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Pitchfork 8.5/10 These are some of the biggest, strongest songs that Baroness has written; it's rock music that folds in their more metal leanings, along with something more delicate and spare. The hooks and melodies are their best.

A.V. Club C It’s remarkable that Baroness is still a band, really. While on tour in England in 2012, only a month after the group released its mammoth double album Yellow & Green, the Savannah foursome suffered what seemed a fateful accident when its bus plowed through a guardrail and plummeted 30 feet. Fortunately all survived,…

Under The Radar 5.5/10 Baroness' first outing on their own Abraxan Hymns imprint finds them plumbing the depths of the well of harmonic Southern-tinged prog metal they first tapped to enormous success on 2009's Blue, and yet further on the 2012 double album Yellow & Green.

Clash 8/10 Here it is, the Baroness album that almost never was. It seems impossible to write about Baroness' return without referencing their 2012 tour bus

Blabbermouth.net 9/10 Not everyone got on board with BARONESS's last album "Yellow & Green". However, most fans recognized it as one of the bravest albums the heavy underground turned out in recent years. Embracing more of BARONESS's space rock, trad metal, alternative, punk and Eighties rawk affinities, "Yellow &amp...

Metal Injection 8/10 Purple stands to add every bit as many classics to the band's mixtape canon as any album they've produced thus far, including the more expansive Yellow & Green.

The Guardian 4/5 Back in force after their 2012 bus crash, the Georgians return with more giant hooks and elegant guitar interplay than ever

Metal Sucks 4.5/5 Two and a half years following their near-fatal bus accident, Baroness return with the finest album of their career.