DESCRIBED BY THE GROUP AS AS AN EMPOWERING CREATION, STONE IS THE SIXTH ALBUM FROM SLUDGY PROG TITANS BARONESS. AG CAUGHT UP WITH ONE OF THEIR TWO GUITARISTS, GINA GLEASON, TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF ITS POWER.
A rising from Georgia's punk and hardcore scene, Baroness is led by the creative talents of sole remaining original member, John Dyer Baizley. Since 2003 they've toured with the likes of Metallica, Lamb Of God, and Mastodon, and have released five critically acclaimed LPs culminating in this year's Stone, which marks the finalisation of the Baroness colour palette. “It's all about the willingness to take risks”, Baizley notes.
The open-ended symbolism of the word ‘stone' itself can signify many things, from
