Black Lungs is a Canadian punk rock band, formed by Alexisonfire guitarist and vocalist and Gallows vocalist Wade MacNeil. MacNeil originally envisioned the project's music as similar to his first punk rock band, Plan 9.[4]
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| Background information | |
| Origin | St. Catharines, Ontario |
| Genres | Punk rock,[1][2] folk punk,[3] hardcore punk[1] |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Dine Alone Records |
| Members | Wade MacNeil Phil Waring George Clark Scott Savarie |
| Past members | George Pettit Sammi Bogdanski Ian Romano Jordan "Ratbeard" Hastings Sean McNab Pat Pengelly Liam Cormier |
| Website | www.wademacneil.com |
History
editMacNeil formed Black Lungs with original members percussionist Jordan Hastings, keyboardists Sammi Bogdanski, and Alexisonfire's George Pettit on bass.[5] The side project released their first studio album, Send Flowers, in May, 2008 on Dine Alone Records[6][7] with Ian Romano on drums.[4] The band toured afterwards to support the album[8] with Liam Cormier on drums. Bedouin Soundclash's former drummer, Pat Pengelly later drummed with the band.[9]
In 2008, Black Lung released a limited edition 7-inch vinyl with two songs.[10] A second two-song 7-inch vinyl entitled Valley of the Dolls was released, through Deranged Records. in 2010. On March 8, 2011, Wade announced a Split EP with fellow Canadians, Cancer Bats.
In 2011, Black Lungs began recording their second album with producer Nick Blagona. After recording the album, titled Pagan Holiday, it was shelved for over four years before being released online for free on Halloween of 2015.[11]
Band members
edit- Current members
- Wade MacNeil - lead vocals, lead guitars & bass (2005–present)
- Phil Waring - bass (2009–present)
- Scott Savarie - rhythm guitar (2011–present)
- George Clark - drums, percussion (2011–present)
- Former members
- George Pettit - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2005–2006, 2008–2009)
- Jordan "Ratbeard" Hastings - drums, percussion (2005–2006)
- Sean "Sickboy" McNab - bass (2005–2006)
- Liam Cormier - drums, percussion (2008)
- Haris Cehajic - keyboards, piano (2008–2009)
- Sammi Bogdanski - keyboards, piano (2008)
- Ian Romano - drums, percussion (2008)
- Pat Pengelly - drums, percussion (2008–2011)
Discography
edit- Send Flowers (2008)
- 7-inch EP (June 2008)
- Valley of the Dolls (2010)
- Black Lungs/Cancer Bats Split EP(March 2011)
- Pagan Holiday (2015)
Videography
edit- Hold Fast (Sink or Swim) (2008)
- For Her (2008)
References
edit- ^ a b Feibel, Adam. "Black Lungs Pagan Holiday". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Campbell, Michelle. "Black Lungs Send Flowers". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "BLACK LUNGS – SEND FLOWERS". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Black Lungs’ New Album Was Almost Electronic"[usurped]. Chart Attack, Jun 18, 2008
- ^ "Black Lungs have a dark heart". Metro, Aaron Lavery, 28 Aug 2008
- ^ "Black Lungs sing black songs". Metro, 26 Aug 2008
- ^ "Black Lungs Pagan Holiday". Exclaim!, By Adam Feibel Oct 30, 2015
- ^ "Black Lungs". Rock Midgets. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ According To National Post News[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Black Lungs: Black Lungs [7 inch] (2008). Punk News, Reviewed by Ben_Conoley, July 20th 2008
- ^ "Wade MacNeil's Black Lungs Return with Surprise Album". Exclaim!, By Gregory Adams Oct 30, 2015
External links
edit- MySpace page Archived November 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine