Doom metal UK band Green Lung have announced their biggest run of UK tour dates yet. The band will be embarking on a headlining tour that will see them visit 10 UK venues this year.
GREEN LUNG Announces Fall UK Tour https://t.co/Fi3xXwgZer
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The band will begin their tour at the tail end of the year, beginning in Glasgow in November and ending in London in December. Previously, Green Lung have gathered a growing following for their brand of occult metal, touring throughout Europe in support of American legends Clutch.
Despite their youth and recentness to the scene, Green Lung have released two albums to date-both of which have been warmly received by critics and fans alike. The band are currently working on releasing a third studio album.
The London quartet have drawn upon strong influences from the 70s with Pagan infused lyrical content which rounds out their folk-horror inspired aura. The band have found particular influence in the occult and folklore that is unique to the British isles and permeates British culture-usually seen on a more subtle scale. Green Lung draw upon this vibrant imagery to give the listener a truly unique experience within the world of heavy metal.
Like many of their contemporaries within the scene and outside of it, Green Lung have found a growing following in the online community, gathering a growing fanbase on platforms such as Instagram. Frontman Tom Templar, speaking after their debut release said of the online community, “we’d play gigs to, like, five people in a pub, but then these obsessive fans came from the online world.” This strong support subsequently led to the band gaining noticeable attention from the metal community, leaving the band on the verge of headlining venues in their own right.
Adhering to a staunch punk DIY ethic, Green Lung spurned the advances of major labels and signed instead to the independent Finnish label Svart Records. This ethos is certainly paying dividends for the band, with Green Lung just coming off a Download Festival appearance that is sure to have won over many new converts.
Now, the group is gearing up for what could be a defining UK headlining tour that has the potential to cement them firmly amongst the leading lights in the metal scene today. Speaking of the upcoming tour, Templar said, “since our last UK headline tour we’ve played some giant festivals, travelled around Europe in support of Clutch and added the finishing touches to our third album. We can’t wait to bring all that experience to bear onstage-we’ll be hitting some new cities, debuting new material, and bringing along some killer supports.”
Green Lung tour tickets can be found here.
Green Lung UK Tour:
22/11/2023 – Cathouse – Glasgow
23/11/2023 – Gorilla – Manchester
24/11/2023 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham
25/11/2023 – Corporation Sheffield – Sheffield
26/11/2023 – Thekla – Bristol
30/11/2023 – KK’s Steel Mill – Wolverhampton
01/12/2023 – Norwich Arts Centre – Norwich
02/12/2023 – The Joiners Southampton – Southampton
03/12/2023 – Patterns – Brighton
10/12/2023 – Scala – London
