Author & Punisher
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 |
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]
The name is a reference to a religious t-shirt that Shone, who went to a Catholic high school, used to wear in college. Shone has said it was a way to poke fun at a bible verse[a] that refers to Jesus as "author and finisher."[5]
Shone has released nine albums as Author & Punisher, with Melk en Honing (2015)[6] and Pressure Mine (2017) released through Phil Anselmo's record label Housecore Records.[7] His latest, Krüller, was released by Relapse Records on February 11, 2022.[8][9]
Discography
[edit]Studio 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 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Hebrews 12:2
References
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- ^ "The Top 10 Arty Metal Bands". LA Weekly. April 11, 2017.
- ^ "This One-Man Metal Band Makes Music Using Mechanized Masks". wired.com. Wired. February 25, 2014. Archived from the original on April 6, 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 (April 11, 2018). "The One-Man Industrial Doom Metal Band". YouTube. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ Senior, Nicholas (July 23, 2015). "Interview: Tristan Shone Discusses Author & Punisher". New Noise Magazine. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
Author & Punisher came from a religious t-shirt I had in college. I went to Catholic high school for hockey, not religion, so I was always poking fun at it, while at the same time, absorbing as much as possible. I think Author & Punisher is a word for God and power with a tongue in the cheek.
- ^ "Author & Punisher is 'The Art of Noise'; Realized on 'Melk En Honing'". June 22, 2015.
- ^ Records, Housecore. "Author & Punisher | Author & Punisher". Housecore Records. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ "Author & Punisher "KRÜLLER" 2x12"". Relapse Records Official Store. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ "AUTHOR & PUNISHER to Release New Album 'Krüller' in February". lambgoat.com. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
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