Zippo are a four piece stoner rock/progressive band founded in Pescara, Italy in 2004. Initially a quintet (up until 2014)
Zippo are a four piece stoner rock/progressive band founded in Pescara, Italy in 2004. Initially a quintet (up until 2014) the band released three studio albums between 2006 and 2011, establishing themselves as a key name in the Italian stoner rock/heavy rock movement while becoming a regular touring act throughout Europe. Following a shift into a quartet the band would release a fourth album in 2016's After Us. Zippo have described "very hard to define" as they include elements of Prog Rock, Psych, Stoner, Sludge, Doom, Noise and even Post-Metal. Zippo thrive on creating different sounds and challenging people to use their very heart and soul to fully experience the band’s musical vision.
The name of the band is derived from an American brand of lighter that is durable and reusable, also one of the few lighters that will remain burning without holding down a button or lever.