# Ben Willis | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/ben-willis
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/ben-willis/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 06:56 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/ben-willis
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/ben-willis/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/ben-willis/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Ben Willis
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `ben-willis`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 06:56 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-4277d2fed50a96a3
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 1071
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Crawl
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Ben Willis fronts the indie rock band that shares his name. Their debut album 'The Shadow of the Beast' came out in 2003, followed by records like 'Crawl' in 2006 and 'The Bleeding Heart' in 2009. The core lineup has included Alex Jones on guitar, Tom Smith on bass, and Matt Johnson on drums, though Willis has been the only constant member through various changes. Some of their lyrics touch...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Crawl — https://lyroverse.com/ben-willis/crawl