Boris has spent most of the last 2 years involved in Altar - the ritual collaboration with Sunn O))) - and thus has put their own music on hold. The trio recently went back into the studio to record as Boris again and the result will be available soon. The new full-length album is titled Smile and it will be released by Southern Lord on April 29th. The lead single is "Statement" and has its ...
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Photo by Nathan Wind as CocheseThis is the most interesting remix pairing I have seen and heard in quite a while thanks to Scion A/V. Japan’s notorious noise rock band, Boris and the prolific Todd Edwards. I dunno how this collaboration came about but I am definitely intrigued. I wonder how Todd Edwards felt [...]
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Residents and visitors of the Haight/Golden Gate Park area of SF should make some effort to secure fragile objects and batten down what needs secured on October 14th. I don't anticipate an earthquake, although that is always a possibility, but I do anticipate some serious seismic activity in that neighborhood on that day. See, I just got word that OM and Boris will both be performing live, fo...
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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 festivalMAY 5 - BRISBANE - the columbianMAY 6 - SYDNEY - factory theatreMAY 9 - MELBOURNE - hifi barMAY 1...
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Southern Lord announced that there has been a change of venue for the Sunn O))) and Boris show on May 5th in Brisbane, AUS :Due to the Columbian losing their license for live music, the May 5 Sunn/Boris show has now moved to the QUT GUILD BAR, Gardens PointAll pre-purchased tickets for this show are valid at the new venueDoors open at 8pmApologies for the inconvenience!!anyone know why the Colu...
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MP3: Boris - Farewell#2o - Boris - PinkSouthern Lord (US) 2005Matt On Pink:This is Boris's album. Largely unknown to a majority of the world, Pink is what finally got everyone into the sludgy metal that the Japanese had long since known. Brutal and loud, tidal wave of noise.
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Japanese drone gods "Boris":http://homepage1.nifty.com/boris/top.html team up with power electronics/noise legend "Merzbow":http://www.merzbow.net/ to produce an amazing cover of the beatles classic "I am the Walrus".The "Walrus/Groon EP" (that used to be sold at Boris shows) is out on "Hydra Head Records":http://hydrahead.tortugarecordings.com/v3/ - only 1400 copies of the record were pressed....
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i dont know how many of you have checked out the new album by boris, but if you havent and youre into stoner rock then you definitely should. the beginning track, "parting", makes a very nice introduction to the record...starts off with only 2 guitar notes and then escalates into this beautiful colossus of noise that travels at the speed of a heartbeat. when i first heard it, i fell into a dayd...
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I've heard it through the rumor mill that Boris will be playing a free show this year at SXSW. It is just a rumor, but this looks like a good year with: Stooges, Entrance, Reigning Sound (w/ Mary Weiss?), Danava, and many others. The partial list is up at sxsw.com if anyone is interested. Who would you be excited about seeing?
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I have heard the future of rock, and its name is BORIS.
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Japan’s BORIS have two separate splits scheduled for release in August. The first is a split CD with TORCHE, called Chapter Ahead Being Fake, on Daymare Recordings. The second is with 9DW, called Golden Dance Classics, via Catune. Golden Dance Classics will be released as a 12″ vinyl as well as on [...]
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That's right, it's free. And, yes, Boris was just added to the bill. If you're in the NYC area on Saturday, 9/6, you can head to Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport between 1PM and 9PM and catch the free outdoor show that includes Atsuo and his awesome drums (see: pic), High Places, Vivian Girls, Flying Lotus, Devin the Dude, Awesome Color, and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, among others. The Dai...
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Let’s face it, folks. Revolver’s “Hottest Chicks in Metal” issue is pretty...
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These are songs from the year 2008 that I like. Ten words.
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Boris has announced the release of a series of 7″s. Over the course of the next three months three brand new exclusive vinyl 7″s will be released.SeptemberJapanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 1Side A: “8″Side B: “Hey Everyone/???????”OctoberJapanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 2Side A: “H.M.A. - Heavy Metal Addict”Side B: “Black Original/????”NovemberJapanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. [...]
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