Eighteen years after their Roadburn debut Boris will return to the Roadburn stage – not once, but twice – at the upcoming edition of the festival in April. With a rich and dynamic back catalogue to their name, there is plenty to choose from when it comes to showing off the extent of their talents and the depth of their musical prowess. For Roadburn 2026 they will perform one set rooted in their PINK album, and a second focussed on their expansive and ambitious release, flood.
For over thirty years, Boris have been making considerable ripples in the world of heavy music. From their home country of Japan, into Europe and across the United States and further afield, Atsuo, Wata and Takeshi have made their presence felt. Boris move through different genre streams effortlessly; no two albums are the same. Whether they are embracing post-rock, drone, avant-garde, sludge or psychedelic rock, they approach each offering with absolute dedication and a commitment to experimentalism. The result is an eclectic discography that showcases the trio’s masterful abilities.
PINK is an album that opened them up to a whole new audience upon release in 2005and gained them many accolades from fans and critics alike. Weaving increased melody into their fuzzy psych rock hit a certain sweet spot that has endured. Meanwhile, flood has gained an understated but steady following over the years – originally released at the turn of the century, this one track album was divided into four movements. Ambitious in scope, with drone and minimalism interspersed between their trademark heavy riffs, flood is a key part of the Boris archive.
The band comments:
“A lot of time has passed.
Our album PINK has been out for 20 years, and flood for 25 years.
There are probably many listeners out there who weren’t able to experience those days.
Thank you for finding us.
We’ll connect the past you couldn’t experience to the future.”
We’re thrilled to welcome Boris back to Roadburn for these two special shows.
– Becky Laverty
