lightning Bolt possess a truly singular sound that can't b...