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Tristan Shone

Author & Punisher 'Krüller'
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Review: Author & Punisher ‘Krüller’

7th February 202228th March 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Author & Punisher, Doom, Electronic, Industrial, Relapse Records, Tristan Shone

It can be quite fascinating to chart an artist’s long-term musical evolution and I have had the privilege of observing

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Author & Punisher – An Interview With Tristan Shone

18th May 202031st July 2020 Dave Ward Author & Punisher, Drone Machines, Relapse Records, Tristan Shone

I first came across Author & Punisher back in 2010 on this very website when reading a review of his

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Author & Punisher ‘Melk En Honing’ CD/LP/DD 2015

19th June 20152nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2015, Author & Punisher, CD, Digital, Doom, Drone, Dub, Housecore Records, Industrial, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Melk en Honing, Review, Tristan Shone

With 2010’s Drone Machines album, San Diego’s Author & Punisher, aka Tristan Shone, challenged the landscape of Industrial, Doom and

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AUTHOR & PUNISHER: Seventh Rule Releases Seminal ‘Drone Machines’ Full-Length On Limited Edition Double LP

22nd October 2014 Lee Edwards Author & Punisher, Drone Machines, Housecore Horror Film Festival, New Vinyl Details, News, Reissue, Seventh Rule Recordings, Tristan Shone

Seventh Rule Recordings is very pleased to issue AUTHOR & PUNISHER’s Drone Machines as a double LP. Initially released in

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AUTHOR & PUNISHER Announces US Live Dates & Festival Appearances; The Drone Machines Shall Return!

28th August 2014 Lee Edwards Author & Punisher, Cold Waves Festival, Hopscotch Festival, Housecore Horror Film Festival, News, San Diego Music Thing, Seventh Rule Recordings, Southwest Terror Fest, Tristan Shone, US Tour 2014, Women & Children

Master sound conspirator, Tristan Shone, will bring his cacophonous manifestation of cold, mechanical doom known as AUTHOR & PUNISHER to

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AUTHOR & PUNISHER: Wired Investigates Tristan Shone’s Voice-Modulating Masks + Interview & Video Demonstration

3rd March 2014 Lee Edwards Author & Punisher, News, Seventh Rule Recordings, Tristan Shone, Wired Magazine, Women & Children

AUTHOR & PUNISHER master sound manipulator, Tristan Shone, recently spoke with Wired Magazine for an in-depth investigation of the voice

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AUTHOR & PUNISHER: 2014 Live Assaults To Commence This Sunday

4th January 2014 Lee Edwards Author & Punisher, Corrections House, News, Philip H. Anselmo, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Seventh Rule Recordings, Technicians Of Distortion Tour, Tristan Shone, Women & Children

AUTHOR & PUNISHER will bring the steel to the stage this Sunday in Los Angeles for the first of two

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AUTHOR & PUNISHER Announces January Live Actions Supporting Philip H. Anselmo And The Illegals

7th December 2013 Lee Edwards Author & Punisher, Corrections House, News, Philip H. Anselmo, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Seventh Rule Recordings, Technicians Of Distortion Tour, Tristan Shone, Women & Children

Following a mega successful run of live takeovers last summer supporting Philip H. Anselmo And The Illegals, AUTHOR & PUNISHER

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AUTHOR & PUNISHER: Live Video Series By Cutmod Now Available For Streaming

18th September 2013 Lee Edwards Author & Punisher, Cutmod, In Remorse, Lonely, New Video, News, NTG Part 2, Seventh Rule Recordings, Terrorbird, The Technicians Of Distortion Tour, Tristan Shone, Will Michaelson, Women & Children

Decibel heaves forth a sequence of twisted live visuals culled from AUTHOR & PUNISHER’s recent journey supporting Philip H. Anselmo

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AUTHOR & PUNISHER: North American Live Rituals To Commence Next Week

25th July 2013 Lee Edwards Author & Punisher, News, Philip H. Anselmo, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Seventh Rule Recordings, Technicians Of Distortion Tour 2013, Tristan Shone, Women & Children

In just one week, AUTHOR & PUNISHER – one Tristan Shone – will embark upon a 19-date North American trek

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AUTHOR & PUNISHER: New Full-Length Streaming In Its Entirety Courtesy Of Revolver Magazine

12th June 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Author & Punisher, New Album Details, News, Revolver Magazine, Technicians Of Distortion Tour 2013, Tristan Shone, Women & Children

Behold! AUTHOR & PUNISHER’s Women & Children full-length wreaks its cold, apocalyptic havoc upon unsuspecting masses today! Called “heavy and

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