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News : Boris performing the whole of “Flood” on Australian tour

By on April 19, 2013

Boris fans, it’s time to get very, very excited. This June the Japanese three-piece will return to Australia for an appearance at the incredible Dark Mofo Festival down in Hobart, plus Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane shows, where they’ll be performing all seventy minutes of their 2000 full length Flood.

Yep. The whole thing.

“Boris have earned a rabid cult following thanks to their uncanny ability to expertly blend a variety of genres into one cohesive and potent concoction of sounds. Be it psychedelic metal, colossal drone, blistering punk or distortion-ravaged shoegaze, a Boris song is an exploration of sound as a physical mass.

Formed in the early ’90s as a four piece with a sonic template of influences like Melvins and Earth. By the time of their 1996 debut as a trio, Boris had already hit its stride in creating unique ground-rattling heavy, melodic music. The group, bassist/vocalist Takeshi, guitarist/vocalist Wata and drummer/vocalist Atsuo went on to release more than 20 studio albums, as well as numerous collaborative albums — including projects with Merzbow,Sunn 0))), Ian Astbury and Michio Kurihara of Ghost – EPs and singles on various labels throughout the world.

Don’t miss your chance to witness Flood in all its mesmerizing glory.“

Wed 19th June @ Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Fri 21st June @ Manning Bar, Sydney
Sat 22nd June @ Dark Mofo Festival, Tasmania
Mon 24th June @ Rosemount Hotel, Perth

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