---
title: "Author & Punisher"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/author-punisher"
genre: "Doom Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1977
---

# Author & Punisher

**Author & Punisher** is a doom metal band, from United States, active 1977 to present.

Author & Punisher is a one-man band from San Diego, formed in January 2004 by mechanical engineer and artist Tristan Shone. Most of the instrumentation and controllers Shone uses, called "Drone Machines" and "Dub Machines", are custom-designed and fabricated by Shone from raw materials and open-source electronic circuitry. Shone was inspired to build his own instruments to achieve the sound he wanted that conventional instruments could not accomplish and the difficulty in finding band members.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Author_%26_Punisher

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Author & Punisher |
| Genre | Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | San Diego, United States |
| Formed | 1977 |
| Releases in catalog | 10 |

## Genres

[Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | [The Painted Army](https://themetalnet.com/album/9ff41c38-e61c-4291-a2f7-ebedc8a7d13d) | Album |
| 2007 | [Warcry](https://themetalnet.com/album/95c5f025-fc99-4bcc-bf64-88c83b6a7bd4) | Album |
| 2010 | [Drone Machines](https://themetalnet.com/album/8952ee08-2a1c-4da4-9a63-72461c31747d) | Album |
| 2012 | [Ursus Americanus](https://themetalnet.com/album/858d1be5-de21-4fc8-bf06-f421c4306586) | Album |
| 2013 | [Women & Children](https://themetalnet.com/album/d0bc3393-19c4-4465-adb0-9dfeb4ca898f) | Album |
| 2015 | [Melk en honing](https://themetalnet.com/album/3229331d-541e-4094-8304-1082b1d74dcd) | Album |
| 2017 | [Pressure Mine](https://themetalnet.com/album/2cb68720-2a77-40f3-b88f-bdce9f6ea176) | EP |
| 2018 | [Beastland](https://themetalnet.com/album/5e2dff18-8ef3-428c-9024-612bf92af51e) | Album |
| 2022 | [Krüller](https://themetalnet.com/album/caf11efc-168b-4b1a-813b-6859478ce0a0) | Album |
| 2025 | [Nocturnal Birding](https://themetalnet.com/album/7b7ff2a0-bddc-4def-bc3c-8fc3d38bed1d) | Album |

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- [Napalm Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/napalm-death) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com/
- x: https://twitter.com/a_n_p
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorandPunisher
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4QtqJ5KVIhBruJWEhWjnsv
- website: https://authorandpunisher.com/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/341525640
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1719281
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorandpunisher/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5_lHA8yfWI4yeMSePJWVEw

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/author-punisher](https://themetalnet.com/band/author-punisher). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt