# World Of Pain | LyroVerse

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

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/world-of-pain
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/world-of-pain/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-24 14:17 UTC

## Discovery links

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

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: World Of Pain
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `world-of-pain`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-24 14:17 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-44c14a7df4643315
- 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: 800
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Internal Warfare
- 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

World of Pain formed in Baltimore in 1989 with Jay Yuenger on vocals, Matt Johnson on bass, Steve Polcari on drums, and Eric Rice on guitar. Their sound was built on relentless aggression, with blistering guitar riffs and Yuenger's raw, tortured vocals. The band faced criticism early on for confrontational lyrics that some saw as promoting violence, and they struggled with internal conflicts and substance abuse issues that threatened their...

## 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. Internal Warfare — https://lyroverse.com/world-of-pain/internal-warfare