Black Lung
Electronic band · formed 1988
- Shows on record
- 60+
- Rooms played
- 44
- Cities
- 34
- Releases
- 28
- Last show
- May 21, 2026Maryland Deathfest XXI 2026
About
Black Lung is a band, formed in 1988, tagged ambient, australian, dark ambient by its sources. Shows on record run from 2014 to 2026, across 44 rooms in 34 cities.
- Black Lung has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1994–2024 — MusicBrainz
- Black Lung has 44736 listeners on Last.fm — Black Lung on Last.fm
- Black Lung has released 10 recordings between 2014 and 2026 — Black Lung on Discogs
- Country (per TheAudioDB): Melbourne, Australia — Black Lung on TheAudioDB
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
60+ on record · Songkick, bandslate-pipeline| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | Club From Hell · ErfurtHeadliner | Headliner | — |
Shows per year
- 20143 shows
- 20155 shows
- 201610 shows
- 20178 shows
- 20187 shows
- 201910 shows
- 20212 shows
- 20222 shows
- 20238 shows
- 20242 shows
- 20251 show
- 20262 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | Maryland Deathfest XXI 2026 · BaltimoreHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreSupportwith Truckfighters, Restless Spirit | Support | Truckfighters, Restless Spirit |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Blo Back Gallery · PuebloHeadlinerwith Arsenic Addiction (UT), Buried in Lies | Headliner | Arsenic Addiction (UT), Buried in Lies |
| Apr 27, 2024 | Ottobar · BaltimoreHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 6, 2023 | Clubbühne, E-Werk · ErlangenHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Krach am Bach · BeelenHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Supersonic · ParisHeadlinerwith Rimel | Headliner | Rimel |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Rare Guitar · MünsterHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Metropolitan Kitchen & Lounge · AnnapolisSupportwith Mountainwolf, Teen Mortgage | Support | Mountainwolf, Teen Mortgage |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Noel's Ballroom · LeipzigHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Cuz's Sportsman's Club · SeasideHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreHeadlinerwith Asthma Castle, Haze Mage, Queen Wolf | Headliner | Asthma Castle, Haze Mage, Queen Wolf |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Ottobar · BaltimoreHeadlinerwith Asthma Castle, Haze Mage, Queen Wolf at Ottobar on Friday 10/8 | Headliner | Asthma Castle, Haze Mage, Queen Wolf at Ottobar on Friday 10/8 |
| Nov 8, 2019 | The Crown · BaltimoreHeadlinerwith Queen Elephantine, Darsombra | Headliner | Queen Elephantine, Darsombra |
| Nov 7, 2019 | Century Bar · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Queen Elephantine, Mutant Flesh, Faking | Headliner | Queen Elephantine, Mutant Flesh, Faking |
| Oct 31, 2019 | The John Curtin Hotel · MelbourneHeadlinerwith Miles Brown, The Venetian Blinds, The Narcoleptor | Headliner | Miles Brown, The Venetian Blinds, The Narcoleptor |
| Apr 17, 2019 | Roter Salon, Z-Bau · NurembergHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Apr 16, 2019 | OstPol · DresdenHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Apr 11, 2019 | De Kroepoekfabriek · VlaardingenHeadlinerwith Shaking haze | Headliner | Shaking haze |
| Apr 9, 2019 | Sonic Ballroom · CologneHeadlinerwith Monocluster | Headliner | Monocluster |
| Apr 3, 2019 | Albani · WinterthurHeadlinerwith Elio Ricca | Headliner | Elio Ricca |
| Apr 2, 2019 | Club, Backstage · MunichHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Mar 27, 2019 | Logo · HamburgHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Dec 8, 2018 | Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreSupportwith Weedeater, Unearthly Trance, Heavy Temple, +2 | Support | Weedeater, Unearthly Trance, Heavy Temple, +2 |
| Dec 1, 2018 | Atlas Brew Works · WashingtonSupportwith Caustic Casanova, Wayward (US) | Support | Caustic Casanova, Wayward (US) |
| May 12, 2018 | Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreSupportwith An Albatross, Teen Mortgage | Support | An Albatross, Teen Mortgage |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Chapala's Blue Beetle Rock Bar · BurtonsvilleHeadlinerwith Copes, Pamela Stashak | Headliner | Copes, Pamela Stashak |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Underdogs' · PragueSupportwith Snog, Suicide Inside | Support | Snog, Suicide Inside |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Alte Tenne/ Brauerei Altenburg · AltenburgHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Mar 16, 2018 | Oliver Brewing Company · BaltimoreHeadlinerwith Sierra, Caustic Casanova, Foghound | Headliner | Sierra, Caustic Casanova, Foghound |
