Autor: Agata Hudomięt

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Author & Punisher is celebrating 21 years, and Tristan Shone – engineer, composer, and vocalist – has released the project’s heaviest and most organic record to date. On the new album Nocturnal Birding, instead of cold sequences we get grit, mistakes, and raw energy: all played live. We talk about what it means to be an “industrial uncle,” why birds can inspire just as much as synthesizers, what it was like collaborating with Arca, and how volunteering at the U.S./Mexico border shaped Tristan’s work. It’s a conversation about an artist growing older, who after two decades on stage still manages to surprise. Both himself and his audience. Continue Reading “Mistakes, messiness – no sequences. An interview with Author & Punisher”

Exclusively for UNDERTONE, Lord Spikeheart opened up about the music that means the most to him. Usually, we send artists a pool of topics, and they pick 3–5. Martin answered EVERY single one! That’s how you spot a total music nerd…

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Meth.’s music is a masterful blend of sludge, metal, post-hardcore, and noisecore, but the band’s vocalist, Seb Alvarez, points out that their inspirations reach far beyond those genres. That’s why, exclusively for Undertone, he put together a list of his favorite non-metal albums – and some of his picks are sure to surprise you! Continue Reading “5 non-metal albums that I love. Seb Alvarez (meth.)”