LABEL: Relapse Records
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 06/14/2024
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 2007
VARIANT: Red, Milky Clear & Black Ripple Effect Vinyl 2LP

Released in 2007, Baroness debut album was a fiery first step for one of modern metals most beloved forces. Right from the jump, it was clear that the band loved sludged-out and ultra-distorted riffs that nevertheless possessed a ton of melodic vulnerability. Guitarist-vocalist John Dyer Baizleys vocals are a little rougher around the edges and beastly, compared to later days, yet his scratched-up howl on classics like Rays on Pinion and OAppalachia are still earworm-anthemic. A ground-shifting release that paved the way for the bands color-coded heaviness for years to come.