Get ready to rock - Baroness are coming back to NZ

Baroness will play Auckland's Studio on December 5.

American rock act Baroness are returning to New Zealand.

The quartet will perform at Auckland's Studio on December 5 in support of last year's acclaimed 2015 album Purple.

They were last here to play in support of metal giants Metallica in 2010.

Tickets go on sale on August 25, with a My Live Nation pre-sale beginning on August 24.