''Lightning Bolt'' is the debut album by

noise rock Noise rock (sometimes called noise punk) is a noise music, noise-oriented style of experimental rock that spun off from punk rock in the 1980s. Drawing on movements such as minimal music, minimalism, industrial music, and New York hardcore, a ...

band Lightning Bolt. Originally, five of the tracks on the album were recorded in the studio, however, with the exception of one track, the band discarded these and instead put low

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live versions of the songs on the record. A 50-minute "companion

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" entitled ''Zone'' was available for three dollars via direct mail order when the record was originally released. This material appears in the form of two bonus tracks included on the CD release. The original

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issue was limited to 750 copies and had the artwork that is represented on this page. The more common CD reissue contained slightly different artwork.

Track listing

Album personnel

Brian Chippendale Brian Chippendale (born July 22, 1973) is an American musician and artist, known as the drummer and vocalist for the experimental noise rock band Lightning Bolt and for his graphic art. Chippendale is based in Providence, Rhode Island. Brian ...

– drums and vocals * Brian Gibson – bass guitar * Rik Peltier – recording engineer

References

External links

Lightning Bolt official website

Lightning Bolt (band) albums 1999 debut albums Load Records albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub