Obviously, it’s Boris, so these aren’t just straightforward reissues. Pink is a three-sided 2LP with a box set of six more 12″s of unreleased whathaveyou, and Dronevil, the complement, has a new mix, is on vinyl for the first time, and has been retitled dronevil – example –. If you’re a collector or a fanatic — and I’m not sure Boris has casual fans — no doubt Oct. 17 will be marked on your calendar.

The underlying message I take away from this is Boris have been a big deal for a long time. Pink was part of an untouchable succession of Boris albums when it came out and is a piece of defining their legacy. If you’d asked me if that was 20 years ago, I would’ve said no way. Because I’m old.

There’s tour dates below as well. Don’t miss those. From the PR wire:

BORIS: Announce 20th Anniversary Reissues of Pink + dronevil -example-

See BORIS on tour throughout North America in October + November

Pre-Order / Listen: https://www.relapse.com/pages/boris-pink-dronevil-example-20th-anniversary-reissues

Japanese experimental rock legends Boris are celebrating the 20 Year Anniversary of landmark albums Pink and dronevil with special editions of each release, incoming October 17 from Relapse.

The iconic album Pink will be available for the first time in a decade as a 20th Anniversary Reissue featuring the original CD sequence as a 2XLP for the first time ever, with an exclusive D side etching on the vinyl. Additionally, Pink will see a deluxe reissue box set with a limited edition 6XLP collection including 3 LP’s worth of unreleased music. The deluxe box set features the original vinyl version of Pink, expanded “Forbidden Tracks” from the Pink sessions, live material never before released on vinyl and previously unreleased rough mixes.

Boris’ classic album dronevil will be available for the first time since its original release; two different albums of soaring ambient space and frenetic headbanging rock n’ roll meant to be played at the same time. This new edition is a joint 2XLP mix available for the very first time on vinyl and is titled dronevil – example -.

Pre-orders are available from Relapse direct and on Bandcamp (Pink, dronevil). Stream Boris performing Pink in its entirety— Live at Shindata Fever 20160924 (from the deluxe reissue box set) here and dronevil – example – here.

Additionally, Boris will embark on a 20th Anniversary Tour this October and November in North America where Pink will be performed by the three-piece lineup from that era. The tour will feature the very setlist that once boldly repainted the map of heavy rock with its vivid sonic colors.

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Boris, “Do You Remember Pink Days?” tour dates:
Oct. 23 Solana Beach, CA — Belly Up #
Oct. 24 Phoenix, AZ — Crescent Ballroom #
Oct. 25 Tucson, AZ — La Rosa #
Oct. 27 San Antonio, TX — Paper Tiger $
Oct. 28 Austin, TX — Mohawk $
Oct. 30 Atlanta, GA — Masquerade $
Oct. 31 Saxapahaw, NC — Haw River Ballroom $
Nov. 01 Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore $
Nov. 02 Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer $
Nov. 04 Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Steel %
Nov. 05 Boston, MA — Paradise Rock Club %
Nov. 06 Montreal, QC — Le National %
Nov. 07 Toronto, ON — Phoenix Concert Theatre %
Nov. 08 Detroit, MI — St. Andrew’s Hall ^
Nov. 09 Chicago, IL — Metro ^
Nov. 11 Minneapolis, MN — Fine Line ^
Nov. 13 Englewood, CO — Gothic Theatre &
Nov. 14 Salt Lake City, UT — Urban Lounge &
Nov. 16 Portland, OR — Revolution Hall &
Nov. 17 Seattle, WA — The Crocodile &
Nov. 20 San Francisco, CA — Great American Music Hall
Nov. 21 San Jose, CA — The Ritz
Nov. 22 Los Angeles, CA — Belasco ~
Nov. 27 Santiago, CL — Club Chocolate
Nov. 28 Buenos Aires, AR — El Teatrito
Nov. 29 Cordoba, AR — Club Paraguay
Nov. 30 Sao Paulo, BR — Fabrique Club

# with Suppression
$ with Agriculture
% with Uniform
^ with Bongzilla
& with Cloakroom
+ with special guests
~ with Lack of Interest

Boris is:
Takeshi: Vocals, Guitar & Bass
Wata: Vocals, Guitar & Echo
Atsuo: Vocals, Percussion & Electronics

[Band photo by Yoshihiro Mori.]

