Purple is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Baroness. It was released December 18, 2015 through the band’s newly founded label Abraxan Hymns. It is the first album to be released by the band following their involvement in the 2012 bus accident that left nine people injured; it is also the first album to feature new band members Nick Jost and Sebastian Thomson, playing bass/keyboards and drums respectively and the last album to feature Pete Adams before his departure from the band in 2017. The first single from the album, “Chlorine & Wine”, was released on August 28, 2015. The second single from the album, “Shock Me”, was released on November 15, 2015 and reached number 28 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US. The album was included at number 23 on Rock Sound’s top 50 releases of 2015 list and at number 7 on Rolling Stone’s Best Metal Albums of 2015 list.
Tracklisting
- Morningstar (4:16)
- Shock Me (4:17)
- Try To Disappear (4:52)
- Kerosene (5:10)
- Fugue (2:34)
- Chlorine & Wine (6:49)
- The Iron Bell (4:24)
- Desperation Burns (4:14)
- If I Have To Wake Up (Would You Stop The Rain?) (5:41)
- Crossroads Of Infinity (0:16)
Apple Music
Videos
BARONESS - Chlorine & Wine [Official Music Video]
More Videos
- BARONESS - Morningstar [AUDIO]
- BARONESS - Try To Disappear [Official Music Video]
- BARONESS - Shock Me [Official Music Video]
Release Images
Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_(Baroness_album) |
| Format | Vinyl LP Album (180 gram) |
| Label | Abraxan Hymns |
| Catalog Number | ABXN-001 |
| Notes | 180 gram black vinyl in a plain white poly-lined paper sleeve inside a gatefold jacket. Includes an 8-page 11" x 11" full color booklet with artwork, lyrics and credits, an additional printed inner sleeve, and a download code card ([url=https://www.discogs.com/release/9675229]digital release[/url]). The gatefold sleeve is printed plain purple on the inner surface. Some copies have a big sticker with golden letters on the shrink wrap (see picture). These also have a different barcode sticker attached to the shrink on the back, right under the original barcode on the sleeve. Track timings were taken from playing the record at constant 33⅓ RPM. They are not listed on the release. Side A has a locked runout groove, so the duration of A5 could be infinitly. Tracks are listed sequentially in the booklet. Produced at Tarbox Road Studios, Cassadega, NY, Winter 2015. Supplementary tracking done at IQL Studios, Philadelphia, PA. Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, NY. [Printed on back cover:] © & ℗ 2015 Abraxan Hymns, LLC. East Coast, USA. [Printed on label side B:] ©AHORKEY |
| Discogs URL | Baroness - Purple |