Lithium (19)

On March 5th 2005 in a dark, musty garage in Southwest Detroit, the band known as Lithium was born. Lithium. Manic Obsession. Those words are enough to frighten any seasoned Detroit metal fan into a stint at their local insane asylum! But then again, they’ll only be prescribed “more Lithium”, which is exactly what one of Detroit’s favorite metal bands will have you screaming from the corner of your padded cell after one listen! Lithium, the drug, is used to treat manic episodes, aggression, and anger caused by various mental issues….while, Lithium, the band, is a high-powered, frenetic, emotion-charged, cathartic, sweat-fest that accomplishes much the same thing, leaving you too exhausted to be angry any more. Distinctly blending a variety of music together to form angry melodic metal, they’ve taken an established genre of music and put their own twist on it. Vocalist Pauly Vino artistically combines a melodic singing with an angry invigorating spin. He commands the stage with a theatrical presence fronting a style of music that energizes the crowd.