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Boris, Performing PINK in its Entirety – Live at Shindaita Fever 20160924 (2025)

I don’t know when the last time you listened to Boris‘ Pink was — maybe you picked up the Sargent House deluxe 10th anniversary reissue and paid it another visit that way — but the record is still as unhinged, vital and brilliant as it was a decade ago when it served as the Japanese trio’s breakout record to wider American critical consciousness, the foundation having been laid by earlier outings like Absolutego, Heavy Rocks, Flood and Akuma no Uta. Pink would become a launch point for a host of offerings, Smile, Chapter Ahead Being Fake, etc., that continued developing their avant garde heavy rock to the point where it is now, where just about nothing from J-pop to atmospheric drone is off limits.

They’ll tour the UK and EU playing Pink in its entirety in November/December. Sounds like a good show. Dates follow, courtesy of the PR wire:

BORIS announce EU & UK tour performing Pink album in its entirety

10th anniversary Pink (Deluxe Edition) reissue out now on Sargent House worldwide (excluding Japan)

Japanese trio Boris today announce that they will bring their just completed North American tour Boris Performing Pink to Europe and the UK this Fall. The band is touring in support of the 10th anniversary Pink (Deluxe Edition) reissue, released in July on Sargent House. Please see current dates below.

Pink, the landmark 2006 album by Boris, which earned widespread critical praise, was reissued in an expanded edition for the album’s 10th anniversary.

The deluxe 3xLP box set and 2xCD features an entire album of previously unreleased tracks recorded during the Pink album sessions in 2004-2005. The bonus Forbidden Songs collects 9 tracks of the same hyperactive, accessible and aggressive caliber of the original album, available here for the first time, mixed (with additional editing and arrangement) in 2015 and mastered in January 2016.

In 2006, Pink was Boris’ 10th album and a major breakthrough that earned new fans outside of the underground metal community — the track “Farewell” was even featured in Jim Jarmusch’s classic film The Limits of Control. The album landed on countless “best of the year” lists from underground metal sites to mainstream rock magazines. And the praise was certainly well deserved for its more accessible sound and explorations into shoegaze and ambient structures alongside brutal noise, searing psychedelia and apocalyptic doom.

Boris is now in their 24th year as a band — 20 years in the classic trio lineup — and showing no signs of slowing down. They have always demolished expectations of what a band can do musically and aesthetically. And in looking back with Pink (Deluxe Edition), the band’s trajectory as experimenters and innovators over subsequent releases becomes even clearer.

BORIS TOUR 2016:
11/18 Helsinki, FI @ Tavastia
11/20 Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Strand
11/21 Oslo, NO @ Bla
11/22 Gothenburg, SE @ Truckstop Alaska
11/23 Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
11/24 Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang
11/25 Berlin, DE @ White Trask
11/27 Boulogne Billancourt, FR @ Festival BB Mix
11/28 Reims, FR @ La Cartonnerie
11/30 Nuremberg, DE @ Zentralcafe at K4
12/01 Milan, IT @ Lo Fi Club
12/02 Rome, IT @ Init
12/03 Livorno, IT @ The Cage
12/04 Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv Club
12/06 Reitschule, CH @ Dachstock
12/07 Geneva, CH @Antigel Festival
12/09 Moscow, RU @ Theater
12/10 St. Petersburg, RU @ ClubZal
12/11 Tilburg, NL @ Incubate Festival
12/12 Brussels, BE @ Rotonde Botanique
12/13 London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
12/14 Bristol, UK @ The Fleece
12/15 Manchester, UK @ Sound Control
12/16 Newcastle, UK @ University
12/18 Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
12/19 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
12/20 Brighton, UK @ The Haunt
12/21 Athens, GR @ Fuzz Club

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Boris, Pink (Deluxe Edition) (2016)