Thank you for considering Baroness and “Shock Me” for a GRAMMY. What an unexpected surprise to get at 5 am in Australia.

We’re playing at Houston Open Air this September in Houston, TX. Tickets go on sale May 17 at 12pmCT HERE.

Thank you to Kerrang! Magazine for nominating PURPLE for Best Album. Voting is open HERE.

Today we’re sharing the official music video for “Shock Me,” directed by Don Tyler and John Baizley, filmed Don Tyler, with art direction by Karen Jerzyk.

We’re playing a Shaky Knees Music Festival late night show at The Loft in Atlanta, GA on May 14. Tickets are now available HERE.

Photo by Jimmy Hubbard

We’re heading on the road this April and May in the US and Canada and all new shows are listed below (there will be more to follow). Tickets for the newly announced shows below will go on sale HERE this Friday at 10am ET with the exception of Boise and San Francisco (on sale Friday at 10amPT) and Cincinnati (on sale Friday at 11amET). All upcoming Baroness shows and ticket information can be found HERE.

April 29 – Royale – Boston, MA
April 30 – Le Cercle – Quebec City, QC
May 1 – Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC
May 3 – The Opera House – Toronto, ON
May 4 – Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
May 6 – The Machine Shop – Flint, MI
May 7 – Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
May 8 – Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
May 10 – The Ballroom @ The Taft – Cincinnati, OH
May 11 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
May 15 – 3rd & Lindsley – Nashville, TN
May 17 – The Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI
May 18 – Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
May 20 – The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
May 21 – Project Pabst Fest – Denver, CO
May 23 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
May 24 – Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
May 26 – Marquee – Calgary, AB
May 27 – Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB
May 29 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
May 31 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
June 2 – The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
June 3 – The Fonda – Los Angeles, CA

We’re happy to announce that No Spill Blood will be supporting Baroness on the UK Leg of the Baroness 2016 European Tour.

Attention fans in Manchester: Due to unforeseen circumstances, our February 25th show in Manchester, UK has been moved to Gorilla. All tickets remain valid.

All Baroness tour dates and ticket links can be found HERE.

Photo by Jimmy Hubbard

Our new album Purple comes out on Friday but starting today, we’d like to share the entire album with the world. We’re going to continue playing hide and seek, unless you are in Germany, Austria or Switzerland, in which case you can hear the album at Spiegel.de HERE.

If you are anywhere else in the world, we’re premiering every song on different websites throughout the day. To find the songs, search for #FindPurple on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr. If you find one, share it!

The artwork in each of these videos was done by the incredibly talented Marald van Haasteren (more on him and his work to follow). You’ll also start to recognize his art when you receive your physical copies of Purple.

On that note, here is “Shock Me”.

Hear the Purple Tour Backstage Playlist on Spotify HERE. A little metal, a little punk, a lot of guitars.

Here’s “Shock Me” from our forthcoming album Purple (out December 18). Pre-order a digital version of Purple to receive an instant download of “Shock Me” and “Chlorine & Wine.”