Iron Lung Corp

{{Short description|American electro-industrial music group}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Iron Lung Corp | image = | caption = | image_size = | landscape = yes | origin = [[Chicago]], Illinois, United States | genre = [[Electro-industrial]] | years_active = 1996–present | label = [[Cracknation Records|Cracknation]], [[Re-Constriction Records|Re-Constriction]], [[Underground, Inc.]] | associated_acts = [[Acumen Nation]], [[The Clay People]] | website = | current_members = | past_members = [[Wade Alin]] [[Dan Brill]] [[Dan Dinsmore]] [[Jamie Duffy (American musician)|Jamie Duffy]] [[Eliot Engelman]] [[Alex Eller]] [[Brian Elza]] [[Gregory A. Lopez]] [[Brian McGarvey]] [[Daniel Neet]] [[Will Nivens]] [[Ethan Novak]] [[Jason Novak]] [[Sean Payne (musician)|Sean Payne]] [[Eric Powell (musician)|Eric Powell]] [[Steven Seibold]] }}

'''Iron Lung Corp''' were an American [[electro-industrial]] group based in [[Chicago]] and originally formed by [[Jamie Duffy (American musician)|Jamie Duffy]], [[Alex Eller]], [[Gregory A. Lopez]], [[Brian McGarvey]], [[Daniel Neet]], [[Will Nivens]], [[Ethan Novak]] and [[Jason Novak]]. They released three full-length albums: ''[[Big Shiny Spears]]'' (1997), ''[[Ditch the Attitude, Pally]]'' (2002), ''[[Body Snatchers (Iron Lung Corp album)|Body Snatchers]]'' (2013).<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=iron-lung-corp-mn0000086081|pure_url=yes}}|title=Iron Lung Corp. |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</ref>

==History== Iron Lung Corp was formed in 1996 by members of [[Chicago|Chicago's]] [[Acumen Nation]] and [[Albany, New York|Albany's]] [[The Clay People]].<ref name="promolinearnotes">{{cite AV media notes |title=Big Shiny Spears (Promo) |title-link=Big Shiny Spears |others=Iron Lung Corp |year=1997 |type=booklet |publisher=[[Re-Constriction Records]] |location=San Diego, California}}</ref> The band's had been collaborating for a year when [[Chase (label manager)|Chase]] saw them perform live at the Whiskey in Los Angeles and recommended that they pursue a side project. That year the band was signed Chase's label [[Re-Constriction Records]] and issued their debut studio album ''[[Big Shiny Spears]]''.<ref name="a&areviews">{{cite journal|first=Jon |last=Worley |url=https://www.aidabet.com/archives/archI.html#IRON |title=Iron Lung Corp: ''Big Shiny Spears'' |journal=Aiding & Abetting |date=April 14, 1997 |issue=132 |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</ref><ref name="sonicboombig">{{cite journal|first=Chris |last=Christian |url=http://www.sonic-boom.com/review/iron.lung.corporation-1.html |title=Iron Lung Corp.: ''Big Shiny Spears'' |journal=Sonic Boom |date=July 1997 |volume=5 |issue=6 |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</ref><ref name="allmusicbig">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000231957|pure_url=yes}}|title=Iron Lung Corp.: ''Big Shiny Spears'' > Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</ref> [[Underground, Inc.]] released their second album ''[[Ditch the Attitude, Pally]]'' which charted at one hundred thirty-five on [[CMJ New Music Report|CMJ Radio 200]].<ref name="cmjjan">{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BnT5zmQuHMMC |title=CMJ Radio 200 |journal=[[CMJ New Music Report]] |publisher=CMJ Network, Inc. |date=January 20, 2003 |volume=74 |issue=797 |pages=46 |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</ref><ref name="allmusicditch">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000663004|pure_url=yes}}|title=Iron Lung Corp.: ''Ditch the Attitude, Pally'' > Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</ref> In September 2013, the band released their third studio album ''[[Body Snatchers (Iron Lung Corp album)|Body Snatchers]]'' on [[Cracknation Records]].<ref name="regenmagnews">{{cite journal|first=Ilker |last=Yücel |url=https://regenmag.com/news/iron-lung-corp-to-release-third-album/ |title=Iron Lung Corp. to release third album |journal=ReGen |date=September 12, 2013 |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</ref><ref name="regenmagint1">{{cite journal|first=Ilker |last=Yücel |url=https://regenmag.com/interviews/cracknation-interview-jason-novak-riding-on-the-coldwaves/ |title=Cracknation InterView: Jason Novak – Riding on the Coldwaves |journal=ReGen |date=September 18, 2013 |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</ref><ref name="regenmagint2">{{cite journal|first=Ilker |last=Yücel |url=https://regenmag.com/interviews/cyanotic-interview-the-era-of-information-overload/ |title=Cyanotic InterView: The Era of Information Overload |journal=ReGen |date=November 11, 2013 |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</ref>

==Discography== ;Studio albums *''[[Big Shiny Spears]]'' (1997, [[Re-Constriction Records|Re-Constriction]]) *''[[Ditch the Attitude, Pally]]'' (2002, [[Underground, Inc.]]) *''[[Body Snatchers (Iron Lung Corp album)|Body Snatchers]]'' (2013, [[Cracknation Records|Cracknation]])

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Iron Lung Corp}} [[Category:Musical groups established in 1996]] [[Category:1996 establishments in Illinois]] [[Category:Musical groups from Chicago]] [[Category:American industrial music groups]] [[Category:Electro-industrial music groups]] [[Category:Cracknation Records artists]] [[Category:Re-Constriction Records artists]] [[Category:Underground, Inc. artists]]