Doom metal has never surpassed Black Sabbath. 55 years on from the clanging of bells and a riff so malevolent it sounded like the universe being rent in two, doom has produced countless acolytes to the altar of Tony Iommi and co., but never produced a band that could concievably claw their way out of the underground. Until Green Lung, that is.
London's own folk-doomsters have been tearing their way up the pecking order in recent years, from drawing massive queues outside The Underworld at Desertfest in 2022 to dominating Bloodstock's main stage in 2024. So a packed-out show on home turf at the 2,300 capacity Kentish Town Forum feels as much a career-making moment as it does a victory lap.
