Author & Punisher

Tristan Shone, the creative core of Author & Punisher, started the project in 2004, setting out to craft devices (machines) as a force multiplier. That he could control machines to trigger a myriad of sound objects (synths et al.) was not just heuristic, but revolutionary. Shone’s mechanical engineering and art background functioned perfectly as a catalyst to his songwriter form. To date, Author & Punisher has seven lauded full-lengths and one EP, the latest of which is 2022’s Krüller. Shone’s unconventional yet assiduous methods with music and machine have landed crucial collaborations with Perturbator’s James Kent and Tool members Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor, who appear on Krüller tracks “Misery” and “Centurion,” respectively.

“Incinerator” Official Music Video

From the album Krüller released 2022 on Relapse Records.

The One-Man Industrial Doom Metal Band

Tristan Shone takes you on a tour of his self-made Drone Machines responsible for Author & Punisher’s sonic palette.

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