# Tephra | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/tephra
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/tephra/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 06:53 UTC

## Discovery links

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

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Tephra
- Visible lyric pages: 8

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `tephra`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 06:53 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-8182607815fa02e0
- Visible lyric pages: 8
- Pages with stored lyric text: 8
- Video-backed song pages: 7
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 2643
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 8
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Agra, Chains And Pounding Hooves, City Immersed In Dust, Deadman's Path, Ghost, How The West Was Lost, Seven Teeth, and Tempel
- 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

Tephra formed in Los Angeles in 2006 with vocalist Kyle Bailey, guitarists Scott Mathis and Will Wallace, and drummer Ryan Medlin. Their sound pulls from heavy metal, doom, and sludge, with clear nods to bands like Black Sabbath and Entombed. They put out two albums: Akrasia in 2009 and II in 2011. Songs like Chains And Pounding Hooves and Deadman's Path show their approach: thick riffs, heavy drums, and Bailey's...

## 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. Agra — https://lyroverse.com/tephra/agra
2. Chains And Pounding Hooves — https://lyroverse.com/tephra/chains-and-pounding-hooves
3. City Immersed In Dust — https://lyroverse.com/tephra/city-immersed-in-dust
4. Deadman's Path — https://lyroverse.com/tephra/deadman-s-path
5. Ghost — https://lyroverse.com/tephra/ghost
6. How The West Was Lost — https://lyroverse.com/tephra/how-the-west-was-lost
7. Seven Teeth — https://lyroverse.com/tephra/seven-teeth
8. Tempel — https://lyroverse.com/tephra/tempel