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Baroness
12+ albums
SludgeProgressive metalsludge metalmetalpost-rock
about
Baroness is an American heavy metal band from Savannah, Georgia that has been active since 2003. The members of the original line-up (John Baizley, Tim Loose, Summer Welch, and Allen Blickle) grew up together in Lexington, Virginia. The band has undergone numerous line-up changes, with Baizley serving as the sole constant throughout. Baroness play a mix of heavy metal styles, including sludge, progressive, and alternative. Pitchfork has described the band's sound as "rock music that folds in... more metal leanings, along with something more delicate and spare". 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. 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 Yo
