Author & Punisher

Author & Punisher
Author & Punisher live at Roadburn Festival 2017
Background information
Birth nameTristan Shone
Born (1977-10-18) October 18, 1977 (age 46)
OriginSan Diego, California, U.S.
GenresIndustrial metal, drone metal, doom metal, art metal[1]
Years active2004–present
Websitetristanshone.com

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]

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

Studio albums

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

Year Title Label
2007 Warcry A&P Recordings
2017 Pressure Mine Housecore Records

Live albums

Year Title Label
2020 Live B.C. 2020 Self-released

References

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  1. ^ "The Top 10 Arty Metal Bands". LA Weekly. April 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Wired Magazine Feature". Wired. February 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Tristan Shone (2010). "HEADGEAR MIDI CONTROL - Make your own octo-microphone USB/MIDI controller". Make. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Noisey. "The One-Man Industrial Doom Metal Band". YouTube. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Author & Punisher is 'The Art of Noise'; Realized on 'Melk En Honing'".
  6. ^ "Housecore Records news". Housecore Records. Retrieved February 17, 2015.