| Dec 31, 2017 | Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreHeadlinerwith Alms | Headliner | Alms |
| Oct 15, 2017 | So&So · LeipzigHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Metropool Hengelo · HengeloHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 6, 2017 | KuBa Jena · JenaHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Roadrunner's Paradise · BerlinHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreSupportwith Vlma, Soul Cannon | Support | Vlma, Soul Cannon |
| Jul 1, 2017 | Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · BrooklynSupportwith Clouds Taste Satanic, Goat Wizard | Support | Clouds Taste Satanic, Goat Wizard |
| Feb 18, 2017 | Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreSupportwith Lazlo Lee and the Motherless Children, Get Smart | Support | Lazlo Lee and the Motherless Children, Get Smart |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreHeadlinerwith Blood Mist, Gateway To Hell | Headliner | Blood Mist, Gateway To Hell |
| Jun 2, 2016 | Beta · CopenhagenSupportwith Horisont | Support | Horisont |
| May 29, 2016 | Magasin 4 - Old Location · BrusselsSupportwith Black Rainbows, Big Fat Lukum | Support | Black Rainbows, Big Fat Lukum |
| May 26, 2016 | FREAK VALLEY FESTIVAL 2016 · SiegenHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| May 24, 2016 | Arena Wien · ViennaHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| May 19, 2016 | Cassiopeia · BerlinHeadlinerwith The White Dukes | Headliner | The White Dukes |
| May 18, 2016 | Schaubude im Hinterhof · KielHeadlinerwith Kalamahara | Headliner | Kalamahara |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreSupportwith Wet Brain, Snakefeast | Support | Wet Brain, Snakefeast |
| Apr 16, 2016 | Soup · ManchesterSupportwith Hot Vestry, Ghost Outfit, Mother, +2 | Support | Hot Vestry, Ghost Outfit, Mother, +2 |
| Jan 27, 2016 | Night & Day · ManchesterSupportwith Horsebeach, Night Palms | Support | Horsebeach, Night Palms |
| Jul 23, 2015 | The Pinch · WashingtonSupportwith Joy, Caustic Casanova, Zekiah | Support | Joy, Caustic Casanova, Zekiah |
| Jun 27, 2015 | Rez Ball XII 2015 · LanhamHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 13, 2015 | Paperhaus · WashingtonSupportwith Les Rhinocéros, Jamaican Queens, Polyon | Support | Les Rhinocéros, Jamaican Queens, Polyon |
| Jun 7, 2015 | Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreSupportwith War on Women, Radical Discharge, Plurals, +2 | Support | War on Women, Radical Discharge, Plurals, +2 |
| May 22, 2015 | Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2015 · LeipzigHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Nov 28, 2014 | Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreHeadlinerwith Softeyes, Thelma & the Sleaze | Headliner | Softeyes, Thelma & the Sleaze |
| Aug 17, 2014 | Metro Baltimore · BaltimoreSupportwith Queen Wolf, cavern, Snakefeast, +1 | Support | Queen Wolf, cavern, Snakefeast, +1 |
| Jul 31, 2014 | Metropolitan Kitchen & Lounge · AnnapolisSupportwith Deaf Scene, Southern Belles, The Vista Saints | Support | Deaf Scene, Southern Belles, The Vista Saints |
Showing the latest 60 shows; the record holds more.
Where they play
44 rooms in 34 citiesRooms played most
- Metro Baltimore · Baltimore13 shows
- Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location · Brooklyn3 shows
- Metropolitan Kitchen & Lounge · Annapolis2 shows
- Ottobar · Baltimore2 shows
- Albani · Winterthur1 show
Cities played
- Baltimore18 shows
- Brooklyn3 shows
- Leipzig3 shows
- Washington3 shows
- Annapolis2 shows
and 29 other cities
Live history
86 shows on record- Shows counted
- 86
- First on record
- Apr 2008
- Latest on record
- May 2026
Shows per year
- 20118
- 20127
- 20134
- 201410
- 20155
- 201610
- 20177
- 20187
- 201910
- 20211
- 20222
- 20237
- 20242
- 20251
- 20261
Top rooms
- Metro Baltimore, Baltimore · 12
- Saint Vitus Bar - Old Location, Brooklyn · 3
- Metropolitan Kitchen & Lounge, Annapolis · 2
- The Windup Space, Baltimore · 2
- Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago · 2
Top cities
- Baltimore, MD · 19
- Chicago, IL · 3
- Washington, DC · 3
- Leipzig · 3
- Brooklyn, NY · 3
Often on the bill with: G‐Eazy, Caustic Casanova, Queen Wolf, Snakefeast, Foghound, Teen Mortgage, Velvet Acid Christ, 12 Gauge Promise
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
28 releases, 1994–2026Babel (Xavier Morel Remixes)
2026
Depopulate
2024 · Ep
The Brutal Gardener
2024 · Album
The Conspiracy Of One
2022
NXIVM
2019 · Album
The Great Manipulator
2019 · Album
Roth
2019
