In my continuing efforts to keep you up to date on the whereabouts of drone metal’s darlings Sunn O))) and their japanese experimental thrash metal cohorts, Boris, i present you with :
Boris and Sunn O))) will be touring Australia and Japan this year!!
MAY 3 - PERTH - totally huge new music festival
MAY 5 - BRISBANE - the columbian
MAY 6 - SYDNEY - factory theatre
MAY 9 - MELBOURNE - hifi bar
MAY 13 - NIIGATA - lots
MAY 16 - NAGOYA - quattro
MAY 17 - SHINSAIBASHI - quattro
MAY 20 - KAWASAKI - citta
more info should be available soon from the websites of :: Southern Lord :: or :: Steven O’Malley :: or :: Boris ::
this is not a collaboration of the 2 bands like the album Altar represents. each band will play a full set at each show. i can’t promise that there won’t be any overlapping of the 2 bands on stage though!
Sunn O)) have taken the minimalist metal approach first showcased by the band Earth, and driven it through guitar amp feedback of epic proportions! their live performances have a strong ritual influence, and are about as loud as sustained bass frequencies can get.
Boris, hailing from japan, bring their own unique twist to thrash metal. probably most famous for the enormous gong that looms over the drummer, waiting to add rippling emphasis to their loud and banging sound. Boris may be tiny in height, but they reign huge in sound!
the 2 bands toured together in previous years, developing a musical rapport that led to the collaboration album called, Altar. Other collaborators on this album include :
Jesse Sykes (vocalist:Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter)
Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
Joe Preston (Earth, thrones, melvins, high on fire)
Rex Ritter (Jessamine, Fontanelle)
Steve Moore (Earth)
Dylan Carlson (Earth)
more info on this album can be found here : http://www.sunnborisaltar.com/
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