Light Pupil Dilate
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/* Vert LLC/Pump House Studio */
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| Name = Light Pupil Dilate
| Img = Light Pupil Dilate.jpg
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| Origin = [[Atlanta, Georgia]], [[USA]]
| Genre = [[Post-punk]], [[Noise rock]], [[Punk rock]], [[Shoegaze]], [[Surf rock]], [[Heavy metal]]
| Years_active = 2001–present
| Label = [[Lifeforce Records|Lifeforce]]
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| URL = [http://www.lightpupildilate.com/ www.lightpupildilate.com]
| Current_members = Eric Searle<br />Mike Chvasta<br />Michael Green
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'''Light Pupil Dilate''' is a progressive, noisy, post-punk band from [[Atlanta, Georgia]] that often goes by the acronym LPD. They refer to themselves as "southern-gutter-surf." They are signed to the German based record label LifeForce Records
== Members ==
*Michael Green - drums
*Eric Searle - guitar, vocals
*Mike Chvasta - bass, vocals
== Touring and Shows ==
The band went on tours of the eastern USA in 2004, 2005, and 2007 playing with [[Harlots]], [[Taming the Shrew]], [[Engineer]], [[Nov.5,1955]], and many others. They have shared stages with [[Dead and Gone]], [[Submission Hold]], [[Totimoshi]], [[Kylesa]], [[Meatjack]], [[Today is the Day]], [[Mixel Pixel]], [[Sleepytime Gorilla Museum]], [[Skeleton Key]], [[Withered (band)|Withered]], [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]], [[All that Remains]], [[Burnt by the Sun]], [[Cream Abdul Babar]], [[Cutthroats 9]], [[American Heritage (band)|American Heritage]] and [[Teeth of the Hydra]].
== Publications ==
LPD has been in many publications throughout the years garnering high praise from critics and fans alike.<ref>Patrick Stephen Patterson, [http://www.nowontour.com/news/news-stories/1663-lifeforce-records-signs-light-pupil-dilate Lifeforce signs Light Pupil Dilate]. NowOnTour. Accessed July 2, 2007.</ref> They have been critically acclaimed in publications such as Metal Maniacs,<ref>Dave Brenner, Review of ''Cascades'', Metal Maniacs,<ref name=roadrunner>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=75037 Light Pupil Dilate signs with Lifeforce Records]. Blabbermouth.net, June 19, 2007. Accessed July 2, 2007.</ref> Creative Loafing,<ref>Kevin Forest Moreau, [http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A13371 Light Pupil Dilate Sizes Up its D-I-Y Cred]. Creative Loafing, September 25, 2003. Accessed July 2, 2007.</ref> Southeastern Performer, Rock Sound Magazine, Decibel Magazine, Outburn Magazine, Revolver, etc.
== Vert LLC/Pump House Studio ==
Michael Green and Eric Searle run the studio/production team known as Pump House Studios under contract with Vert LLC. Within the company Michael Green produced the underground death metal classic "Memento Mori" by the band Withered out on Lifeforce Records. Eric Searle and Michael Green did preproduction for [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]]'s [[Warner Bros. Records]] debut ''[[Blood Mountain (album)|Blood Mountain]]''. They have recently completed recording, mixing, and mastering the new album from Mourdella called This Kill is Mine out on Vagina Flambe Records.
==Discography==
*''Cascades'' ([[Vert Records]], 2003)
*''Snake Wine'' ([[Lifeforce Records]], 2007)
==References==
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[[Category:American post-hardcore musical groups]]
[[Category:Post-hardcore groups]]