Baroness involved in serious bus crash
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 7:42 AM PT
Baroness, currently on tour in Europe, was apparently involved in a bus crash near Bath, England earlier today. The band's bus reportedly veered off the road and plunged roughly 30 feet. Reports indicate that both the driver and a passenger were trapped in the vehicle and had to be freed by emergency personnel. All passengers were taken to the hospital, with the two trapped occupants reportedly injured seriously. We'll keep you posted.
UPDATE #1 The
BBC had the following to say:
The fire service said both of the trapped victims had now been released by firefighters.
"Those people are now being treated by ambulance staff," a spokesman said
"There were seven other passengers on board the coach, who have also been receiving medical treatment."
UPDATE #2: The following statement has been issued:
"Baroness were in a serious bus accident last night near Bath, England. The band members and crew are recovering at local hospitals. All tour dates are postponed until further notice."
UPDATE #3: The band has issued another statement with details regarding their injuries (3 members remain in the hospital). You can read that
here.
anonymous
276 days ago
wow what irony. i was just about to listen to their new album and then i saw this. hope everyone is ok.
anonymous
276 days ago
Hope everyone turns out ok!
276 days ago
cliff burton is stoked
276 days ago
Damn, that sucks. Those damn European drivers
276 days ago
maybe now they will write better music
anonymous
276 days ago
Boner bus flip.
anonymous
276 days ago
where's the like button?
anonymous
276 days ago
i heard you drive on the left side over there?
anonymous
276 days ago
bus flip example 101
276 days ago
I'm guessing the next album will now be called "Black And Blue"
anonymous
276 days ago
"wow what irony. i was just about to listen to their new album and then i saw this. hope everyone is ok."
That's not irony.
anonymous
276 days ago
"wow what irony. i was just about to listen to their new album and then i saw this. hope everyone is ok."
Seriously. That's not even remotely ironic.
"Man. Just read a book today. Stephen King is dead today?! How ironic!"
Idiot.
anonymous
276 days ago
'"wow what irony. i was just about to listen to their new album and then i saw this. hope everyone is ok."
That's not irony.'
Hahaha, I was literally just about to say that. Coincidence =/= irony. It would have been ironic if you were listening to a Baroness song that was dealing with staying safe on the road.
anonymous
276 days ago
"wow what irony. i was just about to listen to their new album and then i saw this. hope everyone is ok."
That's not ironic at all. It's like...10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife. Now isn't that ironic? Don't you think??
276 days ago
"cliff burton is stoked" - PWNED.
anonymous
276 days ago
It's ironic because there are a million other artists he could have chosen to listen to. Irony and coincidence aren't very far off. You guys will knit pick at anything, it's pathetic.
anonymous
276 days ago
who the fuck says pwned. Are you 15? All of you retards making jokes are worthless scum. Know when it's funny, and know when to keep your mouths shut. Have fun jerking off in your mothers basement freaks
anonymous
276 days ago
anonymous
3 minutes ago
You guys will knit pick at anything, it's pathetic.
Pot calling the kettle black
anonymous
276 days ago
All the smart ass quips are unneeded. Whether you like their music or not, it is a horrible thing for this to happen. These guys have families and small children for Fuck sake. Internet tough guy douche canoes.
anonymous
276 days ago
"It's ironic because there are a million other artists he could have chosen to listen to. Irony and coincidence aren't very far off. You guys will knit pick at anything, it's pathetic."
Irony is when something occurs that, given past circumstances, is contradictory to what is expected. In the most direct sense, listening to Baroness does not increase or decrease their chances of being involved in a vehicular accident. (cont.)
anonymous
276 days ago
(cont. pt 2) It would be more in line with a coincidence, because while both the events (guy listening to Baroness, Baroness getting in a crash) are related, the former is not expected to prevent the latter from happening, nor is the latter expected based on the former action's occurrence.
anonymous
276 days ago
Everyone in here is a gay except me.
anonymous
276 days ago
Would have been funnier if their families and small children were on the bus too. Fingers crossed for next time!
anonymous
276 days ago
and hell followed with did it first
276 days ago
anonymous11 minutes ago
Would have been funnier if their families and small children were on the bus too. Fingers crossed for next time!
^This. I hate this group of fucking idiots making shitty music only Axl likes.
anonymous
276 days ago
There is a god, and he punishes bands that sell out.
anonymous
276 days ago
IRONY IS WHEN YOU CALL YOUR BAND DECAPITATED AND YOU DIE BY DECAPITATION. coincidence is when you fart in front of the colon cancer ward.
276 days ago
IT'S LIKE RAAAAIIYYYIIIAAAAIIIIIIIII NNNN ON YA WEDDING DAY
anonymous
276 days ago
Lets argue the meaning of irony, because everyone's an intellectual suddenly. And fuck the Cliff Burton comment. Good band, glad everyone's ok, keep making music.
anonymous
276 days ago
The guys who spend way too much time lambasting everything on this website have it correct, "coincidence" would have been the better choice. "Irony" would be justifiable if you were to say, "Wow, what irony. These basement mongoloids actually crafted a semi-intelligent response for once."
anonymous
276 days ago
How has Baroness sold out?
anonymous
276 days ago
ironically enough, i agree with anonymous.
anonymous
276 days ago
^^ They sold out because they chose to never write good music. Instead, they tried to make something that would appeal to 14 year old girls and fat bearded gays. Metallica endorsed them, so you know they fucking suck. This is single handedly the worst band I have ever heard. And, worst hour of my life waiting for them to stop playing when they opened for meshuggah.
