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Big Shiny Spears
Studio album by Iron Lung Corp
Released	March 25, 1997 (1997-03-25)
Recorded	1996 (1996)
Genre	Electro-industrial
Length	48:05
Label	Re-Constriction
Producer	Iron Lung Corp
Iron Lung Corp chronology
Big Shiny Spears (1997) Ditch the Attitude, Pally (2002)

Big Shiny Spears is the debut studio album of Iron Lung Corp, released on March 25, 1997, by Re-Constriction Records.

Reception

Aiding & Abetting gave Big Shiny Spears a mixed review, praising the production but noting that "this sort of music works much better at a higher speed, and that's all there is to it" and "there's not much substance behind the great sound." The album was similarly received by Larry Dean Miles at Black Monday, who gave the album a mixed review but praised Nitzer Ebb's "Join in the Murderous Chant" and said "ILC have done justice here, creating another masterpiece from the parts of previous, god-like songs" Scott Hefflon of Lollipop Magazine compared the material favorably to Cubanate, saying "a few dull-as-a-dead-fuck instrumentals ensure their searching artiste credentials, and the White Zombified vocals ensure that the kids’ll just love it." A critic at Sonic Boom agreed, saying "the album appears very lopsided in places, and should probably be considered as a new Acumen release rather than a collaboration effort." However, they noted that "there are plenty of the usual tongue in cheek lyrical wonderments as well as a healthy dose of chunky guitars to thrill the headbanger in you."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the Big Shiny Spears liner notes.

Iron Lung Corp

• Jamie Duffy (as Kidd Vicious) – guitar, recording, mixing
• Alex Eller (as Justin Tate) – vocals
• Gregory A. Lopez (as Nez Pierce) – bass guitar, Moog synthesizer (7)
• Brian McGarvey (as Brian Justice) – guitar
• Daniel Neet – vocals
• Will Nivens (as Lex) – electronics
• Ethan Novak (as Ethan Alien) – drums, guitar
• Jason Novak (as Jawson) – electronics, guitar, vocals, editing

Additional musicians

• Paul Dillon – guitar (11)
• Stella Katsoudas – additional vocals (5)
• Zlatko Hukic – electronics (12), assistant engineering

Production and design

• Jason Bacher – assistant engineering
• Jay Fisher (as Jay You Asshole) – assistant engineering
• Trey Fratt – assistant engineering
• Dirk Frederick – illustrations
• Matt Gibson (as Sour Matt) – assistant engineering
• Iron Lung Corp – production
• Mama Kidd – photography
• Mangus – photography
• Esther Nevarez (as Esther Bunny) – assistant engineering
• Solaris – cover art
• Mike Tholen – mastering
• Ed Tinley (as Apple Ed) – assistant engineering
• Whos Fred – assistant engineering

Release history

References

1. Big Shiny Spears (Promo) (booklet). Iron Lung Corp. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. "Iron Lung Corp.: Big Shiny Spears > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
3. Worley, Jon (April 14, 1997). "Iron Lung Corp: Big Shiny Spears". Aiding & Abetting (132). Retrieved July 21, 2020.
4. Dean Miles, Larry (1997). "Iron Lung Corp: Big Shiny Spears" (PDF). Black Monday (6): 3. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
5. Hefflon, Scott (June 1, 1997). "Iron Lung Corp: Big Shiny Spears". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
6. Christian, Chris (July 1997). "Iron Lung Corp.: Big Shiny Spears". Sonic Boom. 5 (6). Retrieved July 21, 2020.
7. Big Shiny Spears (booklet). Iron Lung Corp. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• Big Shiny Spears at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1997 debut albums
• Iron Lung Corp albums
• Re-Constriction Records albums