A Curious & Exotic Journey Into Sound & Philosophy
2015 · Compilation
Muzak From The Hive Mind
2015 · Album
A Seasonal Gift From Black Lung & Spiderface
2014 · Ep
Innovation. Participation. Reward
2014 · Album
The Great Golden Goal
2014 · Album
The Soul Consumer
2010 · Album
Full Spectrum Dominance
2009 · Album
Concrete Octopus
2006 · Ep
The Coming Dark Age
2005 · Album
The Grand Chessboard
2004 · Album
The Sound of Meat
2003 · Ep
The Andronechron Incident
2002 · Album
Profound and Sentimental Journey
2001 · Ep
The Great Architect
1999 · Album
The Wonderful and Frightening World of Black Lung
1999 · Compilation
Extraordinary Popular Delusions
1998 · Album
The Disinformation Plague
1997 · Album
The Psychocivilized Society
1997 · Album
Uncomfortable Questions for Comfortable People
1996 · Ep
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars
1994 · Album
The Depopulation Bomb
1994 · Album
Discography
40 releases, 1994–2024- 2024DepopulateEP
Ant‐Zen · act414 · Mastered By: Anatoly Tokee Grinberg
- 2024The Brutal GardenerAlbum
Ant‐Zen · act462
- 2022The Conspiracy Of OneCompilation
Lightarmour Editions · LE019 · Mastered By [Mastering Technician]: Andrew Caramia
- 2019NXIVMAlbum
Ant‐Zen · dig059 · Mastered By: Vince Valentini; Mastered By [Mastering Technician]: Andrew Caramia; Producer: David Thrussell; Producer: Vince Valentini
- 2019RothSingle
Metropolis · MET 1180D
- 2019The Great ManipulatorAlbum
Metropolis Records · MET 1177D
- 2015A Curious & Exotic Journey Into Sound & PhilosophyCompilation
M-Tronic · PD46 · Mastered By: Oliver Heuer
- 2015Muzak From The Hive MindAlbum
Ant‐Zen · ACT324 · Mastered By: CMS Productions
- 2014A Seasonal GiftEP
Ant-Zen · dig037
- 2014A Seasonal Gift From Black Lung & SpiderfaceEP
Ant‐Zen · dig037
- 2014Hype & DriveSingle
Ant‐Zen · dig036
- 2014Innovation. Participation. RewardAlbum
Ant‐Zen · act317 · Mastered By: CMS Productions
Show 28 more releases
- 2014The Business of SellingSingle
Ant‐Zen · dig035 · Producer [Executed By]: Black Lung
- 2014The Great Golden GoalAlbum
Ant‐Zen · ACT314 · Mastered By: CMS Productions; Producer [Executed By]: Black Lung
- 2010The Soul ConsumerAlbum
Ad Noiseam · adn136 · Mastered By: John N. Sellekaers
- 2009Full Spectrum DominanceAlbum
Ant‐Zen · act 234 · Mastered By: Simon Polinski
- 2006Concrete OctopusEP
Ant‐Zen · act 204
- 2005KarmageddonSingle
Ant‐Zen · act 184
- 2005The Coming Dark AgeAlbum
Psy-Harmonics · Psy-054 · Mastered By: François Tétaz
- 2004Black Lung (1): 1994-1999Compilation
Домашняя Коллекция · RUS-0045
- 2004Black Lung (2): 1999-2003Compilation
Домашняя Коллекция · RUS-0046
- 2004The Grand ChessboardAlbum
Ant‐Zen · act164
- 2004The Grand Chessboard / The Sound Of MeatEP
Ant-Zen · act 164 · Mastered By [Digital Compile]: François Tétaz
- 2003The Sound of MeatEP
Ant‐Zen · act 147 · Mastered By [Digital Compile]: François Tétaz
- 2002AbnormalitySingle
Atomic Reactor · AR 002
- 2002The Andronechron IncidentAlbum
Ant‐Zen · act 132
- 2001Profound and Sentimental JourneyEP
Ant‐Zen · act119 · Mastered By [Digital Compile]: François Tétaz
- 1999GizmoRelease
Nova Zembla · NZ!108
- 1999The Andronechron IncidentSingle
Ant‐Zen · act 92 · Executive-Producer: Ornelle Gastoni
- 1999The Great ArchitectAlbum
Nova Zembla · NZ 107
- 1999The Wonderful and Frightening World of Black LungCompilation
Rollercoaster Records · ROLLERCD002
- 1998Extraordinary Popular DelusionsAlbum
Nova Zembla · NZ 096
- 1997The Disinformation PlagueAlbum
Metropolis Records · MET 046 · Mastered By [Digital Compile]: François Tétaz
- 1997The Psychocivilized SocietyAlbum
Nova Zembla · NZ 092
- 1996Rhic-EdomSingle
Helix² · HELIX 108 · Mastered By [Digital Compile]: François Tétaz
- 1996Uncomfortable Questions for Comfortable PeopleEP
Helix² · HELIX 107 · Mastered By [Digital Compile]: François Tétaz
- 1995The More Confusion... The More ProfitSingle
Iridium · Ir 193.15
- 1994Silent Weapons for Quiet WarsAlbum
Machinery Records · MA 41-2
- 1994Silent Weapons For Silent WarsAlbum
Machinery Records · MA 41-2 · Executive-Producer [Executive Producer]: Jor Jenka; Producer [Produced By]: Black Lung
- 1994The Depopulation BombAlbum
Nova Zembla · NZ036 · Mastered By [Digital Compile]: François Tétaz
Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.
Lineup
No current lineup on record.
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Black Lung on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Black Lung on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Black Lung on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| bandslate-pipeline | Show history |
| TheAudioDB | Photos |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikipedia | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.