275 days ago
^ ill change your in a second, here, suck on your binky.
sucks, hope everyone will end up leaving the hospital healthy
275 days ago
yeeaaa, how did Baroness sell out??? oh wait i know, they sold out SHOWS, you fucking internerd messageboard mutants. go put on your TUI colored vinyl and masturbate to it. idiots.
anonymous
275 days ago
gay band in gay flip NO CARE EVER
anonymous
275 days ago
Sucks for them, hope they get better. To the gay that thinks they sold out, they're on Relapse records..pretty sure they're not making very much money. You sir do not know the meaning of the word, thus making your statement a fucking joke. As well as, making yourself looks like a complete moron. GOOD JOB GUY.
anonymous
275 days ago
That's for ruining the Meshuggah/Decapitated tour.
275 days ago
Everyone reading this thread is a gay, busflip.
anonymous
275 days ago
making yourself looks making yourself looks making yourself looks making yourself looks making yourself looks making yourself looks making yourself looks making yourself looks making yourself looks making yourself looks making yourself looks making yourself looks
anonymous
275 days ago
Some of you fuckin internet trolls are truly pathetic. These people just went through a tragedy and could be seriously hurt and all you do is make lame jokes and saying that the victims deserved this! Fuck you! I hope you get what you deserve, sick twisted fucks!
anonymous
275 days ago
You don't have to be an intellectual to understand irony, you just have to be a drooling dipshit to misunderstand it.
275 days ago
i think the real question here is why can't this happen to all the new Rise/Victory/Sumerian bands?
anonymous
275 days ago
Their bones were taken away on this one! Amirite?!
anonymous
275 days ago
the only irony here is the irony of dying on your birthday
See what im doing here or should I go on the emmure/static x thread
YEAH YOU PUSH IT
anonymous
275 days ago
^BACKED
anonymous
275 days ago
i think the real question here is why can't this happen to all the new Rise/Victory/Sumerian bands?
Great question!!
anonymous
275 days ago
Literally praying for their deaths
anonymous
275 days ago
Emmure should be on this
anonymous
275 days ago
You guys must be the coolest metal heads around. Seven people are hurt and all you can say is "good, the album sucked anyway" Holy fuck! This site is lame
anonymous
275 days ago
^ Lol
275 days ago
Glad to know google works so all you shitheads can look up "irony" talk about beating a dead horse. A bunch of you fucked the corpse too it would seem.
275 days ago
Did everyone need to fucking respond to the irony comment?
Anyways, why is this shit always happening in Europe? Get better drivers.
anonymous
275 days ago
This is where i come for news on bands van/bus flips.
Love it.
Emmure should be on this.
275 days ago
yeah the last thing i was expecting to read was a fucking english lesson
anonymous
275 days ago
If you are saying Baroness sold out then the internet is exactly where you belong. You obviously cannot tell what talent sounds like, you obviously cannot appreciate good music, and you sure as hell have no idea what the current state of the music industry is. You would have to be a ignorant asshole who sits in his or her little sphere of internet, sucking down mt. dew, while refusing to believe any band or genre exists outside of Meshuggah or Djent.
anonymous
275 days ago
Who cares if people pray for them to die and make comments about how they hate their new album? This is a meaningless thread on the internet. It's not like the doctors at whatever hospital they're at are saying "hey, let's go check out some websites and see if posters want us to save them or not."
275 days ago
This is single handedly the worst band I have ever heard. And, worst hour of my life waiting for them to stop playing when they opened for meshuggah.
Your pitching because you had to wait to see MESHUGGAH? I wish you were on that bus instead of this band that I've never even heard of. (hope them boys pull through)
Also thanks for reminding me that alanis morrieste had a career, now I can't get that fucking song ought my head.
275 days ago
^^^ bitching not pitching .... fucking autocorrect
anonymous
275 days ago
God made busses and ravines fit so nicely together for a reason.
anonymous
275 days ago
Waiting for Mr. Blythe's statement on this situation before I respond.
anonymous
275 days ago
Thursday fans have no opinion one this
275 days ago
Reads comments while listening to "Cliff Burton Surprise" by TDTE. LULZ C-C-C-COMBO.
anonymous
275 days ago
FINALLY. a solid flip.
no loss. die slow.
anonymous
275 days ago
It was Tony Brummell with a spike strip bringing down all non Victory bands. Hail the Bulldog!
274 days ago
Apparently 3 members sustained serious injuries:
"John Baizley has broken his left arm and left leg. Allen Blickle and Matt Maggioni each suffered fractured vertebrae. All three remain in the hospital as of this writing. Pete Adams has been treated and released from the hospital.
Three of the five crew members who were on the bus have also been treated and released. One member is still undergoing testing. The driver of the bus remains in critical condition."
anonymous
274 days ago
too bad they didn't break their hands.
anonymous
273 days ago
Their needs to be an internet troll holocaust. Or put them all on a bus and throw them off a bridge and hope they all die instead of surviving with serious injuries.
No talent ass clown pieces of shit.
271 days ago
Thats what you get for driving on the left side of the traffic you dumbass Europeans
