Lightning Swords of Death

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Lightning Swords of Death
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Black metal, thrash metal
Years active2003–present
Labels Metal Blade
MembersAutarch (Farron Loathing)
Roskva (Jeremy Stramaglio)
Menno
Chris Velez
Jackson Ferris
Past membersJason Brown
Jonathan Cathey
Mike Vega
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Lightning Swords of Death is an American black metal band formed in 2003 by vocalist Autarch and guitarist Roskva in Los Angeles, California.

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Lightning Swords of Death signed a record deal with Metal Blade Records in 2009 and continued to push their music through their DIY attitude, getting multiple tracks on the PSP game Undead Knights [1] as well as a track featured on the soundtrack for the 2009 film The Stepfather. [2]

Discography

Studio albums

Demos

Splits

Band members

Current members

Former members

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References

  1. "LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH To Take Part In Video Game Soundtrack". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Archived from the original on 2009-06-25.
  2. "Lightning Swords of Death Bio". metalblade.com.
  3. "THE EXTRA DIMENSIONAL WOUND". metalblade.com.