Baroness formed in the Summer 2003 in Savannah, GA, United States with all members, past and present, hailing from Lexington, VA in the foothills of the mighty Blue Ridge Mountains. Maybe that’s where the band draws inspiration for their music, or maybe their style is inspired by their name, or maybe it's just when these four band-mates come together the end result is always bold and impressive?
With a sound built upon a resolute sense of purpose and shaped by hundreds of explosive live shows, Baroness position themselves at the forefront of heavy music with their first full length and Relapse debut Red Album. Red Album is at once powerful, expressive, confident, and commanding. The record sees the band expand its sonic vision; colossal riffs and haunting vocals roll like thunder across epic songs spanning both the intense and the sublime. As with each Baroness recording, Red Album was recorded at the Jam Room Studio in Columbia, SC w/ producer Phillip Cope and engineers Jay Matheson and Steve Slavich.
In 2009, the Blue Record was released by Relapse Records. With this release, they continued to push the envelope and development as their style progresses. This progression ultimately gave them the Album of the Year award from Decibel Magazine and gave them numerous Best of lists from Pitchfork, Village Voice, Popmatters, Revolver, Rock Sound, and Metal Hammer.
Baroness hadn't toured for the entire year in 2011 to focus on creating a new, both in the sense of music and in the literal meaning, album. Yellow-Green was recorded with producer John Congleton in Hoboken, NJ and Dallas, TX. The new album was released on July 17th, followed by extensive touring.
BARONESS has forged forward with heavy independent touring -almost 250 shows a year - since the band’s inception. They've criss-crossed the U.S. three times, Europe, and the UK twice, and have performed at international music festivals such as SXSW, MacRock, ZXZW in The Netherlands, Australia's Soundwave Festival and more. Baroness has toured with many friends and peers, including Mastodon, MUNICIPAL WASTE, TORCHE, KYLESA, ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY, CURSED, THE HOLY MOUNTAIN, and many more.
On May 23, 2011, the band launched their official website.[17] The first content released on the new page gave hints to work on a new album being produced again by John Congleton. On May 14, 2012, the single "Take My Bones Away" from the new album was released over YouTube, along with an album teaser.
Baroness released Yellow & Green on July 17, 2012 through Relapse.[18]
On August 28, 2015 towards the end of a two-week tour in Europe they released the song "Chlorine & Wine" and announced that their new album Purple would be released December 18, 2015 on their own newly formed label Abraxan Hymns.
Purple was recorded with Dave Fridmann at Tarbox Road Studios in Cassadaga, New York.
On September 24, 2015, Baroness released the official music video for "Chlorine & Wine" and announced a North American small venue tour for the fall of 2015.
On November 15, 2015, the band released the first official single "Shock Me" from the forthcoming album Purple, which debuted on BBC Radio 1's Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter.
Purple's track "Shock Me" was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 2017 Grammy Awards.
Gina Gleason joins Baroness in June of 2018 after Peter Adams departure.
In 2019 and 2023 Baroness released their fifth and sixth albums, "Gold & Grey" and "STONE."
Baroness is:
Sebastian Thomson - drums
Nick Jost – bass
John Baizley – guitars, vocals
Gina Gleason – guitars
Discography
2004 First (Hyperrealist Records)
2005 Second (Hyperrealist Records)
2007 A Grey Sigh in a Flower Husk (At a Loss Recordings)
(aka: Third), split CD with Unpersons
2007 Red Album (Relapse Records)
2009 Blue Record (Relapse Records)
2012 Yellow & Green (Relapse Records)
2015 Purple (Abraxan Hymns)
2019 Gold & Grey (Abraxan Hymns)
2023 STONE
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Baroness Lyrics
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This is where the good times went from me
Breathe in choruses
This is where the waning sated me
Stand in valleys
This is where the rivers coursed my veins
Line the shoreline
This is where my blood will ebb away
The lyrics of Baroness's song O'Appalachia describe a sense of deep connection and belonging to a place - the Appalachian region in the eastern United States. The opening line, "raise your voices," is a call to action, an invitation to join in the singer's experience of what follows. The subsequent lines describe various ways in which the land and its features have affected him: the "good times" have left, but the beauty of the "choruses" and the way the "rivers coursed [his] veins" have left him feeling "sated" and fulfilled. The final line is a powerful allegory for mortality, with the singer imagining his blood "ebbing away" into the land he loves.
The song's lyrics and sound are evocative of the Appalachian folk tradition, which emphasizes storytelling and a deep reverence for the natural world. By drawing on these traditions, Baroness creates a sense of timelessness and universality in the song's message. The use of poetic imagery and metaphor invites listeners to reflect on their own connection to the land and natural world, and reminds us of the power that the environment can have on our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Raise your voices
Speak out and make yourselves heard
This is where the good times went from me
This place holds memories of happier times that I have since lost
Breathe in choruses
Take in the collective energy of the singers around you
This is where the waning sated me
In this place, my fading spirit found some comfort and relief
Stand in valleys
Be grounded in the natural beauty of the landscape around you
This is where the rivers coursed my veins
The life force of this place has become a part of me and runs through my own blood
Line the shoreline
Walk along the edge of the water and let it soothe and calm you
This is where my blood will ebb away
This is where I will take my last breath and leave this world behind
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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Marloes van Eerden
*is wanhopig opzoek naar haar mp3 speler om de Blue Record en het Red Album op te zetten zodat ze het kan luisteren bij het in slaap vallen* Ze zijn zo fucking briljant, ik blijf het zeggen... Damn xD
Rachel R312
@sanderjeu Ik wist het al. Kwam speciaal voor hun. De dag er na ook nog naar Metropolis in Rotterdam geweest en daar zelfs 2 shows van ze gezien, front- EN backstage. Komen ook nog video's van.