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Baroness

Baroness


This expansive Georgia band are possibly the most chameleon-like metal act in business right now. In fact, that genre can no longer neatly or accurately encompass the sound or ambition of this anything-but-purist group. And that’s made them sort of a slippery band to grasp with firm resolution.
I first became aware of this heavy-metal band with their 2012 release Yellow & Green. They had already released 2009’s Blue Record and 2007’s Red Album and have since released 2015’s Purple and 2019’s Gold & Grey. This band is heavy. They’re not afraid to take chances. In 2012 the band was a part of a nearly-fatal bus accident. This bus accident would see some members leave the band for good, and a new line up change would happened from Purple on. The word “epic” gets thrown out way too much, but Baroness’ music is truly that: epic. Adventurous. Not many bands can make old Black Sabbath tricks seem new, but Baroness pulls it off. The array of instrumentation and emotion throughout their music is a joy to listen to and quite an achievement. Who knew progressive sludge could sound so beautiful? Baroness formed in Savannah, Georgia in 2003. This band was D.I.Y. from the get-go. Booking their own tours, hand printing their own merchandise, and relentless touring regime, They released their debut album in 2007 (which Revolver magazine named the best album of the year). They followed that up with the heavier Blue Record and then the double album Yellow & Green in 2012, getting them into the Billboard top 30 and Spin magazine naming that the metal album of the year. The band has come full circle, in far of their D.I.Y. roots. In 2015 they formed their own label, Abraxan Hymns, and released Purple. Rolling Stone magazine described the music as “… a ferociously cathartic and brilliantly crafted blast of progressive metal. Again, Baroness blast past genre barriers, alt-metal with twists of prog and jazz, sprinkled with moody swirls of space-rock and noise. They seem to have found their artistic vision. Luckily, there still seems to be a lot of rocking left in this band. Put those devil horns and keep rocking. Innovative. Infections… it’s…


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