Genghis Tron

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Genghis Tron
Origin	Poughkeepsie, New York
Genre(s)	Electronic Experimental
Years active	2004 - present
Label(s)	Relapse Records Crucial Blast
Website	http://www.genghistron.com/
Members
Mookie Singerman Hamilton Jordan Michael Sochynsky

Genghis Tron is a three-piece experimental metal band formed in Poughkeepsie, NY and currently based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania currently signed to Relapse Records. Genghis Tron is noted for their creative combination of metal with different types of electronic music. Although early on the band was often classified as cybergrind, Genghis Tron has since developed a more diverse sound, which includes elements of IDM, power noise, doom, industrial, ambient, in addition to their core style of synth-laden metal/grindcore. Their name it's self is an indication of their musical direction, taking it from the Mongol emperor and conqueror Genghis Khan, to express themes of destruction, violence and majesty, and from the 1982 science fiction film Tron to indicate their love for experimentation, science, electronics and technology.

Lacking both a drummer and a bassist, the band utilizes computer-based drum machines such as FL Studio and Ableton Live as well as multiple synthesizers to execute their distinct sound. Genghis Tron has toured with bands such as Behold... The Arctopus, Converge, Kylesa, Gaza and The Dillinger Escape Plan. The band recently completed recording their Relapse debut at Godcity Studio in Salem, MA.

1 Discography
2 Members
3 Additional Info
4 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Demos

Laser Bitch (2004)

[edit] EPs

Cloak of Love (Crucial Blast, 2005)
Cape of Hate -- tour only EP (Crucial Blast, 2006)
Triple Black Diamond -- tour only EP (Crucial Blast, 2007)

[edit] Full Lengths

Dead Mountain Mouth (Crucial Blast, 2006)
Board Up The House (Relapse, 2008)

[edit] Members

Mookie Singerman - vocals & keyboards
Michael Sochynsky - keyboards & drum programming
Hamilton Jordan - guitar & drum programming

[edit] Additional Info

Additional vocals on "Laser Bitch", "The Folding Road", and "Asleep on the Forest Floor" by Jake Friedman of Glitter Pals & Lovepump United Records.
Additional vocals on "Dead Mountain Mouth" and "White Walls" by Gunface of deathcore band The Red Chord.
Additional vocals on "Colony Collapse" by Greg Puciato of The Dillinger Escape Plan.
Additional bass on "Asleep on the Forest Floor" by Greg Weeks of The Red Chord.
The albums Dead Mountain Mouth and Board Up The House are produced by Kurt Ballou, guitarist of Converge.
Dead Mountain Mouth is a reference to T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land.
Genghis Tron uses synthesizers made by Moog, Alesis, and Novation.