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Baroness: Gold & Grey – ambitious rockers go beyond metal

Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 14 June 2019

BARONESS HAVE CERTAINLY paid their dues. A bad 2012 bus crash, resulting in traumatic injuries and the departure of three members, played havoc with the remaining lineup's mental health and threatened to derail a promising career. On their fifth album, though, they sound like a band who aren't just determined to make up for lost time, but who have realised what is important and want to make the best possible statement they can.

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