Genghis Tron

Biography

Genghis Tron is an experimental metal band originating from Poughkeepsie, currently based in New York and San Francisco, California. The band signed with Relapse Records before releasing two albums on Crucial Blast. Genghis Tron participated in tours with other bands such as Behold... the Arctopus, Converge, Kylesa, Gaza, The Dillinger Escape Plan and The Faint. Their album Board Up the House, released in 2008, was selected as a Critic's Choice by the New York Times and also won the Album of the Year award from Rock Sound magazine. At the end of 2010, the band members decided to take a break for some time, but assured fans through a message on their Myspace profile of their return.