---
title: "Iron Lung"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-lung"
genre: "Grindcore"
formed: 1999
---

# Iron Lung

**Iron Lung** is a grindcore band, active 1999 to present.

Iron Lung are an American musical duo based in Seattle, Washington, United States and featuring drummer Jensen Ward and guitarist Jon Kortland who both provide vocals. They self-describe their music as punk rock, hardcore punk or simply “Iron Lung Music”, but are often classified in the powerviolence subgenre.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Lung_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Iron Lung |
| Genre | Grindcore |
| Parent genre | Grindcore |
| Origin | Reno |
| Formed | 1999 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

[Grindcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/grindcore-classic)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Jensen Ward](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jensen-ward) | Lead vocals, Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Jon Kortland](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jon-kortland) | Lead vocals, Electric guitar |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | [Demonstrations In Pressure And Volume](https://themetalnet.com/album/001a64e7-5752-4fc0-8c3c-f0417f95a967) | EP |
| 2001 | [Tentacled Breathing](https://themetalnet.com/album/d1e99dba-284c-33ce-a350-dcb5199f01d6) | EP |
| 2003 | [Iron Lung / Quattro Stagioni](https://themetalnet.com/album/918aaf36-c49b-4b39-965d-ad70a536ef88) | EP |
| 2004 | [Iron Lung / Lana Dagales](https://themetalnet.com/album/d4a20169-454b-3a13-97aa-f198e91ed403) | EP |
| 2004 | [Life. Iron Lung. Death.](https://themetalnet.com/album/473de3cf-2000-37c4-8d21-8f544f3ee6eb) | Album |
| 2005 | [Iron Lung / Shank](https://themetalnet.com/album/179b84a5-69e3-479a-a371-be71bba886f2) | Album |
| 2007 | [Sexless // No Sex](https://themetalnet.com/album/4e095eff-ecf9-4f8e-ba22-794ffdb69cc8) | Album |
| 2009 | [Exposed](https://themetalnet.com/album/1ce707b6-b5a7-4fb8-b296-7820f1e88434) | EP |
| 2013 | [White Glove Test](https://themetalnet.com/album/6aec24e2-f729-41bd-b20e-bfb244b59ed4) | Album |
| 2022 | [Mental Distancing](https://themetalnet.com/album/1714b709-eafd-4427-bc30-a0ed9fa7be7a) | EP |
| 2025 | [Adapting // Crawling](https://themetalnet.com/album/34bca0aa-8b6d-499e-aeba-07557db8209f) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://ironlungpv.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-lung](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-lung). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt