---
title: "Lit"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/lit"
genre: "Alternative Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1989
---

# Lit

**Lit** is a alternative metal band, from United States, active 1989 to present.

Lit is an American rock band formed in the 1990s in Orange County, California. They have released seven studio albums, and they are best known for their 1999 album A Place in the Sun, which featured the single "My Own Worst Enemy", "Zip-Lock" and "Miserable" were also successful, leading to a platinum certification for A Place in the Sun.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lit_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Lit |
| Genre | Alternative Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | Fullerton, United States |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

[Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [A. Jay Popoff](https://themetalnet.com/musician/a-jay-popoff) |  | 1989 to present | Current |
| [Jeremy Popoff](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeremy-popoff) |  | 1989 to present | Current |
| [Kevin Baldes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kevin-baldes) |  |  | Current |
| [Taylor Carroll](https://themetalnet.com/musician/taylor-carroll) | Drums (drum set) | 2018 to present | Current |
| [Allen Shellenberger](https://themetalnet.com/musician/allen-shellenberger) |  | 1989 to 2009 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1996 | [Five Smokin' Tracks](https://themetalnet.com/album/4ad71f1d-9bf8-34e9-b7f9-089544a0c1a3) | EP |
| 1997 | [Tripping the Light Fantastic](https://themetalnet.com/album/b5ad019f-f8c1-3b52-b5f2-f37c91e49eb2) | Album |
| 1999 | [A Place in the Sun](https://themetalnet.com/album/b28e3c3e-8e4f-330b-838b-3c1a917097f3) | Album |
| 2001 | [Atomic](https://themetalnet.com/album/17ef8ffc-50cc-317d-90ca-977666ad0267) | Album |
| 2001 | [Sonic Style EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f35360d-c2f2-4eb1-8bd7-b90c4ebc829b) | EP |
| 2004 | [Lit](https://themetalnet.com/album/93a275b3-4815-36ae-b63d-77937771577a) | Album |
| 2012 | [The View From the Bottom](https://themetalnet.com/album/a9a04262-7ad5-469a-9145-ee335a0794b6) | Album |
| 2017 | [These Are the Days](https://themetalnet.com/album/94014faa-3b79-4166-b6d7-61e9c8f99cfe) | Album |
| 2022 | [Good Vibin'](https://themetalnet.com/album/002d5dcc-455c-40e0-b19d-14a9988d09d5) | Album |
| 2022 | [Tastes Like Gold](https://themetalnet.com/album/5dbb8c7b-c818-462a-94f0-7ffd3c96abc9) | Album |
| 2024 | [Roots too deep to grow average](https://themetalnet.com/album/42dbb70f-48c6-44a4-a043-c69fecc75bfb) | Album |

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- [Sugar Ray](https://themetalnet.com/band/sugar-ray) (listened together)
- [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
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- [Queens of the Stone Age](https://themetalnet.com/band/queens-of-the-stone-age) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/littv
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitLounge
- x: https://twitter.com/LitBandOfficial
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5922
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5mgr0FFpvy267wKVAYg8qp
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/213555
- website: https://www.litmerchandise.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/lit](https://themetalnet.com/band/lit). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt