Lemon DEmon

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox musical artist **Lemon Demon** is a musical project and band created by American comedian and musician Neil Cicierega in 2003 in Boston, Massachusetts. Most Lemon Demon music is performed solely by Cicierega, who is the project's sole official member, but a full band is usually assembled for live performances. Cicierega previously released instrumental music and several remixes of video game music under the monikers "Trapezoid" and "Deporitaz". MooseEggs

## History

Since 2003, Cicierega has released seven full-length albums as Lemon Demon. In 2005, he and animator Shawn Vulliez released a Flash animated music video called "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" on Newgrounds. This had over 12 million views on Newgrounds as well as topping the "Funny Five" on *The Dr. Demento Show* for several weeks and becoming the No. 1 Request for 2006. The song was later included in the 2006 album *Dinosaurchestra*. In April 2009, Cicierega released his first four albums as free downloads on his website. An updated recording of "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" was released to the Rock Band Network in 2010.

In January 2016, Cicierega announced *Spirit Phone*, a full-length Lemon Demon album released on February 29, 2016. The album was the No. 1 best-selling album on Bandcamp for the first week of its release. On July 10, 2018, it was announced that copies of the album on CD, cassette, and vinyl would be sold through Needlejuice Records, who would later distribute remastered versions of Lemon Demon's EPs *I Am Become Christmas*, *Nature Tapes*, and the album *View-Monster*. *Touch-Tone Telephone* became Lemon Demon's most played song, the first to surpass *The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny* and, as of February 2021, garnering over 14 million plays on Spotify.

On June 19, 2020, Needlejuice Records released *Needlejustice*, a charity compilation album featuring 22 songs from artists they represent (including Lemon Demon) for the benefit of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Cicierega contributed a song to the album titled "Funkytown". It features homages to popular songs from the 1970s and 1980s, including the titular "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc.

## Viral successes

### *The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny*

Main article: The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
On December 22, 2005, Lemon Demon and animator Shawn Vulliez released the Flash music video *The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny* on Newgrounds. The video features cartoon versions of dozens of real-life celebrities and fictional characters, largely from 1980s and 1990s pop culture, in a large century-long brawl where "...only one will survive." It gained a cult following among web enthusiasts. and became the "user's choice" on December 28, 2005 on Newgrounds where it has been viewed over 10.2 million times. It appeared on several other websites including Albino Blacksheep.

### *BRODYQUEST*

On June 1, 2010, Cicierega released a video titled *BRODYQUEST* onto his main YouTube channel which pictured famous actor Adrien Brody going about his daily life in a comedic manner. The video became a famous meme and was released as a single and placed on the Nature Tapes EP. The video would be brought up by Stephen Colbert during his interview with Adrien Brody in a 2016 episode of *The Late Show with Stephen Colbert*. It has since been viewed on YouTube over 10.7 million times.

### Other viral successes

Lemon Demon's song "Two Trucks" became a viral trend on Bandcamp and other social media sites.

## Discography

### Studio albums

* *Clown Circus* (2003)
* *Live from the Haunted Candle Shop* (2003)
* *Hip to the Javabean* (2004)
* *Damn Skippy* (2005)
* *Dinosaurchestra* (2006)
* *View-Monster* (2008)
* *Spirit Phone* (2016)

### Extended plays

* *I Am Become Christmas* (2012)
* *Nature Tapes* (2014)

### Singles

* "The Ultimate Showdown(Remastered version)"(2009)
* "Brodyquest" (2010)
* "Goosebumps" (2011)
* "Really Cool Wig" (2011)
* "Money Dollar Bills" (2012)
* "My Trains" (2013)
* "Two Trucks" (2013)
* "Everybody Loves Raymond" (2013)
* "Jaws" (2013)
* "Kubrick and the Beast (2015)"

## Members

### Official members

* Neil Cicierega – vocals, keyboards, guitar, programming, percussion, songwriting, production Template:Small

### Live members

* Alora Lanzillotta – bass guitar, vocals Template:Small
* Charles "Chooch" Sergio – guitar Template:Small
* Anthony Wry – drums Template:Small, guitar, vocals Template:Small
* Dave Kitsberg – guitar, vocals Template:Small
* Greg Lanzillotta – drums Template:Small

## External links

* Template:Official website
* Lemon Demon on Bandcamp

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2. ↑ Dr. Demento - Streaming.
3. ↑ Index of /Lemon Demon – First four albums.
4. ↑ Lemon Demon on Rock Band Network.
5. ↑ Cicierega, Neil (January 20, 2016). Neil Cicierega Tumblr. | NEW LEMON DEMON ALBUM "SPIRIT PHONE" CALLING....
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Lemon Demon.
7. ↑ Bandcamp (2016-03-06).
8. ↑ BLACK FRIDAY SALES! Lemon Demon's I Am Become Christmas OUT NOW!.
9. ↑ Preorder Lemon Demon's Nature Tapes.
10. ↑ Lemon Demon – View-Monster.
11. ↑ Lemon Demon's Spotify page.
12. ↑ Needlejustice, by Various Artists.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Copy, paste, animate. The Toronto Star.
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16. ↑ BRODYQUEST.
17. ↑ Adrien Brody Appreciates "Brodyquest", Among Other Fine Art.
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