Baroness
| Baroness | |
|---|---|
 John Baizley & Summer Welch |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Progressive metal , sludge |
| founding | 2003 |
| Website | yourbaroness.com |
| Current occupation | |
| John Baizley | |
| Gina Gleason (since 2017) | |
| Sebastian Thomson (since 2013) | |
| Nick Jost (since 2013) | |
| former members | |
Electric guitar |
Tim Loose (until 2005) |
Electric guitar |
Brian Blickle (2006-2008) |
Electric bass |
Summer Welch (until 2011) |
Electric bass |
Matt Magioni (2011-2013) |
Drums |
Allen Blickle (until 2013) |
Electric guitar |
Peter Adams (2008-2017) |
Baroness is a progressive metal - band , which in 2003 Savannah, Georgia was founded.
history
In 2004 and 2005 the first two EPs First and Second appeared ; In 2007 another EP followed as a split release with the band Unpersons called A Gray Sigh in a Flower Husk . In September 2007 the first LP called Red Album came out and received good reviews.
In May 2009 the band began to record the follow-up Blue Record , which was produced by John Congleton and released in October 2009. The album first brought Baroness into the US album charts at number 117 on the Billboard 200 . The album was rated slightly better than the debut album. After the album was released, a tour began as a support act for Mastodon .
The double album Yellow & Green was released in July 2012 . During the subsequent tour , the driver of the tour bus lost control near Bath, England, and the vehicle fell 9 meters from a bridge. Singer John Baizley broke his left arm and leg, drummer Allen Blickle and bassist Matt Maggioni suffered spinal fractures, whereupon the tour was canceled. As a result, Matt Maggioni and Allen Blickle left the band in March 2013. They came from Sebastian Thomson from Trans Am and Nick Jost.
On December 18, 2015, the fourth studio album, Purple , was released, which was voted Album of the Year 2015 by the German music magazine Visions . The song Shock Me was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Metal Performance . However, the award went to the band Megadeth .
Trivia
Singer and guitarist John Dyer Baizley designs the album covers for his own band as well as for other bands such as Darkest Hour , The Red Chord , Kvelertak , Skeletonwitch , Black Tusk , Kylesa and Flight of the Conchords .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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 US
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| 2007 | Red album Relapse Records |
- | - | - | - | - |
First published: September 10, 2007
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| 2009 | Blue Record Relapse Records |
- | - | - | - |
US117 (1 week) US |
First published: October 13, 2009
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| 2012 |
Yellow & Green Relapse Records |
DE13 (5 weeks) DE |
AT28 (1 week) AT |
CH66 (1 week) CH |
UK30 (3 weeks) UK |
US85 (1 week) US |
First published: July 16, 2012
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| 2015 |
Purple Abraxan Hymns |
DE64 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
CH88 (1 week) CH |
- |
US70 (1 week) US |
First published: December 18, 2015
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| 2019 | Gold & Gray Abraxan Hymns |
DE14 (2 weeks) DE |
AT20 (1 week) AT |
CH32 (1 week) CH |
UK64 (1 week) UK |
US39 (1 week) US |
First published: June 14, 2019
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Live album
- 2013: Live at Maida Vale ( Live , Relapse Records)
EPs
- 2004: First (Hyperrealist Records)
- 2005: Second (Hyperrealist Records)
- 2007: A Gray Sigh in a Flower Husk (Split with Unpersons , Hyperrealist Records)
Singles
- 2010: A Horse Called Golgotha (Relapse Records)
- 2012: Take My Bones Away (Relapse Records)
- 2012: March to the Sea (Relapse Records)
Music videos
- 2007: Wanderlust
- 2009: A Horse Called Golgotha
- 2012: Take My Bones Away
- 2015: Chlorine & Wine
- 2016: Shock Me
Web links
- Official website
- Baroness at laut.de
- Baroness at Allmusic (English)
- Baroness at Discogs (English)
- Chart sources: DE / AT / CH / US / UK
Individual evidence
- ↑ Allmusic Review for Red Album
- ↑ Pitchfork Review on Red Album
- ↑ Allmusic Review on Blue Record
- ↑ Pitchfork Review on Blue Record
- ↑ Baroness: Tour canceled after a bus accident. laut.de , August 16, 2012, accessed on August 20, 2012 .
- ↑ Philipp Lichtmess: Baroness only for two. Visions , accessed March 26, 2013 .
- ↑ Dennis Drögemüller: Our 50 records of the year: Place 25-1. Visions, accessed January 4, 2016 .
- ↑ MEGADETH Wins 'Best Metal Performance' GRAMMY Award. Blabbermouth.net , accessed December 13, 2017 .