Author & Punisher Archives

A round-up of the month’s best metal, with an emphasis on ambience

Tristan Shone continues to bend his machine metal into more melodic and experimental shapes

25 albums at the top of our queue.

Hear “Drone Carrying Dread”

A 45-song trip through music at its most extreme.

Hear the live set recorded during Tristan Shone’s tour dates with Tool.

Comp also includes Eyehategod, Author & Punisher, The Body and more.

Twenty-five albums that hit the hardest from the past 12 months.

Tristan Shone delivers the apocalyptic soundtrack we deserve.

A look back at an underrated classic, plus the best new metal tracks of the month.

A trio of legends return, plus the best metal tracks of June.

Tristan Shone’s drone machines once again become the catalyst for seismic industrial terror.

A look back at the weekend that destroyed.

Eyehategod, Pallbearer, Kylesa and more brought the metal to The Observatory in Orange County, CA for Pyscho California Fest 2015.

Tristan Shone refines his industrial machine-metal approach on his third album as Author & Punisher.

A summary of favorites that slipped under the radar.

Perversity series.