Lightning Bolt are coming. The formidable duo of Brian Chippendale (Drums and Vocals) and Brian Gibson (Bass) are arriving in New Zealand to destroy eardrums and level buildings this November.
If Norse gods resided in Rhode Island and not Valhalla, threw bass guitars, rode drums and made the unholiest of music instead of messing about with storms, they would be Lightning Bolt. Incredible on record and unmissable live, eschewing stages for the great equaliser of the floor, stands for ski masks, and competency for serious chops, they have a well earned reputation as an intense act. Having released three amazing albums and on the brink of releasing a fourth, Earthly Delights (2009), Lightning Bolt have perfected their own unique sound amongst their noise peers- driving beats, distorted vocals filtered though a customised microphone mask, and an unbelievable array of sounds worked, strangled and otherwise distorted from a bass guitar that will leave you jaw to the floor in shocked awe. Truly, a sonic force to be reckoned with.
So come and pay homage to the thunderous sound of these mortals, at their altar of amps loud enough to scare the heavens and awaken the beast in us all. Lightning Bolt. November. Hell Yeah.
24 November - Transmission Room, Auckland
25 November - SFBH, Wellington
