BARONESS Announces 'Stone' Album, Shares 'Last Word' Single

21 June 2023

BARONESS will release its sixth album, "Stone", on September 15 via Abraxan Hymns.

BARONESS frontman John Baizley comments:

"An important through line in BARONESS is we don't like to repeat ourselves. It's all about the willingness to take risks. When I was younger, the whole point of music was to be different, not to do the same thing, and not to listen to parents or play by the rules. That's kind of goofy, but in practice, it works. It's really sort of terrifying to be at the sixth record in your career and think that you'll have to keep up with your history rather than continually invent. So, we doubled down on continuously inventing to see where it takes us. I think this record is a good reflection of that. 'Stone' is a lot more alive, more direct."

"The recording process was completely self-contained," adds drummer Sebastian Thomsen. "Having just the four of us in a rented house in the mountains for a month resulted in not only a cohesive and authentic sound, but also an intense collective mentality."

The band offer a preview of the stirring new album with today's release of "Last Word" and its accompanying Nick Jost-directed video