Early 1999, IRON LUNG started life in Reno, NV, rising from theashes of (the real and best) GOB, a prolific and bizarre punk band that was Jon’s primary creative outlet for a few years which Jensen also played in during its last few months of existence, and KRALIZEC, a one-off project band solely dedicated to themythology of Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’. Both of these groups played the now legendary series of extreme punk showcases, “FiestaGrande”, Chris Dodge of Slap-A-Ham/SPAZZ fame used to put on at 924 Gilman in Berkeley during the last half of the 90’s. Thoseshows served as a basis for how IRON LUNG would approach the world: DIY, obscure, extreme, maladjusted and utterly free from the constraints of “music” or, more widely, rules in general. The “No Gods / No Masters” approach.
Both Jensen and Jon share a love for old medical practices and equipment. The intrigue of barber-surgeons bleeding people to treat their ill “humors” or full on performing limb amputations simply because they had a razor and the dexterity to wield it was just too exciting to ignore. They wondered if anyone had ever really considered the consequences of a lobotomy, electromyography, trepanation, Xenotransplantation, maggot therapy or even using heroin as cough medicine? The real one that hit home was the sheer brutality of a machine invented for the sole purpose of using positive and negative air pressure to physically force a polio-paralyzed person to breathe was such a heavy concept that there was denying their path. IRON LUNG would like to take this moment to thank John Haven Emerson, who died mere weeks before the band was born, for inventing such a barbaric and inspiring piece of respiratory machinery.
Hailing from the chaotic realm that is our nation’s capitol, GENOCIDE PACT has been making pulverizing, relentless death metal since their inception in 2013. Praised by No Clean Singing as “titanically heavy” and Cvlt Nation as “suffocating in the highest, complementary form of the word, Genocide Pact craft death metal that hearkens to the greats while pushing forward to something even greater.” After touring on a much buzzed about demo and 7” single, the band recorded their debut LP Forged Through Domination for A389 Recordings in 2015. The band has since toured North America extensively as well as select dates with Nails, Toxic Holocaust, Gatecreeper, Darkest Hour, Iron Reagan, Power Trip and Torche in addition to an appearance at the renowned Maryland Deathfest.
Lumber, Reno powerviolence.
Wretched Self, Reno grind.
ALWAYS ALL AGES
