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Mar 14, 2019 By Christopher Roberts Baroness

Baroness have announced a new album, Gold & Grey, and shared a video for its first single, “Borderlines.” Gold & Grey is due out June 13 via the metal band’s own Abraxan Hymns label. Watch the “Borderlines” video below, followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art, as well as the band’s upcoming tour dates.

The album is the follow-up to 2015’s Purple. As with Purple, Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev) produced Gold & Grey. Since Purple, guitarist Pete Adams amicably left the band in 2017 to focus on his home life and he was replaced by new guitarist Gina Gleason, who joins John Baizley (vocals/guitar), Nick Jost (bass), and Sebastian Thomson (drums).

Singer/guitarist/band founder Baizley had this to say about the album in a press release: “Our goal is, was, and will always be to write increasingly superior, more honest and compelling songs, and to develop a more unique and challenging sound. I’m sure we have just finished our best, most adventurous album to date. We dug incredibly deep, challenged ourselves and recorded a record I’m positive we could never again replicate. I consider myself incredibly fortunate to know Sebastian, Nick, and Gina as both my bandmates and my friends. They have pushed me to become a better songwriter, musician and vocalist. We’re all extremely excited for this release, which includes quite a few ‘firsts’ for the band, and we’re thrilled to be back on tour to play these psychotic songs for our fans. Expect some surprises.”

Drummer Thomson had this to say: “On Gold & Grey we have taken some unexpected paths on a labyrinthine sonic adventure. We accepted sounds and styles that have not appeared on previous Baroness albums, and I’m excited to welcome our fans into our new lair.”

Guitarist Gleason added: “Having the chance to create music without any preconceived boundaries was both liberating and intimidating. As we pushed past our fear and comfort zone, the four of us connected in a way that allowed us to create freely, uplift one another and build the unique sonic world that is Gold & Grey. As a longtime Baroness listener, it is exciting to have created something new while still maintaining a deep love and understanding of the band’s roots. To say that the making of this record was quite a journey would be an understatement. We are beyond excited to share this experience and music with everyone!”

Gold & Grey Tracklist:

01 Front Toward Enemy
02 I’m Already Gone
03 Seasons
04 Sevens
05 Tourniquet
06 Anchor’s Lament
07 Throw Me an Anchor
08 I’d Do Anything
09 Blankets of Ash
10 Emmett-Radiating Light
11 Cold Blooded Angels
12 Crooked Mile
13 Broken Halo
14 Can Oscura
15 Borderlines
16 Assault on East Falls
17 Pale Sun

Baroness Tour Dates:

(Co-headline w/Deafheaven; Zeal & Ardor open on all dates.)

March 14 Anaheim, CA House of Blues Anaheim
March 16 Berkeley, CA The UC Theatre
March 18 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
March 19 Seattle, WA The Showbox
March 20 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
March 22 Edmonton, AB Union Hall
March 23 Calgary, AB The Palace Theatre
March 24 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
March 26 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
March 27 Denver, CO The Ogden Theater
March 29 Minneapolis, MN Skyway Theatre
March 30 Madison, WI The Sylvee
March 31 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
April 2 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
April 3 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
April 5 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
April 6 Worcester, MA The Palladium
April 7 Albany, NY Upstate Concert Hall
April 9 Cleveland, OH Agora Theater
April 10 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
April 12 New York, NY Terminal 5
April 13 Philadelphia, PA Decibel Metal & Beer Fest (The Fillmore Philadelphia)

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