BARONESS began life in Savannah, Georgia in 2003 even though all members of the band hail from Lexington, Virginia. BARONESS eschew publicity, promotion and press kits, hence the sparseness of this bio. What they do is let their music speak for itself in the form of their live performances. Their touring schedule is relentless, with the band often playing over 250 gigs a year.

Consisting of members John Baizely (guitars,vocals),Summer Welch (bass),and brothers Allan and Brian Bickle (drums and guitars respectively), Baroness released two well received EP’s simply titled “First” in 2003 and “Second” in 2005. In 2007 the band release a split with the band UNPERSONS titled “A Grey Sigh in a Flower Husk”.

2007 also saw BARONESS sign on to the mighty label Relapse Records and they released their first full-length album, titled “Red Album”. All of BARONESS’ albums feature stunning psychedelic artwork conceived and drawn by band member John Baizely.

With colossal riffs and haunting vocals rolling like thunder across epic songs spanning both the intense and the sublime, BARONESS’ sound evokes comparisons to bands like MASTODON, PELICAN and ISIS, to name a few. BARONESS play a unique blend of post-metal/sludge, prog metal, thrash, death and stoner doom metal and are highly recommended.

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