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Japanese metal efficiency, thy name is Boris. Before the year's through, the tumultuous trio will have a cool onstage collaboration, a million new releases, and a few scattered tour dates under their belts.

First, the collaboration. On December 10, at London's unimaginatively-named Forum, Boris and Sunn O))) will meet for a full go of their 2006 collaboration Altar, thanks to ATP. Yes, from "Etna" to "Fried Eagle Mind" to "Blood Swamp," they'll all be there, serving up a little doom during the season of hope, joy, and whatnot.

On record, Diwphalanx Records will issue a split Boris/Stupid Babies Go Mad 10" called Damaged July 27. Boris guitarist Wata also has a split 7" with Ai Aso, titled "She's So Heavy" and accompanied by a 60-page full-color book(!) due out August 24 on the same label. And then there's the recently-issued Boris and Doomriders live LP Long Hair & Tights, out presently on Daymare Records. There's also talk of a Boris/Merzbow joint double-live album due September 21, though that's all we know about it now. Phew.

And there's those other tour dates, too, including previously-announced stops at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas shindig and the Adventures in Modern Music festival. A U.S. tour featuring Boris and their Rainbow partner Michio Kurihara, as well as Kurihara collaborators Damon & Naomi, is in the works for the fall. So far, only three dates have been scheduled.

Boris:

09-30 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle (Adventures in Modern Music)*
10-03 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10-15 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex *
12-07-09 Minehead, England - Butlins Holiday Center (ATP Nightmare Before Christmas)
12-10 London, England - Forum #

* with Damon & Naomi, Michio Kurihara
# with Sunn O))) (performing Altar), Earth