Author & Punisher is a one-man band from San Diego, formed in January 2004 by mechanical engineer and artist Tristan Shone. Most of the instrumentation and controllers Shone uses, called "Drone Machines" and "Dub Machines", are custom-designed and fabricated by Shone from raw materials and open-source electronic circuitry.[2][3] Shone was inspired to build his own instruments to achieve the sound he wanted that conventional instruments could not accomplish and the difficulty in finding band members.[4]
Author & Punisher | |
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 Author & Punisher live at Roadburn Festival 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tristan Shone |
| Born | October 18, 1977 |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Industrial metal, drone metal, doom metal, art metal[1] |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | tristanshone |
Shone has released nine albums as Author & Punisher, with Melk en Honing (2015)[5] and Pressure Mine (2017) released through Phil Anselmo's record label Housecore Records.[6] His latest, Krüller, was released by Relapse Records on February 11, 2022.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Painted Army | A&P Recordings |
| 2010 | Drone Machines | Heart & Crossbone |
| 2012 | Ursus Americanus | Seventh Rule Recordings |
| 2013 | Women & Children | Seventh Rule Recordings |
| 2015 | Melk en Honing | Housecore Records |
| 2018 | Beastland | Relapse Records |
| 2022 | Krüller | Relapse Records |
EPs
edit| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Warcry | A&P Recordings |
| 2017 | Pressure Mine | Housecore Records |
Live albums
edit| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Live B.C. 2020 | Self-released |
References
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- ^ "The Top 10 Arty Metal Bands". LA Weekly. April 11, 2017.
- ^ "Wired Magazine Feature". Wired. February 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ Tristan Shone (2010). "HEADGEAR MIDI CONTROL - Make your own octo-microphone USB/MIDI controller". Make. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ Noisey. "The One-Man Industrial Doom Metal Band". YouTube. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Author & Punisher is 'The Art of Noise'; Realized on 'Melk En Honing'".
- ^ "Housecore Records news". Housecore Records. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
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