First of all - could you give our readers a short introduction about your band?
William: Four words. Death, punk, industrial attitude.
Ed: Brutal industrial.

A practical question now - why did you pick this bandname?
William: It fit the oppressive stifling environment we are rebelling against.
Ed: ...a description of the city we live in.

How did things get started - and how would you describe your music?
Ed: I started the band in November 2007 - I had finished playing keyboards in Katscan in 2007 and my other solo project OXIME187 had also come to a close, I still had many ideas for music and wanted to start something totally new.
William: Ed and I met in London and had been hanging out in the same social circles and found a lot in common musically. Eventually we started working on some tracks Ed had already writtern (which became the dawn of X CD) things just accelerated from there.

What are your main influences?
William: Godflesh, Skinny Puppy, Ministry, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys...
Ed: Pretty much a punk / industrial influence and attitude.

Just as probably the majority of our readers, I have totally missed the debut release ‘The Dawn Of X’. Can you give us a little indication of the release, to know what we have missed?
William: It is far more subtle, almost completely electronic. We really like it but, we feel that we wanted to up the anti and really get blunt and in peoples faces. I think it would be best described as the launching pad into the fiery scrap metal inferno that is the music we are now doing.
Ed: It was music I had written before I started CONCRETE LUNG, I still liked the ideas, and so decided to use this as a starting point. From rehearsing these songs it eventually became clear that we both wanted to do something a more aggressive. The CD never made official release, we used it as a demo tool to get us gigs.

The latest EP release, ‘Waste Of Flesh’, got a good review on our webpage. What are your own views on the release?
William: We are really happy to have the EP so well received by reviewers and our fans. We put a lot of work into getting it to what has now been pressed.
Ed: Really pleased, the reviews are turning out great too, it has all turned out a lot better than I thought.

What is in your opinion the best track on the release and why?
William: My favourite track is Breathe in the Monochrome. It just sums up what we’re trying to put across. It has the impact, energy and aggression that we feel.
Ed: Yeh probably Breathe in the Monochrome. A good opener to what we are about.

What are the main differences / improvements when you compare ‘Waste Of Flesh’ with ‘The Dawn Of X’?
William: Initially the music we were doing was more synthetic. We have now integrated more live and acoustic sounds. We are trying to combine the aggressiveness and gritty attitude of punk with the cold precision of electronic industrial. I guess you could describe it as angry flesh bound circuitry.
Ed: The music/sound is way different on ‘Waste of Flesh’, dawn of X stuff was always just a starting point for us. I have just gone forward with the type of music that I want to play, which is an improvement on the sound for me.

When we check your MySpace blog we find an awesome live review you have recieved. What can a stranger expect when he visits a Concrete Lung live show?
Ed: We work hard to put on a live show, we use it also as an outlet for our anger and frustration.
William: Yes we put everything we have into it. If you think the EP is full on, try it with us in your face!

What are your views on the music scene in the U.K.?
William: I think there are lot of great bands and venues out there. Unfortunately this is a problem, particularly in London. People have so many choices they can start to take it for granted. I guess we’re fortunate enough to be doing something a little more unusual in the current music scene. All that being said, we perform with the same commitment and passion whether there is two or two thousand people to see us.
Ed: Everything seems to be watered down to the point where no one seems that passionate about hearing new music anymore, with music being so easily available and easy to create, people seem to cherish and care about music less. As William pointed out people are spoilt for choice in London with gigs going on every night of the week it’s really hard to drag people out.

What are next to music your other passions in life?
William: Super hot chilli! Seriously, being outspoken, support for the arts and pushing for equality and keeping the few civil liberties we have left.
Ed: Its all pretty much music based.

What can we expect of Concrete Lung in the near future? Got any final goals / dreams to achieve?
William: We will be continuing do the London gig circuit and hopefully heading out and about in the UK to do more gigs out of London.
Ed: Definatly more gigs outside London, plus we should also have a second EP out before the end of the year.

The interview ends here, thanks for your time. Got any final words to share with us?
William: Thanks to all our fans for the support you’ve shown so far. You can expect us to increase the pace of what we’re doing like a down hill out of control train wreck!
Ed: Yes we have had a great response so far to what we have been doing - thanks to everyone who has show us support!
The ‘Waste of Flesh’ EP can be purchased from the following links for only £6!
http://www.armalyte.com/
http://www.musicnonstop.co.uk/product-view.php?productid=23175
You can also listen to extracts of ‘Waste of flesh’ at http://www.myspace.com/concretelung

Interview by: Gerardo - February 2010