September 23, 2015 — Renowned Japanese artists BORIS and MERZBOW have completed recording a new collaborative full-length LP entitled Gensho (Japanese for “phenomenon”) under the name BORIS WITH MERZBOW.
January 31, 2013 — Legendary Japanese trio BORIS announce a series of US headlining residency shows in several major markets following their performance at Austin Psych Fest in late April.
November 11, 2012 — BORIS have contributed their cover of “Sometimes” for the upcoming MY BLOODY VALENTINE tribute album, entitled Yellow Loveless. The line-up features all bands from Japan paying tribute to the shoegaze legends.
December 23, 2011 — 2011 was a very productive and enjoyable year for extreme music, perhaps the best in years. Thus, it was not an easy task choosing what we enjoyed best since they were just so many.
November 22, 2011 — Album number three for 2011 from Tokyo’s BORIS proves to be the best of the trio. Originally meant to be a Japan-only release, New Album includes six songs from Attention Please and Heavy Rocks, which were released earlier this year plus three exclusive songs and one song that has previously been released.
October 6, 2011 — In 2002, BORIS released the excellent Heavy Rocks and now in 2011, the band is back with yet another album titled Heavy Rocks. To put it bluntly, the former is flat out superior to the latter.
February 24, 2011 — Japan’s BORIS have released the first single, “Hope,” from Attention Please, one of two all-new full length BORIS albums to be released on April 26th via Sargent House.
September 21, 2010 — Adult Swim, the home of DETHKLOK and Metalocalypse, and Scion A/V, who have been responsible for a wave of metal fests and free shows, have come together to bring you Metal Swim, a collection of 16 rare or unreleased metal.
June 3, 2010 — A previously cryptic press release has been revealed to be a unique collaboration between BORIS and Ian Astbury of THE CULT and THE DOORS. The team has recorded a four-song EP, entitled BXI, which consists of three original songs and a cover of THE CULT’s “Rain,” with BORIS guitarist, Wata, on vocals.
May 20, 2010 — Japan’s architects of drone and balls-heavy psychedelic, post-doom rock, BORIS, have announced their return to North America by way of a summer tour that will last from the end of July through the month of August.
February 16, 2010 — Kicking off this April and following their highly anticipated split release with BORIS, Miami’s TORCHE have just announced a month-long US tour supporting COHEED AND CAMBRIA and CIRCA SURVIVE.
September 11, 2009 — BORIS is set to release a new 7" series called Japanese Heavy Rock Hits. The series features three vinyl 7"s to be released over the next three months exclusively through Southern Lord.
July 23, 2009 — 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.
January 2, 2009 — We finally got off our asses and did it. It’s already the year 2009, but we’ve complied a list of our top albums of 2008. Compiling such a list is never easy, and 2008 was no exception.
September 12, 2008 — Once a cult name in the doom scene, now becoming a household name… Japan’s BORIS just keep expanding their horizons and cementing their name into music on all levels.
June 29, 2008 — Japanese sound-shapers BORIS have been twisting evil waveforms since the early nineties. Each body of work yields an unpredictable yet always artful musical outing. Smile, the band’s latest offers a range of sounds from their high-voltage, psychedelic rock ’n roll to their spaced-out, ambient, drone rock.
May 12, 2008 — The previously announced BORIS North American tour beginning in June has been updated. The full routing is below. TORCHE will be supporting BORIS on dates, but WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have since dropped from the tour.
April 30, 2008 — Japan’s BORIS, who’s new album Smile came out in the U.S. today, will be embarking on a North American tour with TORCHE and WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM.
January 30, 2008 — Japanese noise-makers and drone-architects, BORIS, are set to release a new full-length album, Smile, on April 29th through Southern Lord Records. The trio will also be flying to New York City for a one-off show on March 4th at the Knitting Factory.