Author & Punisher | |
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Author & Punisher live at Roadburn Festival 2017
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Background information | |
Birth name | Tristan Shone |
Born | October 18, 1977 |
Origin | San Diego |
Genres | Doom Metal, Industrial Metal, Drone, Breakcore, Power Electronics |
Years active | 2004–present |
Website | authorandpunisher |
Notable instruments | |
Drone Machines, Doom Machines, Masks, customized microphones |
Author & Punisher is a one-man industrial doom metal band from San Diego, CA, made up of mechanical engineer and artist Tristan Shone, started in January 2004. Most of the instrumentation and controllers he uses, entitled "Drone Machines" and "Dub Machines" are custom designed and fabricated by Shone from raw materials and open source electronic circuitry.
Shone has released six albums as Author & Punisher, most recently Melk En Honing (milk and honey), his first on Phil Anselmo's record label Housecore Records.