One man industrial/drone metal project Author & Punisher have dropped the third and final single for the upcoming album Krüller due out on February 11th
Founded by mechanical engineer Tristan Shone in 2004 the project has merged his career in engineering in both soundscape and aesthetic. To create his albums Shone has utilized raw materials and electronic circuitry as tools for creating his hypnotic yet desolate soundscapes which are on full display in “Blacksmith,” dubbing his controllers “Drone Machines” and “Dub Machines.”
Describing the tracks lyrics, Shone states “Lyrically, this is an ode to Black women-led movements who have been fearlessly leading the way against oppression in this country for a long time.”
The band has previously released the singles “Drone Carrying Dread” and “Maiden Star” leading up to the albums release date. The album also will feature guest appearances from Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor of Tool.
Author & Punisher have also added four West Coast dates to their Drone Carrying Dread Tour, stopping in L.A., Seattle, Portland and Oakland. A&P’s European tour, which has been pushed back to spring, will also feature support from Texas based industrial horror project Mvtant.
Kruller is available for pre-order now and will be released through Relapse Records.
Tour Dates:
March 6 – Resident, Los Angeles, CA
March 8 – Clock Out Lounge, Seattle, WA
March 9 – Hawthorne Theater (Lounge), Portland, OR
March 10 – Elbo Room Jack London, Oakland, CA
March 28 – Hydrozagadka, Warsaw, Poland
March 29 – Akademia, Wroclaw, Poland
March 30 – Modra Vopice, Prague, Czech Republic
March 31 – Randal Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
April 1 – Mocvara, Zagreb, Croatia
April 2 – Kapu, Linz, Austria
April 3 – Sedel, Luzern, Switzerland
April 4 – Legend Club, Milan, Italy
April 5 – The Black Sheep, Montpellier, France
April 6 – Bóveda, Barcelona, Spain
April 7 – L’Ecluse Saint Pieere, Toulouse, France
April 9 – Le Confront Moderne, Poitiers, France
April 11 – Kavka, Antwerp, Belgium
April 13 – Gallery 1986, Vilnius, Lithuania *
April 14 – Melna Piektdiena, Riga, Latvia *
April 15 – Sveeta Bar, Tallin, Estonia *
April 16 – Latochka, St. Petersburg, Russia *
April 17 – Bumazhnaya Fabrika, Moscow, Russia *
* No Mvtant
Photo courtesy of Author & Punisher
