Ben Koller (Converge, Killer Be Killed, Mutoid Man) has teamed up with royalty expert/musician Dan Hegarty (Conflict One Zero) to launch the Heavy Music Collective. Operating as a division of publishing administrator Word Collections, the collective already boasts clients like Metallica, Baroness, Converge, The Offspring, and Yngwie Malmsteen. Metallica, through Black Squirrel Partners, came aboard as a lead investor in Word Collections back in 2023.Continue reading
Former Baroness drummer Alan Blickle has died. Blickle was part of the band’s earliest lineup, once joined by his brother Brian, and was a member of the band through their tours from their debut releases to their acclaimed albums Red, Blue, and Yellow & Green (Relapse Records). He left the band in 2013, after the near-fatal bus crash the band suffered outside of Bath, UK in 2012. Bickle also performed with Romantic Dividends, A Place To Bury Strangers, and Alpaca. The news was originally shared by Laura Pleasants of Kylesa, with Baroness leader John Dyer Baizley also remembering his friend. Continue reading
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Baroness have announced new Western North American dates of their Red & Blue Tour. This follows on from their recent sold-out, East Coast run of the shows, performing their seminal Red Album and Blue Record in their entirety. The new trek kicks off September 5th in Denver Colorado. Keep reading below for more info.
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I love that every couple of years. Baroness does a small venue tour, it feels more connected to their base, and there is nothing better than seeing one of your favorite bands in an intimate room, singing along with a packed crowd. If you were a fan of early Baroness, this was your tour to see them play both Red and Blue Album (both released on Release Records) front to back. Many songs and interludes have never been performed live before.
Opening today are Tilburg locals Autarkh, whom I first discovered playing the 2021 Roadburn Redux show. Eclectic and heavy, the band mix electronics with metal elements, so much that Encyclopedia Metalum (a.k.a Metal Archives) doesn’t even consider them metal enough. Tonight, though, the band have a live drummer with them, who plays the angular beats with relish. Frontman and guitarist Michel Nienhuis (formerly Dodecahedron) is clearly very much in the groove. A groove expertly set by their temping bassist, who learned the complex material in only a week. It’s very hard to stick a genre on what Autarkh make, but I’d call them Avant-Garde Math Metal.Continue reading
Hailing from Greece, the Athenian Progressive Rock band Calyces has crafted a thoroughly eccentric sophomore record titled Fleshy Waves of Probability (Self-Released). They are, without a doubt, masters of their instruments. Continue reading
Baroness are concluding the final tour dates of a year of touring and stellar headline shows. Last night, in Nottingham, UK, at the end of the show, Gina Gleason (celebrating a birthday) passed her White and Tortoise Shell Fender guitar into the crowd for them to pass it around and someone ran off with it.
In a now-deleted post, have pleaded for the guitar’s safe return, no questions asked. Perhaps it has been returned but if you have a lead on the guitar, please contact Baroness. The band continues to tour behind Stone(Abraxan Hymns)Continue reading
2024 marks ArcTanGent’s 10th anniversary. Taking place across five stages at Fernhill Farm near Bristol, the festival specialises in progressive, largely heavy music. It is Metal-orientated, but the festival’s remit also extends to other styles including Indie and Electronic Music. ATG 2024 sees over 130 bands and artists performing over three “main” days plus a warm-up day.Continue reading
Friday:
On Friday’s early afternoon, Sans Froid arrive at the Elephant stage to dish out their mournful and sombre art rock.Continue reading
2024 marks ArcTanGent’s 10th anniversary. Taking place across five stages at Fernhill Farm near Bristol, the festival specialises in progressive, largely heavy music. It is metal-orientated, but the festival’s remit also extends to other styles including indie and electronic music. ATG 2024 sees over 130 bands and artists performing over three “main” days plus a warm-up day.Continue reading