On the 25th year of their existence, the trio delivers Dear, an album they describe as "heavenly-far beyond heavy." Though Boris has traversed a broad swath of sonic territories, they have always been consistent in their embracing of excess, pushing their myriad of approaches and stylistic forays to points of intoxicating absurdity. But a time came in the early years of their third decade where the band wondered if there were any new horizons to explore. Consequently, it was decided that the band would begin jamming on material for what was planned to be a record that served as a formal goodbye to fans. In a strange twist of fate, being unencumbered by expectations and having an open-ended approach to the writing process reinvigorated Boris. The renewed vitality yielded an album that fortifies their monolithic wall of sound while also allowing the individual band members to explore the nuances and intricacies of minimalist riffs played at maximum volume. Songwriting for Dear initially yielded three albums' worth of material by the end of 2015, but as the band was slated to spend a large chunk of 2016 on their "Performing Pink" worldwide tour, they decided to hold off on releasing any new material. The tour further rekindled their passion, and when the band returned home they wrote several more songs and scaled the three records down to one. "At the very first moment, this album began as some kind of potential farewell note of Boris. However, it became a sincere letter to fans and listeners. you know, like 'Dear so-and-so, this is the new album from Boris' or something like that. We feel so grateful we can release this album in our 25th anniversary year." 

 

TRACKLISTING:  01. D.O.W.N -DOMINATION OF WAITING NOISE 02. DEADSONG 03. ABSOLUTEGO 04. BEYOND 05. KAGERO 06. BIOTOPE 07. THE POWER 08. MEMENTO MORI 09. DYSTOPIA -VANISHING POINT 10. DEAR