First (Baroness EP)
Baroness album
First is the debut extended play by American heavy metal band Baroness. The artwork was done by Baroness frontman John Baizley.
Background
Before Baroness was formed, much of the material that would appear on First was written by John Baizley and Pete Adams at a music store and later a small apartment in Savannah, Georgia. The band wrote First and Second over the course of a month and a half in the summer of 2003. "Tower Falls" was the first Baroness song written. Early recordings of "Tower Falls" and "Coeur" appeared on Baroness' self-released demo. The group started touring in the fall and gained the attention of Hyperrealist Records, who became interested in releasing the band's debut. First was recorded in November 2003 at The Jam Room Studio in Columbia, South Carolina, and produced by Kylesa's Phillip Cope. Pete Adams did not perform on the EP but became a member of the band in 2008.
Release
First was released in 2004 on CD and on 12" vinyl by Hyperrealist Records.
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