Lightning Strikes are an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California originally formed in 1984 and resurrected again in 2011 by drummer/founder Karpis Maksudian with different musicians, most notably guest vocalist Tony Martin of Black Sabbath fame. Lightning Strikes carry the distinction of being the first all-Armenian-American rock band of note preceding System of a Down by a decade. The band has a now highly collectible 7” single, released in 1986, and 2016 full-length album to their credit.