Genghis Tron


Genghis Tron is an American, three-piece experimental metal band formed in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States, and latterly based in Brooklyn, New York and San Francisco, California. The band signed to Relapse Records after releasing two recordings on Crucial Blast.

History

Around the same time of starting Genghis Tron, vocalist Mookie Singerman sang and played guitar in the two-piece project Glitter Pals with his friend Jake Friedman while they were attending Vassar College. Friedman also featured on the song "Laser Bitch" on Genghis Tron's EP Cloak of Love.
Genghis Tron has toured with such bands as Behold... the Arctopus, Converge, Kylesa, Gaza, The Dillinger Escape Plan and The Faint.
In 2008 the band released an album, Board Up the House It was named a "Critic's Choice" by The New York Times and was also awarded the title "Album of the Year" by the magazine Rock Sound.
As of late 2010, the band members decided to take a break away from the band for a while, but assured fans in a Myspace message that they will be back with new material when they start playing together again.

Style

The band is noted for its creative combination of various types of metal and electronic music. Although often classified as cybergrind early in their career, Genghis Tron developed a more diverse sound, which included elements of IDM, doom metal, electronic and ambient, in addition to their core style of synth-laden metal.
Forgoing both a drummer and a bass guitarist, the band utilizes computer-based sequencers such as FL Studio and Ableton Live, as well as multiple synthesizers to produce its distinct sound.

Members

Studio albums