# Guard | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/guard
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/guard/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 03:44 UTC

## Discovery links

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

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Guard
- Visible lyric pages: 2

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `guard`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 03:44 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-1541f83f87eace46
- Visible lyric pages: 2
- Pages with stored lyric text: 2
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 2445
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Cognitive Dissonance, and Die Online
- 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

Guard formed in the early 2000s with Ethan Burgess on vocals and lyrics, Marcus Cooper on bass, Jaxon Hayes on drums, and Aiden Cross on guitar. Their 2005 album 'Cognitive Dissonance' gave them their breakthrough, with the title track becoming a standout piece that blended heavy guitars with Burgess's distinctive vocal approach. That album's lyrics often dealt with psychological themes, which became something of a signature for the band. They...

## 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. Cognitive Dissonance — https://lyroverse.com/guard/cognitive-dissonance
2. Die Online — https://lyroverse.com/guard/die-online