Long before KORN, Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park made it big, the members of South Florida's own Collapsing Lungs were making music history by combining metal, industrial, hard core and hip hop in a time when leftover 80's hair bands and budding alternative rockers were dominating the charts
Signed to Atlantic Records in 1994, the band released an EP entitled Colorblind and made waves on MTV's Headbanger's Ball with a video for the rap/metal anthem "Crackerjack." Not long after, their lead vocalist, Brian Tutunick (a.k.a. Olivia Newton Bundy), the original bass player from Marilyn Manson, left the 7-piece group and after a few other member changes, the remaining members formed L.U.N.G.S. (Losers Usually Never Get Signed) and in 1995 released the full length Better Class of Losers on Pavement/Zoo/BMG records.
While touring with such acts as Smashing Pumpkins, House of Pain, Cypress Hill, Ice Cube, Biohazard and a very, very young Limp Bizkit (who opened for them), brought the band major notoriety, the lack of promotion and tour support on behalf of the label would eventually lead to the group's demise.
In 2000, keyboardist Chris Nicholas, went on to direct and produce the documentary, "Marilyn Manson: Demystifying The Devil," which flashes back to their incarnation and chronicles through their controversial trials and tribulations. He also went on to become one of the producers for A&E Television's hit show Criss Angel: MINDFREAK. Vocal/Percussionist Frank "Crime" Cassara, is now the lead singer of The Mary Tyler Whores and can give you a bad ass tattoo if you visit him at Cool Cat Tattoos in Fort Lauderdale. Drummer Chris Goldbach went on to play with Against All Authority and now plays with Irish Car Bomb. Guitarist, Lloyd Holley has signed an international publishing deal with BMG music.
Nicholas, has been living in Los Angeles for the past six years and usually visits Fort Lauderdale for the holidays to see family and friends. Every year that he comes down, he would talk about putting together a reunion show and on Dec. 26, 2004, nearly a decade since their final performance, all Collapsing members (minus Kyle "Embryo" Hennrich, who no one could find) and a couple from L.U.N.G.S., reunited for a one-night only engagement at the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale. Six hundred people showed up and the show went off flawless. The band had such a great time that they all said they'd do it again (possibly Christmas 2006).
COLLAPSING LUNGS 2003 REUNION SHOW - "HEADCRACK"
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Collapsing Lungs/L.U.N.G.S.'s Friend Space (Top 16)
Congrats to Chris and Adrienne on getting married. I wish you both all the best!! Congrats to you too Brian on your engagement. I am representin' for Lauderdale's Lungs on my page by playin' Crackerjack. Peace to you all my friends. Have a great summer, fellas.
Listening to all the songs (official and demos/unreleased) brings back a lot of fond memories of all the shows at the Plus Five and The Edge...esp. the video shoot for "Crackerjack"...my friends and I drove back from northern Florida after a camping trip straight to The Edge for the shoot. We were grimy and smelly and going nuts in the pit. Great times!
Collapsing Lungs have been nominated for four South Florida Slammie Awards - Most Important Band, National release, Vocalist and Drummer. Click below to vote ...
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