Stone is the first Baroness record not to use the artists's colour wheel as its title. This is all part of moving forward, says John.
“An important through line in Baroness is we don’t like to repeat ourselves,” he explains. “It’s all about the willingness to take risks. When I was younger, the whole point of music was to be different, not to do the same thing, and not to listen to parents or play by the rules. That’s kind of goofy, but in practice, it works.
“It’s really sort of terrifying to be at the sixth record in your career and think that you'll have to keep up with your history rather than continually invent,” he continues. “So, we doubled down on continuously inventing to see where it takes us. I think this record is a good reflection of that. Stone is a lot more alive, more direct.”
“I think we were able to strip everything away on this record,” adds guitarist Gina Gleason. “We were unified in that. So, we just jumped in and did our best. That felt really good. It was a really cool, empowering, creative experience.”
Stone is released on September 15 via Abraxan Hymns.