Green Lung stream their sophomore full-length album »Black Harvest«, out now via Svart Records
London, UK based stoner/doom metal band Green Lung stream their sophomore full-length album, »Black Harvest«, which was just released this Friday, October 22nd, 2021 via Svart Records.
The band comments: “It’s harvest time! 💀🌾 Our second album »Black Harvest« is streaming on all platforms right now. Already blown away by the reaction, particularly this 9/10 review from Dom Lawson, who we grew up reading. This was not an easy album to make – big shout outs to Wayne Adams at Bear Bites Horse Studio, Tomi, Mat and all at Svart Records, Becky Laverty, Jon Freeman, Sylvie Atterer, and Tyler at Echelon Talent Agency who kept the Lung machine rolling, thanks to Richard Wells and Vaderetro for the exquisite art – and thanks to every one of you for the faith and support. We’re only just getting started 💚”
Tracklist:
01. The Harrowing
02. Old Gods
03. Leaders Of The Blind
04. Upon The Altar
05. Graveyard Sun
06. Black Harvest
07. You Bear The Mark
08. Reaper’s Scythe
09. Doomsayer
10. Born To A Dying World
Courtesy of Freeman Promotions:
Green Lung have re-emerged from their mulchy catacombs to present the highly anticipated follow-up to their 2019’s debut album, »Woodland Rites«. »Black Harvest« was released via Svart Records on October 22, 2021 and is available on heavy-weight vinyl, CD, and digital formats.
With just one week to go before the release of »Black Harvest«, Green Lung have premiered a new lyric video for their single »Upon The Altar«.
Watch the lyric video for »Upon The Altar« HERE!
Green Lung vocalist Tom Templar comments: “With only a week to go until the release of »Black Harvest«, we thought we’d celebrate by releasing a lyrics video for our latest single »Upon The Altar«, chopping up some of our favorite altar scenes from sleazy 70s horror movies. »Upon The Altar« is a tribute to all these movies – especially Dracula AD 1972 – and you should go check all of them out ahead of Halloween. Also, be forewarned – this video is definitely not in any way safe for work.”
»Black Harvest« is already collecting accolades from the press, with Metal Hammer scoring the album 8 out of10, and The Guardian summarising its appeal as Green Lung offering “an occultish vision of Britain that fits neatly into the alternate England also inhabited by director Ben Wheatley’s rural eccentrics, fanzine Weird Walk’s doomy pagan ramblings and Cornwall’s eerie Museum of Witchcraft.”
Photo by Andy Ford
Recorded at Giant Wafer Studios in rural mid-Wales over the course of two weeks with longtime producer Wayne Adams (Petbrick, Big Lad), before being mastered by John Davis at Metropolis (Led Zeppelin, Royal Blood), »Black Harvest« is a more expansive and textured record than anything the band has done before, boasting a cinematic quality and more attention to detail. All samples were sourced from the local countryside and from instruments found in the studio, including the haunting opening vocal of The Harrowing which was recorded on a whim after the band broke into the local church (the organ can be heard creaking in the background).
Picking up where the self-released »Woodland Rites« left off, on »Black Harvest«, Green Lung continues to draw inspiration from Britain’s rich history of folklore, from witchcraft, and from cultish horror films. Nature – as always – is woven into the fabric of the songs; this time around the album was recorded in late autumn, and the seasonal atmosphere seeped into the music, which is redolent of mists, falling leaves, and the crumbling glory of the Magnificent Seven cemeteries of London, the city the band calls home.
Green Lung recently completed a run of UK dates ahead of the release of »Black Harvest«. More dates will continue to be announced; the band will play Damnation Festival 2021 and Desertfest 2022.
Green Lung is:
Tom Templar – Vocals
Scott Black – Guitar
Joseph Ghast – Bass
Matt Wiseman – Drums
John Wright – Organ
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