One-man industrial metal force Author & Punisher enters the studio to record his sixth studio album. The yet-to-be-titled full-length is being recorded at K Street in San Diego, CA and engineered by Tristan Shone & John Cota (Death Eyes). Additional recording will be in Las Cruces, NM with Jason Begin (vytear).

The album will be co-produced with Braden Diotte (Tarantula Hawk, Exxo//Endo), mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. Author & Punisher’s new album is set to be released Fall 2018 on Relapse Records.

Additionally, Author & Punisher announces early summer European headline tour dates with Trepaningsritualen. The tour begins May 21st in Leipzig, Germany and ends June 9th in Poznan, Poland. Author & Punisher will also make a special appearance at Moogfest on May 17th in Durham, NC. All confirmed tour dates are listed below.

Tour dates:

May
17 - Durham, NC - Moogfest
21 - Leipzig, Germany - Wave-Gotik-Treffen
23 - Copenhagen, Denmark - VEGA / Ideal
24 - Berlin, Germany - Urban Spree
25 - Antwerp, Belgium - Het Bos
26 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Merleyn w/Sumac
27 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Occii
28 - London, UK - Elektrowerkz
29 - Glasgow, UK - Nice N Sleazy
30 - Manchester, UK - Rebellion Manchester
31 - Bruxelles, Belgium - Mag3

June
1 - Athens, Greece - Temple Athens
2 - Moscow, Russia - Joy
5 - St. Petersburg, Russia - Serdce
6 - Wroclaw, Poland - D.K. Luksus
7 - Warsaw, Poland - Klub Hydrozagadka
8 - Gdansk, Poland - Protokultura
9 - Poznan, Poland - Pawilon

(Photo - Marilla Maschion)