{"title":"Genghis Tron","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenghis Tron is an experimental metal band that was formed in Poughkeepsie, New York and is currently based in Brooklyn, New York and San Francisco, California. Originally a three-piece group, they later became a four-piece band. After releasing two recordings on Crucial Blast, they signed with Relapse Records. Although the band went on hiatus from 2010 to 2020, they have since returned to the music scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for their unique sound and genre-bending style, Genghis Tron has captivated audiences with their experimental approach to metal music. Drawing inspiration from various genres such as mathcore and grindcore, their music pushes boundaries and challenges traditional conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith influences ranging from *The Number Twelve Looks Like You* to *Converge*, Genghis Tron has carved out their own distinct place within the metal community. Their energetic live performances and intricate compositions have earned them a dedicated fanbase worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"board-up-the-house-2","title":"Board Up The House","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn GENGHIS TRON's Board up the House, a vivid palette of sound and texture, giant riffs and frenetic beats are set against haunting vocal melodies and moments of subtle beauty. The band's Relapse debut spills over with eleven tracks combining the extremes of modern rock music into a totally unique, completely unforgettable album experience unlike any other. Available for the first time on vinyl in over 10 years!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Relapse","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50409603006795,"sku":"2189466","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_aeb41a57_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726621373"},{"product_id":"dream-weapon","title":"Dream Weapon","description":"\u003cp\u003eGenghis Tron make their return with their highly anticipated new album, \u003ci\u003eDream Weapon\u003c\/i\u003e! The band’s first new studio outing in over a decade, Genghis Tron's Hamilton Jordan and Michael Sochynsky are now joined by two new collaborators: vocalist Tony Wolski and Sumac\/Baptists drummer Nick Yacyshyn. Together, the lineup perfects the unique mix of extreme rock and electronic music Genghis Tron has pioneered over their storied career. A melding of hypnotic rhythms and densely layered synth soundscapes, \u003ci\u003eDream Weapon\u003c\/i\u003e was recorded and produced alongside long-time collaborator Kurt Ballou at God City Studio in Salem, Massachusetts, with additional production and engineering by Ben Chisolm (Chelsea Wolfe) and JJ Heath (Rain City Recorders).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the ethereal, almost robotic vocal phrasings accompanying the industrial attack of “Pyrocene,” to the chaotic, pulse-pounding drumming acrobatics and cyclical guitar patterns in the album’s triumphant title track, Dream Weapon is not just a nod to Genghis Tron s celebrated past as a metal\/progressive\/experimental outfit. The new album redefines what these genres, sounds, and musical elements can achieve. \u003ci\u003eDream Weapon\u003c\/i\u003e is a record that captures Genghis Tron at a matured, focused state; the ebbs and flows of the album are just as hard-hitting as they are dreamy, soaring, and meditative.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Relapse","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50509885440331,"sku":"1116125","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/db41b7ed-b5c2-407c-9cc2-e2b47a0319cb_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727869176"},{"product_id":"dream-weapon-2","title":"Dream Weapon","description":"\u003cp\u003eGenghis Tron make their return with their highly anticipated new album, Dream Weapon! The band's first new studio outing in over a decade, Genghis Tron's Hamilton Jordan and Michael Sochynsky are now joined by two new collaborators: vocalist Tony Wolski and Sumac\/Baptists drummer Nick Yacyshyn. Together, the lineup perfects the unique mix of extreme rock and electronic music Genghis Tron has pioneered over their storied career. A melding of hypnotic rhythms and densely layered synth soundscapes, Dream Weapon was recorded and produced alongside long-time collaborator Kurt Ballou at God City Studio in Salem, Massachusetts, with additional production and engineering by Ben Chisolm (Chelsea Wolfe) and JJ Heath (Rain City Recorders). Lyrically and conceptually, Dream Weapon picks up where Board Up The House left off. \"That album's closing track, 'Relief,' was about how humans have become a burden to the planet, and how Earth will endure long after we're gone,\" Jordan explains. \"There is sadness at the end, but some relief - and beauty - too. Dream Weapon is, loosely, an album-length meditation on that theme.\" From the ethereal, almost robotic vocal phrasings accompanying the industrial attack of \"Pyrocene,\" to the chaotic, pulse-pounding drumming acrobatics and cyclical guitar patterns in the album's triumphant title track, Dream Weapon is not just a nod to Genghis Tron's celebrated past as a metal\/progressive\/experimental outfit. The new album redefines what these genres, sounds, and musical elements can achieve. Dream Weapon is a record that captures Genghis Tron at a matured, focused state; the ebbs and flows of the album are just as hard-hitting as they are dreamy, soaring, and meditative. Seasoned Genghis Tron listeners will find Dream Weapon to be both excitingly fresh and reassuringly familiar. \"Though it sounds a bit different than our previous albums, I don't think we approached Dream Weapon any differently than the others,\" Jordan explains. \"Michael and I take years to write and trade demos, with about 80% of our ideas landing on the cutting-room floor. Once we have a rough song idea we both like, we write dozens of drafts of a song over months before we end up with a final demo.\" \"I think one difference in our approach for this album was that we had a strong sense from the outset of what kind of vibe we wanted to create,\" Sochynsky adds. \"Something more cohesive, meditative and hypnotic.\" Through the album's inventiveness and rejuvenated approach, Dream Weapon marks another bold step forward in the wildly creative career of Genghis Tron, and cements the band's legacy of groundbreaking, genre-defying innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Relapse","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50906190840139,"sku":"2017567","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_06ca85b9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732866317"},{"product_id":"signal-fire","title":"Signal Fire","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith their fourth full-length album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignal Fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Genghis Tron awaken us from the post-apocalyptic daydreams of their previous work with a violent—and most welcome—shove. This time, the distant-future reveries we first heard on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoard Up The House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e give way to an unsettling awareness of the present we’re actually living, as our circumstances grow too pressing to try and escape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignal Fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e envisions a Kojima-esque dystopia of endless proxy warfare,” says vocalist and lyricist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTony Wolski (The Armed),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “where the deluge of available information has outmoded the human ability to parse it.  A world where those amoral, shameless and cunning enough can literally reshape reality at their whim through sheer insistence.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving roared onto the scene in 2004 with a uniquely demented blend of extreme metal, synthesizer textures, and drum-machine madness, Genghis Tron are no strangers to making a forceful impression. But \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignal Fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e marks the first time bandleaders Michael Sochynsky and Hamilton Jordan –joined again by Wolski and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNick Yacyshyn (SUMAC) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon drums, plus newcomer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKenny Szymanski (The Armed)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on bass–has captured this level of urgency with such  visceral precision.  “This album is very much rooted in the now,” confirms Jordan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlbum opener “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI Am All\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” sets the table with a chest-throbbing synth pulse as Wolski declares “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’m on a tear, I’m on a tear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,” over swirling industrial rhythms and creeping synthlines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Nothing Blooms in the Hollow” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrafts desert-rock swagger onto interlocking layers of dizzying riffs and chants before Wolski steers the band into full-on sonic burnout, like a spaceship careening into the sun. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Born Prey”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e navigates deftly through Genghis Tron’s classic sonic touchpoints: furious blastbeats, electronic breaks, haunting vocal earworms, and a towering synth-pop crescendo. Meditative interludes like “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike Fotocrom” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithout Form” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeliver shimmering, ominous beauty. 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