Author and Punisher Books 20th Anniversary Mini Tour with Morne and Glassing


Tristan Shone, aka Author & Punisher has announced a short run of tour dates celebrating 20th Anniversary mini tour. Direct support will come from Morne and Glassing. Shone took his expertise as an electrical engineer and scientist to create his sound and light machines, creating unique Industrial Metal/Drone/Doom soundscapes. His last album was 2022’s acclaimed release Kruller (Relapse Records).Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Author and Punisher – Krüller


Tristan Shone knows a thing or two about wacky, unorthodox percussion, thanks in large part to his expertise in mechanical engineering. With that kind of arsenal at his disposal, Shone ran with it on his latest effort for Author & Punisher, Krüller (Relapse Records), eight tracks packed with diversity, uniqueness, and precision. It’s also his ninth full-length release since 2005, and it superbly stands alone.

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Author and Punisher Shares New Single and Video “Drone Carrying Dread” – New Album Coming Soon


Eclectic electronic Synth-Doom artist Author & Punisher has dropped a new single and video “Drone Carrying Dread!” The solo-project is the brainchild of musician-meets-mechanical engineer Tristan Shone and the track comes off of the highly-anticipated new album, Krüller due out on February 11th, 2021 via Relapse Records. The album features Shone’s upgrades to his hand-crafted machines, now upgraded for the new album, and a handful of guest players including Tool’s Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor. The clip was directed by Monte Legaspi and features illustrations from album cover artist Zlatko Mitev, and you can watch it now!

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Author & Punisher – Beastland


In every genre of music, there are true artists that push boundaries and stand out from the crowd. In the industrial metal world, Tristan Shone’s Author & Punisher is doing just that. His latest release, Beastland (Relapse), is a continuation of the evolution of what industrial metal can be. Tristan is a mechanical engineer who built his own instruments that have expanded and evolved over the course of his discography as has the material he has written. This fact alone puts Author & Punisher really in a genre of its own.Continue reading


Author And Punisher – Melk En Honig


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Okay, I’m going to do it… after six albums as Author & Punisher, everyone who’s remotely interested in how Tristan Shone makes his music already knows, and constantly bringing it up is starting to seem like an accusation of gimmickry. It’s time, I think, to get over the methods and focus on the music.

Which makes it extremely fortunate that there’s so much on Melk En Honing (Housecore) to talk about. “Industrial” is probably one of the least reliable genre labels in music, having been used to describe anything from Throbbing Gristle to Rob Zombie, but here it works as an adjective, describing the bleak mechanised quality of Shone’s distinctive, powerful Doom. The core of A&P’s sound is built around vast, mechanised drones overlaid with precise beats and machine sounds, but the intent behind the song-writing is recognisably Doom.

Words like “bleak”, “suffocating” and “dehumanising” come easily to mind when listening to Melk En Honing – and they are certainly deserved – but those qualities are not what make Author & Punisher really special – it’s the surprising moments of hope that shine through. Extreme Metal has never had a shortage of bands who generate a hateful or negative atmosphere, but Shone finds himself in the rare group of artists such as Neurosis who infuse their music with genuine human emotion. Shone’s versatile vocals are a significant part of this, shifting from anguished howls and commanding barks to plaintive, weary clean singing as the music requires. There’s a human heart inside this cyborg, and it wants more than simply to crush.

Melk En Honing is perhaps likely to be one of the most quietly distinctive Metal albums of the year, simultaneously mechanised and surprisingly human, and is unmistakably the work of a man with a fiercely independent vision that extends far beyond his unorthodox methods and deep into the music itself.

 

8.0/10

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RICHIE HR


On The Road… with Author And Punisher


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One-man sonic doom armada Tristan Shone a.k.a. Author & Punisher is out on the road, handing out an aural beatdown to fans everywhere. Starting off the tour in Portland at the 5th annual Stumpfest and ending this coming weekend at Psycho California, Tristan has crisscrossed the country once again bringing a one-of-a-kind musical and visual experience to fans. All of this touring is a warm up for the release of the new Author and Punisher album on Philip Anselmo’s Housecore Records, title and release date to be announced soon. Produced by Phil at his Nodferatu’s Lair studio, this promises to be one of the most talked about releases of 2015. The accompanying photo set comes to us from O’Brien’s in Boston MA, with support from Beneath Oblivion, shot by Emma Parsons Photography.

Author & Punisher, by Emma Parsons Photography

Author & Punisher, by Emma Parsons Photography

Author & Punisher, by Emma Parsons Photography

Author & Punisher, by Emma Parsons Photography

Author & Punisher, by Emma Parsons Photography

Author & Punisher, by Emma Parsons Photography

Author & Punisher, by Emma Parsons Photography

Author & Punisher, by Emma Parsons Photography

Author & Punisher, by Emma Parsons Photography

Author & Punisher, by Emma Parsons Photography

Beneath Oblivion - by Emma Parsons Photography

Beneath Oblivion – by Emma Parsons Photography

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