In a special flashback episode of The Void, Baroness‘ John Dyer Baizley and Pete Adams reflect on their beginnings, the punk rock ethic behind the way they approach music, falling for heavy metal, the visual world John has created that is integral to the band and lots more.
00:00 How John Dyer Baizley and Pete Adams met
00:26 The Blue record artwork, music & meaning
01:02 The transformative effects of war
01:53 What Baroness has overcome to get here
02:29 What drew the band to heavy metal
02:53 The first heavy metal records John fell in love with
03:18 Growing up with punk rock, how it wrote the rules of how they relate to the world
03:48 Pete just wanted to solo; going beyond punk rock power chords
04:15 The depth and intricacy of the colour themes
04:53 The guitars as another voice on the Blue record
05:51 Reconnecting and Pete rejoining the band
07:47 The recurring characters in Baroness artwork
8:35 The heavy metal Renaissance fuelled by a punk rock ethic and a new depth beyond the traditional boundaries
09:34 The first three years of basement shows, when there was no such thing as a guarantee, a paycheck, or a booking agent
10:35 The crowd as an ultimate bullsh*t detector
11:10 Summer, Croatia and black metal
11:24 Writing lyrics, learning and playing by ear
12:10 Tenaciously doing it for years and years and years
13:30 Masterpiece records of the 1970’s in mind
14:33 No between song banter
