New Release Tuesday: Lightning Bolt


Lightning Bolt Earthly Delights (Load)

After four years, Brian Chippendale (drums) and Brian Gibson (bass) are back with their follow-up to 2005's Hypermagic Mountain. Luckily, time hasn't caused the Providence-based duo to forget their roots. They're still pummeling listeners with raucous, unabashed noise and fuzzed-out low ends. On Earthly Delights, they venture a bit closer towards the metallic fringes of rock, offering what sounds like a bit of Albini-influenced tone. "Sound Guardians" rips through the history of punk rock, turning it on its head a couple times over (with speed), and "Colossus" comes close to being a rock ballad, oozing happily distorted bass lines drenched in Gibson's howl. All in all another solid release from a pair of hyper-metal noise rockers.

Listen: "Colossus" (mp3)

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Also worth noting, Tia Carrera's new one is out today.

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