Author & Punisher's new album, Krüller, finally dropped today (February 11th), which means that in addition to taking in the man-machine project's latest slab of otherworldly industrial metal, listeners can also revel in the peerless playing of Tool's rhythm section, drummer Danny Carey and bassist Justin Chancellor, who each guest on separate cuts on the LP.
Tool handpicked Author & Punisher — A.K.A. musician and mechanical engineer Tristan Shone — to tour with them in 2020, and clearly, their fandom has not faded since then, as Carey and Chancellor's features testify. The drummer appears on the clattering, concussive "Misery," while the bass player contributed to the more droning and doomy "Centurion." Blast the tracks above and below, respectively.
On top of the new album, Shone is also launching a bespoke audio gear company called Drone Machines to coincide with the release of Krüller, and he'll hit the road shortly for extensive dates throughout the spring and fall — scroll down for the full itinerary.
Author & Punisher tour dates:
March 6 Los Angeles, CA Resident
March 8 Seattle, WA Clock Out Lounge
March 9 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater (Lounge)
March 10 Oakland, CA Elbo Room Jack London
March 28 Warsaw, Poland Hydrozagadka
March 29 Wroclaw, Poland Akademia
March 30 Prague, Czech Republic Modra Vopice
March 31 Bratislava, Slovakia Randal Club
April 1 Zagreb, Croatia Mocvara
April 2 Linz, Austria Kapu
April 3 Luzern, Switzerland Sedel
April 4 Milan, Italy Legend Club
April 5 Montpellier, France The Black Sheep
April 6 Barcelona, Spain Bóveda
April 7 Toulouse, France L'Ecluse Saint Pieere
April 9 Poitiers, France Le Confront Moderne
April 11 Antwerp, Belgium Kavka
April 13 Vilnius, Lithuania Gallery 1986
April 14 Riga, Latvia Melna Piektdiena
April 15 Tallin, Estonia Sveeta Bar
April 16 St. Petersburg, Russia Latochka
April 17 Moscow, Russie Bumazhnaya Fabrika
May 11 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
May 14 Austin, TX Elysium (Oblivion Access Festival)
May 18 Denver, CO Hi-Dive
May 19 Salt Lake City, UT Metro Music Hall
May 20 Las Vegas, NV Backstage Bar
May 22 San Diego, CA Casbah
w/Perturbator & Health:
October 6 Lille, France Aeronef
October 7 Paris, France L'Olympia
October 12 Bordeaux, France Krakatoa
October 13 Toulouse, France Bikini
October 14 Madrid, Spain La Riviera
October 15 Barcelona, Spain Razzmatazz 2
October 16 Nantes, France Stereolux
October 18 Lyon, France Le Transbordeur
October 19 Strasbourg, France La Laiterie
October 20 Lausanne, Switzerland Les Docks
October 21 Munich, Germany Freiheiz
October 22 Vienna, Austria, Arena
October 23 Budapest, Hungary Akvarium Nagyhall
October 25 Prague, Czech Republic Lucerna Music
October 26 Wroclaw, Poland Zaklete Rewiry
October 27 Warsaw, Poland Progresja
October 28 Berlin, Germany Heimathafen
October 29 Göthenburg, Sweden Trädgår'n
October 30 Stockholm, Sweden Berns
November 1 Helsinki, Finland Tavastia
November 3 Oslo, Norway Vulkan Arena
November 4 Copenhagen, Denmark Pumpehuset
November 5 Hamburg, Germany Uebel & Gefährlich
November 6 Utrecht, Netherlands Tivoli
November 8 Cologne, Germany Kantine
November 9 Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Rockhal
November 10 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
