Record Review: Baroness

Baroness
Blue Record
[2009, Relapse]
3.5/4

First thing's first: this is one of the best albums I heard in 2009, metal or otherwise. And yes, I listened to more than just "hipster metal" this year (the station had Dying Fetus, Eagle Twin and Gorgoroth in rotation, and, well, you've seen my love for that Converge record). Anyway, I'll point you in the direction of In Review Online for the full review. I try to avoid simply rhapsodizing about a record in reviews, but it was difficult to contain here... Blue Record is phenomenal.