Lightning Bolt with Made Manifest and Unabomber

Known for their frenzied, hysteria-inducing live shows, the absolutely immortal Providence noise-rock duo Lightning Bolt return to SPACE for the first time since 2017.







Lightning Bolt

play with abandon that is unmatched and remarkably undiluted since the

duo’s formation 25 years ago. They are often called one of the loudest rock outfits in
existence, both on record and on (or famously, off) the stage. Brian Gibson creates sounds
that are unexpected and remarkably varied with his virtuosic bass playing and his inventive
approach to the instrument, centered around melody rather than rhythm. The dizzying fury
of Brian Chippendale’s drums twist from primal patterns into disorienting break beats as
his distorted, looped, and echoing vocals weave more melody into the mayhem. Amidst
the fray there has always been shreds of a pop songs discernible in the eye of every

Lightning Bolt song. For their seventh full length,

Sonic Citadel

, Gibson and Chippendale

have done the daring, stripping away some of the distortion mask to reveal the naked pop
forms as never before. Their relentless energy, inventiveness and, unrestrained joy still
drive their songs, pulling you in and compelling you to bounce and yes, even sing along.
Over their career Lightning Bolt’s incomparable sound has been built on the ebb and flow
between the power of raw, unbridled simplicity and a boundless, childlike sense of wonder.
Sonic Citadel marks the duo’s most varied and diverse work since their seminal album
Wonderful Rainbow, exploring a large breadth of emotions between and within each song.
Gibson and Chippendale again recorded with Seth Manchester at the esteemed Machines
With Magnets to capture the abandon of their music with clarity and Gibson’s incredible
dynamic range clearly to make the record as visceral an experience as their live