Baroness Release “Shine”; “Sweet Oblivion Tour” Evolves Into Touring Mini-Festival

The track is the third pre-release single from the Philadelphia-meets-Brooklyn foursome, with the band previously sharing “Last Word,” featuring what Guitar World described as “2023’s most jaw-dropping metal solo,” and “Beneath The Rose,” which Consequence dubbed one of the year’s “hard rock anthems.” Both of the tracks featured videos created by the band members, with Nick Jost crafting “Last Word,” and the full band participating in the dazzling clip for “Beneath The Rose.”

Baroness have also expanded the slate of openers joining them for the “Sweet Oblivion Tour,” with Hoaxed, Destiny Bond, Spotlights and Zorn added to the already eye-popping group of support artists. Curated by the band themselves, the seven-week trek has become heavy music’s most diverse and interesting tours of 2023, with previously announced bands including Jesus Piece, Portrayal of Guilt, Primitive Man, KEN Mode, Wayfarer, Chat Pile, Vile Creature, Soul Glo, Sheer Mag, Escuela Grind, Midwife, Imperial Triumphant, Uniform, Agriculture and Cloud Rad. Tickets are on-sale now via yourbaroness.com.

-With special guests Jesus Piece and Escuela Grind

October 14 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club

-With special guests Jesus Piece and Escuela Grind

October 15 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel

-With special guests Jesus Piece and Escuela Grind

October 17 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor

-With special guests Jesus Piece and Escuela Grind

October 18 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade

-With special guests Jesus Piece and Escuela Grind

October 20 – Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall

-With special guests Portrayal of Guilt and Escuela Grind

October 21 – Houston, TX – House of Blues

-With special guests Portrayal of Guilt and Escuela Grind

October 22 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room & Garage

-With special guests Portrayal of Guilt and Escuela Grind

October 24 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater

-With special guests Primitive Man and Midwife

October 25 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater

-With special guests Primitive Man and Midwife

October 27 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory

-With special guests Primitive Man, Midwife and Agriculture

October 28 – Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether

-With special guests Primitive Man, Midwife and Agriculture

October 29 – Berkeley, CA – UC Theater Taube Family Music Hall

-With special guests Primitive Man, Midwife and Agriculture

October 31 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre

-With special guests KEN Mode and Hoaxed

November 3 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile

-With special guest KEN Mode and Hoaxed

November 4 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre

-With special guest KEN Mode and Vile Creature

November 6 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall

-With special guest KEN Mode and Vile Creature

November 7 – Calgary, AB – The Palace Theater

-With special guest KEN Mode and Vile Creature

November 9 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot

-With special guest Wayfarer and Destiny Bond

November 11 – Denver, CO – Summit

-With special guest Wayfarer and Destiny Bond

November 12 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room Lounge

-With special guest Wayfarer and Destiny Bond

November 14 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue

-With special guest Chat Pile and Spotlights

November 15 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre

-With special guest Chat Pile and Spotlights

November 17 – Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs

-With special guests Vile Creature and Spotlights

November 18 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall

-With special guests Vile Creature, Spotlights and Cloud Rat

November 19 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall

-With special guests Vile Creature and Spotlights

November 20 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield

-With special guests Vile Creature and Spotlights

November 22 – Albany, NY – Empire Live

-With special guests Soul Glo and Spotlights

November 24 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater & Ballroom

-With special guests Soul Glo, Spotlights and Cloud Rat

November 25 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre

-With special guests Soul Glo and Spotlights

November 26 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom

-With special guests Soul Glo and Spotlights

November 28 – Boston, MA – Royale

-With special guests Sheer Mag and Imperial Triumphant

November 29 – New York, NY – Webster Hall

-With special guests Sheer Mag and Imperial Triumphant

December 1 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer

-With special guests Sheer Mag, Uniform and Zorn

STONE album cover; original painting by John Baizley

1.    Embers

2.    Last Word

3.    Beneath the Rose

4.    Choir

5.    The Dirge

6.    Anodyne

7.    Shine

8.    Magnolia

9.    Under the Wheel

10. Bloom

STONE pre-orders and pre-saves are available now (https://baroness.lnk.to/STONE). The album features original cover art by Baizley and is available on a variety of formats including vinyl, CD and a limited-edition light blue cassette.

Photo credit: Ebru Yildiz

Baroness, founded in 2003, is John Baizley (vocals/guitar), Gina Gleason (guitar), Nick Jost (bass) and Sebastian Thomson (drums). The Philadelphia-meets-Brooklyn foursome have released five full-length albums to date: Gold & Grey (2019), Purple (2015), Yellow & Green (2012), Blue Record (2009), and the Red Album (2007). The band have won widespread praise throughout their career, continually finding their albums on year-end best of lists, and receiving their first GRAMMY® nomination in 2017 for the song “Shock Me.” On their most recent album, Gold & Grey, NPR said the collection ‘feels like a callback to the heyday of the rock album as art object” before confidently declaring the album as “the sound of a band becoming a universe unto itself.” The Savannah-born Baroness continue to reach new heights, with each release providing a spellbinding new chapter in the storied history of one of modern hard rock’s most critically-acclaimed and beloved bands.

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