BARONESS has announced the dates for their first-ever Australian tour.

The band will be touring in support of their brand new album, Blue Record, as part of massive Soundwave Festival. This traveling festival will also include the recently reunited FAITH NO MORE in addition to JANE’S ADDICTION, AFI, MESHUGGAH, PENNYWISE, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE, ISIS, and many more. A listing of tour dates and cities can be found below with complete festival details available at SoundwaveFestival.com.

February

20 - Brisbane, Queensland - RNA Showgrounds
21 - Sydney, NSW - Eastern Creek Raceway
26 - Melbourne, NSW - Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
27 - Adelaide, S. Australia - Bonython Park Oval

March

1 - Perth, W. Australia - Bassendean Oval

As previously reported, Baroness has posted the first preview of music taken from their new album, Blue Record, online now exclusively via the band’s MySpace page. The preview includes the album’s introduction, 'Bullhead’s Psalm', and its successor, 'The Sweetest Curse'. Blue Record, the follow-up and sister album to 2007’s Red Album, is set for an October 13th North American release date and is available for pre-order at this location.

Baroness has also recently revealed Blue Record’s album art, as designed by the band’s own John Dyer Baizley, via the MySpace page. Blue Record’s complete track listing is as follows: “Bullhead’s Psalm”, “The Sweetest Curse”, “Jake Leg”, “Steel That Sleeps the Eye”, “Swollen and Halo”, “Ogeechee Hymnal”, “A Horse Called Golgotha”, “O’er Hell And Hide”, “War, Wisdom and Rhyme”, “Blackpowder Orchard”, “The Gnashing”, and “Bullhead’s Lament”.

Blue Record tracklisting: 'Bullhead’s Psalm', 'The Sweetest Curse', 'Jake Leg', 'Steel That Sleeps the Eye', 'Swollen and Halo', 'Ogeechee Hymnal', 'A Horse Called Golgotha', 'O’er Hell And Hide', 'War, Wisdom and Rhyme', 'Blackpowder Orchard', 'The Gnashing', 'Bullhead’s Lament'.

Blue Record was recorded in Dallas, TX with producer / engineer John Congleton (EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY, THE POLYPHONIC SPREE, BLACK MOUNTAIN).