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News : Baroness announce Australia-NZ tour for this December

By on August 19, 2016

US heavy rockers Baroness have announced that they will be returning to Australia this December, for what will be their first ever headline tour. Kicking off their Australia/New Zealand tour at the Studio in Auckland, NZ, Baroness then head over to Australian to light up the Metro Theatre in Sydney on December 7. Moving next to The Triffid in Brisbane on December 8, Baroness with continue on at Melbourne’s Prince Bandroom on December 9, The Gov in Adelaide on December 12, and then wrap up their tour in Perth at the Capitol on December 13.

Baroness were previous supports for Metallica back in 2010 for the latter’s Australian tour, and were last here in 2014’s instalment of the Soundwave festival.

As presented by Live Nation Australia, tickets for all shows go on sale Thursday, August 25 at 10am. Telstra Thanks are offering an exciting pre-sale for Telstra Thanks customers from 10am Monday, August 22 until 9am Wednesday, August 24. For more information, please see: telstra.com/music.

For complete tour and ticketing details (including ticket bundles featuring a limited edition hand-signed show poster designed by Baroness’ John Baizley and featuring artwork by Marald Van Haasteren – visit: livenation.com.au.

METRO THEATRE, SYDNEY
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 7

THE TRIFFID, BRISBANE
THURSDAY DECEMBER 8

PRINCE BANDROOM, MELBOURNE
FRIDAY DECEMBER 9

THE GOV, ADELAIDE
MONDAY DECEMBER 12

CAPITOL, PERTH
TUESDAY DECEMBER 13

Baroness aus-nz tour 2016

Baroness formed in 2003, slugging it out in their local Savannah scene while adhering to a DIY punk ethic, booking their own tours and silk-screening their own shirts. Founded by artist/musician John Baizley (vocals, guitar), the four-piece line-up includes Pete Adams (guitar, vocals), Nick Jost (bass, keyboards) and Sebastian Thomson (drums).

Over their 13-year history, Baroness have released a colourful assortment of albums, specifically the Red Album, Blue Record, Yellow & Green and most recently, Purple. While the band’s first two releases firmly cemented their spot in the hard rock world (metal mags worldwide awarded Album of the Year accolades for the Red and Blue albums), the melodic double album, Yellow & Green, saw Baroness’ audience expand, kicking off with a Top 30 chart debut in the U.S. and a spot on year-end best of lists from music outlets worldwide.

In late 2015, the band announced the formation of their own label, Abraxan Hymns (partnered with Cooking Vinyl Records in Australia), and the release of Purple, a 10-song collection recorded in upstate New York with producer Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev).

In the months since release, the collection has been universally praised, with Pitchfork saying Purple features “some of the biggest, strong songs Baroness has ever written,” Entertainment Weekly calling the album “their finest release yet,” Rolling Stone Australia dubbing it “the most dynamic, robust guitar album this year,” Mojo echoing those sentiments, saying “Baroness have delivered their masterpiece: an album grounding their cosmic heaviosity with earthbound, compelling drama.”

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Jonathon is an aspiring fantasy/sci-fi novelist and music journalist. Thanks to the influence of the music he grew up with, he has always possessed a keen interest in metal and rock. He is also a huge fan of mythology, legend, and folklore from all across the world. You should follow him on Twitter.