Iron Lung unleash their vital 64-second onslaught, “Cog II”. The single “grapples with how the governing bodies view their citizenry in a time of crisis. People are treated as an expendable resource not unlike gasoline, compost or potable water. To achieve their ends, they take what they want from us and throw the rest away. So wasteful and inhumane,” Iron Lung express. “To the powers that control existence, human life is worthless. We’re used and discarded, treated like human garbage. They’re waiting for the breakdown. We’re fertilizer. We are worth absolutely nothing. Totally expendable. The process of being replaced has begun again.”
Its arresting video presents a patient being prepped and processed for Electro Shock Therapy treatment in 1941 at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Watch below”
On Adapting // Crawling, the first new album in 12 years from hardcore / DIY vets Iron Lung, duo Jensen Ward and Jon Kortland take head shots at mental health with specific emphasis on the exacting tolls the past five years have taken on humanity. From the beginning, Iron Lung have ethically / sonically approached the world: Do It Yourself, obscure, extreme, maladjusted and utterly free from the constraints of “music” or, more widely, rules in general. Each record has been written around a concept.
Adapting // Crawling acts as a sliced cadaver with each song a newly peeled layer exposing the corrosive effects of deep depression, a failed healthcare system, heavy grief from multiple friends/family deaths, paranoia and distrust of government, meaningless existence and loss. So much loss. When time disappeared between 2020 and 2023, the loss of function, of relation, of drive, of everything was incalculable. Life goes on but we lose a little more each day. To help cope with that crushing reality, Iron Lung finally sat down and wrote about their pain.
In order to not be consumed by it, they built a wall around themselves utilizing an “us versus them” modality in the lyrics. All of the band’s points of view are from the “we” stance and are funnelled through their long established lens of antiquated medical procedures and devices. The only times that mode breaks is when quoting an outsider view before rejecting and destroying it. The power belongs to Iron Lung and by association, to the allied listener.
Adapting // Crawling arrives April 18 via the band’s own esteemed imprint, Iron Lung Records. Pre-order here, pre-save here.
Adapting // Crawling tracklisting:
“Adapting”
“Internal Monologue”
“Lifeless Life”
“Shift Work”
“Poisoned Sand”
“Everything Is A Void” (Album Version)
“A Veiled Eye”
“Perfect Ending”
“A Loving Act”
“Purgatory Dust”
“Virus”
“Purgatory Dust (Finale)”
“Acres Of Skin”
“Hospital Tile”
“Cog II”
“HeLa Cells”
“Failure”
“Survived By…”
Iron Lung have confirmed performances throughout 2025 across North America, UK, Japan, Australia, Iceland, so on, including a highly anticipated return to NYC this summer. The band are also set to celebrate the label’s 18th anniversary simultaneously with a three day hometown fest – What We Like – which takes over Seattle April 18 – 20. The weekend includes 26 exceptional bands from all around the globe, most of them with releases in the Iron Lung Records fam, plus two films, an art show and local cuisine. The event takes over three venues – all shows, all ages. Tickets and more info are here. For a full list of live dates, see below.
Iron Lung Live Dates:
Apr
18-20 – Seattle, WA – The Vera Project * (What We Like Weekend)
June
11 – Reykjavik, IS
13-15 – Copenhagen DK – Ungdomshuset (K-Town Hardcore Fest)
18 – London, UK – New River Studios ~
19 – Bristol, UK – Exchange ~
22 – Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
July
11 – Brisbane, AU – Crowbar
12 – Sydney, AU – Marrickville Bowls Club
13 – Melbourne, AU – Fairfield Bowls Club
18 – Melbourne, AU – The Tote
19 – Frankston, AU – Singing Bird Studio
20 – Perth, AU – The Bird
24 – Tokyo, JP – Earthdom
25 – Nagoya, JP – Huckfinn
27 – Osaka, JP – Bears
28 – Tokyo, JP – Moonstep
29 – Yokohama, JP – El Puente
* w/ Slant, Bootlicker, Physique, Direct Threat and Crawl Space
~ w/ Bad Breeding
(Photo – Christina Hamilton)
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Its arresting video presents a patient being prepped and processed for Electro Shock Therapy treatment in 1941 at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Watch below”
On Adapting // Crawling, the first new album in 12 years from hardcore / DIY vets Iron Lung, duo Jensen Ward and Jon Kortland take head shots at mental health with specific emphasis on the exacting tolls the past five years have taken on humanity. From the beginning, Iron Lung have ethically / sonically approached the world: Do It Yourself, obscure, extreme, maladjusted and utterly free from the constraints of “music” or, more widely, rules in general. Each record has been written around a concept.
Adapting // Crawling acts as a sliced cadaver with each song a newly peeled layer exposing the corrosive effects of deep depression, a failed healthcare system, heavy grief from multiple friends/family deaths, paranoia and distrust of government, meaningless existence and loss. So much loss. When time disappeared between 2020 and 2023, the loss of function, of relation, of drive, of everything was incalculable. Life goes on but we lose a little more each day. To help cope with that crushing reality, Iron Lung finally sat down and wrote about their pain.
In order to not be consumed by it, they built a wall around themselves utilizing an “us versus them” modality in the lyrics. All of the band’s points of view are from the “we” stance and are funnelled through their long established lens of antiquated medical procedures and devices. The only times that mode breaks is when quoting an outsider view before rejecting and destroying it. The power belongs to Iron Lung and by association, to the allied listener.
Adapting // Crawling arrives April 18 via the band’s own esteemed imprint, Iron Lung Records. Pre-order here, pre-save here.
Adapting // Crawling tracklisting:
“Adapting”
“Internal Monologue”
“Lifeless Life”
“Shift Work”
“Poisoned Sand”
“Everything Is A Void” (Album Version)
“A Veiled Eye”
“Perfect Ending”
“A Loving Act”
“Purgatory Dust”
“Virus”
“Purgatory Dust (Finale)”
“Acres Of Skin”
“Hospital Tile”
“Cog II”
“HeLa Cells”
“Failure”
“Survived By…”
Iron Lung have confirmed performances throughout 2025 across North America, UK, Japan, Australia, Iceland, so on, including a highly anticipated return to NYC this summer. The band are also set to celebrate the label’s 18th anniversary simultaneously with a three day hometown fest – What We Like – which takes over Seattle April 18 – 20. The weekend includes 26 exceptional bands from all around the globe, most of them with releases in the Iron Lung Records fam, plus two films, an art show and local cuisine. The event takes over three venues – all shows, all ages. Tickets and more info are here. For a full list of live dates, see below.
Iron Lung Live Dates:
Apr
18-20 – Seattle, WA – The Vera Project * (What We Like Weekend)
June
11 – Reykjavik, IS
13-15 – Copenhagen DK – Ungdomshuset (K-Town Hardcore Fest)
18 – London, UK – New River Studios ~
19 – Bristol, UK – Exchange ~
22 – Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
July
11 – Brisbane, AU – Crowbar
12 – Sydney, AU – Marrickville Bowls Club
13 – Melbourne, AU – Fairfield Bowls Club
18 – Melbourne, AU – The Tote
19 – Frankston, AU – Singing Bird Studio
20 – Perth, AU – The Bird
24 – Tokyo, JP – Earthdom
25 – Nagoya, JP – Huckfinn
27 – Osaka, JP – Bears
28 – Tokyo, JP – Moonstep
29 – Yokohama, JP – El Puente
* w/ Slant, Bootlicker, Physique, Direct Threat and Crawl Space
~ w/ Bad Breeding
(Photo – Christina Hamilton)
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