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Lights for Nero
12+ albums
screamojazzcoreexperimentalhardcoreemoviolence
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Lights for Nero was a skramz and jazzcore band from Columbia, South Carolina. During their relatively short lifespan from circa 2002 to 2005, the band released two albums and only did a handful of touring, including two appearances in 2003 and 2004 at the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois. Keeping in line with similar screamo and grindcore acts, their music was fast and often violent, but their sound was distinct due to their abundant use of saxophone, as well as their dual vocalists. The members also identified themselves as Christians, and as such Biblical influences can be found in their lyrics, seemingly contrary to their aggressive musical approach. Members included Matthew Saxon (guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), Jason Kinch (vocals), Darcy Del Priore (bass and backing vocals), Joel Wainscott (guitar), Michael Pope (drums) and Christopher Deem (saxophone) After their previous band Edify split in 2000, vocalist Jason Kinch, guitarist Mat Saxon, and vocalist/saxophonist Joseph Young formed Lights for Nero, along with drummer Steven Cheek and bassist/guitarist Christopher Deans. In 2003, they put together nine tracks to create Dying to Shed Light on the Narrow Path of the Anathema Heist, which was released on a small local label. Vocalist/bassist Darcy Del Priore, who also played in Edify, joined shortly thereafter when Deans stepped down. Deans would rejoin the band in 2004 for the recording of ...and Little Lambs Eat Nations, an album that included reworked versi
top songs
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Dead Kid Not Included
1,5272The Hag Vs. The Night Of A Thousand Heists
1,1163Back To School In Sackcloth And Ashes
1,0594Chalk Outlines Cover The Dance Floors
1,0395Ambulance Weddings And Short-Lived Casket Honeymoons
1,0046how the plane crash became a cliché
8807mr. jones' farm and the tower of babel
8588anxiously awaiting the death of the make-out club
6209The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Weapon Inspectors
58710A Butcher, A Baker, What's The Difference?
463albums
...And Little Lambs Eat Nations
...and little lambs eat nation
Dying To Shed Light On The Narrow Path Of The Anathema Heist
and little lambs eat nations
Self-Titled
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Lights For Nero
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You're Living All Over Me
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...and little lamb eat nations
...And Little Lambs Eat Nations
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Dying to Shed Light on the Nar
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And Little Lambs Eat Nation
... and Little Lambs Eat Nations