Iron Lung

About

Iron Lung are a two piece out of Seattle, just a drummer and a guitarist who both handle the vocals, and they make a noise far bigger than that lineup suggests. Jensen Ward and Jon Kortland call it punk rock, hardcore punk or simply "Iron Lung Music", though most people file them under powerviolence. The band started in 1999 in Reno, Nevada, later spent time in Oakland, and has toured the U.S., Asia, Australia and Europe. They have put out records through Prank Records, 625 Thrashcore and their own Iron Lung Records, with albums like Life. Iron Lung. Death., Sexless//No Sex, White Glove Test and Savagery, plus a long run of splits. They also collaborate a lot: a 7 inch with Hatred Surge, and Public Humiliation, a live recording from Halloween 2008 shared with Kortland's Pig Heart Transplant and Ward's Walls. Kortland also makes artwork as part of Feeding, which has covered several Iron Lung releases.