NewsMarch 25, 2013 3:32 PM ET13,018 views

Baroness loses drummer, bassist

Baroness has announced the departure of both drummer Allen Blickle and bassist Matt Maggioni. The group has issued the following statement:
Nothing can truly prepare you for a brush with death. The event is unique one, singular to the observer. Trust me, you don't want to invite the experience. Our bus accident left indelible marks, external and internal, physical and mental, you name it. Each of the nine of us went through and continues to go through an entirely different, yet common experience. We are tied to each other by a trauma, which, despite its damage, has been made individually easier through our shared ordeal. While I would never wish the incident on anyone, I cannot imagine going through that wreck alone. Thankfully, injury was not dealt out evenly; unfortunately it was dealt in great supply. Each of the nine of us now finds our self in a drastically different circumstance, and we each move forward accordingly. There are two important things to note. First, we are all healthy. We are recovering at different rates, and we'll all be fine in the end. Second, Baroness has made a commitment to pick up where we left off, and get back out on tour, where we belong. In fact, I am personally staking my recovery on this principle; it gives me direction and something to look forward to (finally). However, for some of us, the accident necessitated a change that would prevent them from performing music or touring. It is with sadness that we must announce that Matt Maggioni and Allen Blickle will not continue touring with Baroness. The details of their departure are not sensational; they do not come with hard feelings. Nor are the details going to be public; suffice it to say we'd like to keep to ourselves the finer points of this situation, to respect the privacy of all involved. While the nine of us must respect the significance of the bus accident in Bath, we must also move away from it and get back to our lives. Simply put, some of the effects and injuries were severe enough to prohibit further activity in Baroness. While we would never have asked them to leave; we have the utmost sympathy for this situation, and in earnest, we wish Matt and Allen the best in the future. In their stead, we have found two musicians who can approach our music with passion and vitality and help get us back out on tour to finish what was seemingly cut short last August.

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ineedmoresalt 3/25/2013 12:40:15 PM

rough. sucks to end that way

Fire_Penguin_Disco_Panda 3/25/2013 12:44:01 PM

Good.

anonymous 3/25/2013 12:55:48 PM

gays

anonymous 3/25/2013 1:36:31 PM

blah blah blah blah p.s. blah blah blah

anonymous 3/25/2013 1:58:04 PM

jail and flips make for finding god right quick

anonymous 3/25/2013 2:04:52 PM

Too bad, awesome band.

anonymous 3/25/2013 2:08:06 PM

yikes. Though im not a fan, shitty.

anonymous 3/25/2013 2:12:44 PM

Decibel Magazine is not stoked.

anonymous 3/25/2013 2:24:54 PM

This band love issuing TLDR statements. Hopefully they break up now

anonymous 3/25/2013 2:58:21 PM

Baroness is good shit. I am sure that bus crashing was one fckED UP moment in time for those dudes. In Baizley we trust. Keep on keepin on

anonymous 3/25/2013 4:00:10 PM

band fcking sucks now anyway.

anonymous 3/25/2013 4:04:36 PM

This really sucks. Spoken eloquently, boys.

anonymous 3/25/2013 6:01:26 PM

(-__-) cliff burton died

anonymous 3/25/2013 6:50:32 PM

Emmure should have a brush with death

anonymous 3/25/2013 9:08:42 PM

where can I audition kekeke

anonymous 3/25/2013 9:34:01 PM

Considering the event they went through, perhaps a different headline would be more appropriate and less misleading.

anonymous 3/26/2013 4:46:34 AM

the true definition of vanflip, oh busflip.. what a sissy gays . . cliff burton should replace the bass player

anonymous 3/26/2013 7:20:19 AM

Baroness: um, it's like, uh, Mastodon or, uh, Isis. But, they aren't as talented. Or original. Their songs aren't super memorable and this stuff was way more interesting a decade ago. But, other than that, they've got cool album covers!

anonymous 3/26/2013 8:33:26 AM

I'm sure that fact that Baizely has become a self-important diva over the years also has something to do with more members quitting. I wish this band would write good tunes again instead of Nickelback with guitar harmonies.

xburnfacex 3/26/2013 8:42:42 AM

PTSD is a bitch, amirite?

anonymous 3/26/2013 9:41:39 AM

I wish these guys the best and hope 50% of Lambgoat trolls experience car flips, that would be some funny news! "1,000 Lambgoat.com comment trolls experience freak car accidents" ..."1,000 ipods containing THE ACCACIA STRAIN, EMMURE and OCEANO are destroyed in the process".

anonymous 3/26/2013 9:43:13 AM

so who died? I dont understand. I couldnt get past " the 9 of us the 9 of us the 9 of us"

bardamu 3/27/2013 10:17:56 AM

maybe the drummer and bassist left because they realized that their band's new material sounds like Nickelback

anonymous 3/27/2013 10:46:15 AM

Wow. You're the only people to have almost died. No one else has ever been in a car wreck. It is only through your eloquent poetry that we might learn, through your singular experience, just what hardships you endure.

anonymous 3/27/2013 10:46:36 AM

Not only does this bring me to my knees in sorrow and grief for you, but I am also unable to control my desire to throw all my money at you so that I, in a miniscule way, may be a part of this event that you are the sole-bearers of: an automotive accident! :( May God bless each and every one of you angels.

anonymous 4/1/2013 11:59:37 AM

I farted




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