The Lightning Strikes are a 3 piece band from Kingswinford, Dudley. The band aim to create uplifting and moving music and make every effort when performing to give the crowd a great night of entertainment.

Influences of theirs are Joy Division, British Sea Power, u2, Coldplay, The Verve, Stereophonics, Snow Patrol, Oasis, New Radicals and many other great bands.

They have a wide variety of songs which vary from uplifting songs with uplifting lyrics, to songs that are more mellow with moving lyrics. The bands Christian beliefs and general experiences in their lives are influential in their lyrics. They have written fifteen songs to date and are releasing their first album "Death is swallowed up in victory" in early 2008