Recommended for all fans of Nine Inch Nails, Godflesh, The Body, Sunn 0))), Thou, Coil, Throbbing Gristle, Skinny Puppy. Industrial Metal visionary AUTHOR & PUNISHER delivers his 6th longplayer, which is also his Relapse debut album. It's simply called "Beastland". Tristan Shone (the creator and only artist behind AUTHOR & PUNISHER) was inspired by his career as a mechanical engineer and created a relationship to design, sound and manufacturing that eventually led to his handcrafted "Drone Machines", which paved the way from traditional instrumentation to tailor-made "precision machines". AUTHOR & PUNISHER is reminiscent of Nine Inch Nails, who channel Godflesh through dark, uncompromising and often disturbing soundscapes with occasional detours into rich melodies and light splinters. Armed with newly built "Drone Machines" and a new label Relapse, "Beastland" is AUTHOR & PUNISHER's career statement and a powerful listening experience that further blurs the line between man and machine.
