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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