Baroness

Baroness is an American sludge metal, progressive metal, stoner rock, heavy metal, and alternative metal band from Savannah, Georgia, whose original members all grew up togethr in Lexington, Virginia.

Formative Years
Baroness formed in mid-2003, founded by former members of the punk/metal band Johnny Welfare and the Payjecks. Singer John Dyer Baizley creates the artwork for all Baroness albums, an d has done artwork for other bands and labels such as Darkest Hour, The Red Chord, Vitamin X, Skeletonwitch, Sounds of the Underground, Kylesa, Kvelertak, Black Tusk, Daughters, Torche, Pig destroyer, and the Magrudergrind/Shitstorm split grindcore CD on Robotic Empire.

From 2004 to 2007, Baroness recorded and released three EP's, named First, Second, and A Grey Sigh in a Flower Husk, (aka Third), with the third one being a split album with Unpersons.

Red Album
Baroness started recording their first full-length album in March 2007. The Red Album was released on September 4, 2007, and met positive reception. Heavy Metal magazine Revolver named it Album of the Year. On December 1, 2007, Baroness performed at New York City's Bowery Ballroom. On September 20, 2008, the band announced via MySpace Brian Blickle would be parting ways, while also introducing a new guitarist named Peter Adams, also of Virginia-based band Valkyrie.

Throughout 2007-2009, Baroness toured and shared the stage with many bands including Converge, The Red Chord, High on Fire, Opeth, Coheed and Cambira, Coliseum, Mastodon, Minsk, and Clutch.

Blue Album
On may 18, 2009, Baroness entered The Track Studio in Plano, Texas, to record their second full length album, Blue Record, produced by John Congleton, (The Roots, Explosions in the Sky, Black Mountain, The Polyphonic Spree). It was released via Relapse Records on October 13, 2009.

In February and March 2010, Baroness played in the Australian Soundweave Festival, alongside bands such as Clutch, Isis, Meshuggah, Janes Addiction, and Faith No More, and toured Japan in March 2010 with Isis.

Baroness have toured with man y other prominent bands, such as supporting Mastodon on their US headlining tour in April-May 2010, Deftones for August-September 2010. In addition, Baroness was selected as one of the two supporting acts, (the other being Lamb of God), for Metallica on their tour of Australia New Zealand in late 2010.

Baroness also performed at Coachella and Bonnaroo in 2010.

Blue Record would later be named the 20th Greatest Metal Album in history by "LA Weekly" in 2013.

Yellow & Green
On May 23, 2011, the band launched their official website. 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.

Studio Albums

 * Red Album(2007)
 * Blue Record(2009)
 * Yellow & Green(2012
 * Purple(2015

Split LP's

 * A Grey Sigh in a Flower Husk(2007)

EP's

 * First(2004)
 * Second(2005)

Current Members

 * John Baizley--rhythem guitar, lead vocals(2003-present)
 * Peter Adams--lead guitar, backing vocals(2008-present)
 * Nick Jost--bass guitar(2013-present)
 * Sabastian Thomas--drums, precussion(2013-present)

Former Members

 * Allan Blickle--drums(2003-2013)
 * Summer Welch--bass guitar, backing vocals(2003-2012)
 * Tim Loose--lead guitar(2003-2005)
 * Brian Bickle--lead guitar(2006-2008)
 * Matt Maggioni--bass guitar(2012-2013)

​Citations

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Videos

 * Live Performances