Industrial metal visionary Author & Punisher will deliver his sixth full-length recording and Relapse debut Beastland on October 5th. In anticipation of its release, the album’s second single, “Night Terror” has surfaced today (listen below).
Beastland was recorded at K Street in San Diego, CA and engineered by Tristan Shone & John Cota (Death Eyes). Additional recording was done in Las Cruces, NM with Jason Begin (vytear). The album was co-produced with Braden Diotte (Faust, EXO//ENDO, Neurosis), mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.
Additionally, Author & Punisher will return to Europe in October after the release of Beastland, including select concerts with Godflesh, Conan and more. Also, he recently announced the first leg of Fall US tour dates with the Uniform & The Body collaboration. Finally, Author & Punisher will perform at Cold Waves Festival throughout September in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Author & Punisher, Tour Dates:
Sep 14 New York, NY Cold Waves NY @ Irving Plaza
Sep 22 Chicago, IL Cold Waves VII @ Metro
Sep 27 Los Angeles, CA Cold Waves LA @ 1720
Oct 12 Rotterdam, NL RVLT Festival
Oct 13 Helsinki, FI Blowup Vol. 4
Oct 14 Tallin, EE Sveta Baar
Oct 15 St. Petersburg, RU LES
Oct 16 Moscow, RU Model T
Oct 17 Malmo, SE Plan B #
Oct 18 Copenhagen, DK Pumpehuset ^
Oct 19 Oslo, NO Bla
Oct 20 Gothenborg, SE Sticky Fingers ^
Oct 24 Lisbon, PT MusicBox
Oct 25 Porto, PT Maus Habitos
Nov 08 Cambridge, MA Sonia *
Nov 09 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa *
Nov 10 Toronto, ON Baby G *
Nov 11 Detroit, MI El Club *
Nov 12 Oberlin, OH Dionysus Disco *
Nov 13 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle *
Nov 15 Pittsburgh, PA Spirit Hall *
Nov 16 Philadelphia, PA PhilaMOCA *
Nov 17 Brooklyn, NY Market Hotel *
# w/ Conan
^ w/ Godflesh
* with The Body & Uniform
Beastland is due out October 5th via Relapse Records.