Between the Buried and Me

Infobox musical artist
Name = Between the Buried and Me

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Origin = North Carolina, United States
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Progressive metal cite web
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Death metal cite web
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Metalcore
Years_active = 2000–present
Label = Lifeforce Records
Victory Records
URL = [http://www.betweentheburiedandme.com/ Official website]
Associated_acts = Glass Casket
Orbs
Giles
Current_members = Tommy Rogers
Paul Waggoner
Dustie Waring
Dan Briggs
Blake Richardson
Past_members = List of former members

Between the Buried and Me (BTBAM) is a progressive metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina.

The band's name is derived from a section of lyrics in Counting Crows’ song "Ghost Train": "Took the cannonball down to the ocean/Across the desert from the sea to shining sea/I rode a ladder that climbed across the nation/Fifty million feet of earth between the buried and me".

Biography

The band was founded in early 2001 in Raleigh, North Carolina by vocalist Tommy Rogers, guitarist Paul Waggoner, drummer Will Goodyear, guitarist Nick Fletcher (formerly Empire Falls), and bassist Jason King. [ [http://www.betweentheburiedandme.com Official Site] ]

Between the Buried and Me's first release was a three-song demo, containing the tracks "Use of a Weapon," "What We Have Become," and "More of Myself to Kill". These three tracks were re-recorded for the band's first full-length album, Between the Buried and Me, released on Lifeforce Records in 2002. The music style varied between the songs with hints of death metal, grindcore, jazz, and thrash metal. This album includes the track "Arsonist," which is a protest against the beliefs and practices of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. This album is not widely known and the tracks are rarely played live. The record did garner the attention of Victory Records, to which they later signed.

In 2003, the band released their second album, "The Silent Circus". This album is a natural progression of the band's previous work, featuring more complex music and more layers. The hit track "Mordecai" was also produced as their first music video. The album was re-released in 2006 with a DVD which included a full live performance in Carrboro, North Carolina, an interview with the band, and three music videos: "Mordecai," "Alaska," and "Slumber Party (a single from Tommy Rogers under the name "Giles")." In this album, drummer Mark Castillo replaced Will Goodyear.

Bassist Dan Briggs of Erie, Pennsylvania replaced Jason King as the band's bass guitarist. Briggs has also been a member of Espinaca, Nemo, and MFWC. Drummer Mark Castillo and guitarist Nick Fletcher were replaced by Blake Richardson and Dustie Waring, both of Glass Casket.

In 2005, Between the Buried and Me released their third album, "Alaska," which showed their evolving and changing style even more than before. The title track "Alaska" became their second music video.

In 2006, the band released "The Anatomy Of...," which is a collection of covers of bands that inspired Between the Buried and Me, including Metallica, King Crimson, Queen, Pink Floyd, Earth Crisis, and Counting Crows.

On September 18th, 2007, the band released their fourth studio album, "Colors." The band has said that "it's a 65 minute opus of non stop pummeling beautiful music... we have described this release as 'new wave polka grunge.'" [cite web|url=http://betweentheburiedandme.com/alaska/|title=Between the Buried and Me quote|accessdate=2007-06-27|date=2007-06-13|quote=its a 65 minute opus of non stop pummeling beautiful music... we have described this release as "new wave polka grunge."] Elsewhere, they have also described it as "adult contemporary progressive death metal." The album also develops on the band's progressive rock and jazz influences.

They have sold over 250,000 records in the United States alone.

tyle and influence

Their sound incorporates many different musical styles: "One minute the band may be playing thrash metal and the next they're flowing into death metal growls and thick guitar riffs... the metal take on things can seemingly change in a flash as lead singer Tommy Rogers fleshes out his vocals and utilizes the keyboards to create something that sounds more like it should be on a Smashing Pumpkins album".cite web
url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:avfixqqaldje
title = Review of The Silent Circus
work = Allmusic
accessdate = May 21
accessyear = 2007] On their covers album, The Anatomy Of, the band pays tribute to many of their diverse influences, ranging from King Crimson to Pantera to Pink Floyd and even Smashing Pumpkins.cite web
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Touring

In early 2006, Between the Buried and Me was on tour supporting Bleeding Through along with Every Time I Die and Haste The Day. They were also on the Ozzfest 2006 Second Stage alongside Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society, Atreyu, Unearth, Bleeding Through, Strapping Young Lad, Walls of Jericho, Norma Jean, A Life Once Lost, The Red Chord, All That Remains, Full Blown Chaos, and Bad Acid Trip.

Between the Buried and Me has also been on notable tours with DragonForce, The Black Dahlia Murder, A Life Once Lost, From a Second Story Window, Cephalic Carnage, The Red Chord, The Acacia Strain, Bleeding Through, Misery Signals, Every Time I Die, and Haste the Day.

In late 2006, Between the Buried and Me was on the Radio Rebellion Tour headlined by Norma Jean. Other bands on the tour included Fear Before the March of Flames, Misery Signals, and The Fully Down.

In September 2007, after the release of "Colors", the band went on tour with Animosity and HORSE the band. Giant also supported their shows in the states. They began the tour with The End, but they ended up dropping off because of guitarist Andrew Hercules' sudden leave of the band. The run concluded with their November 4 appearance at the Saints and Sinners Fest in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

In December 2007, they again embarked on a headlining tour, supported by August Burns Red and Behold... The Arctopus.

The band were main support on Dillinger Escape Plan's 2008 U.K. tour

Between the Buried and Me was also part of "Progressive Nation '08," the first in what will presumably be an annual prog festival, along with Dream Theater, Opeth and 3. [ [http://mikeportnoy.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1851274 PROGRESSIVE NATION '08 featuring DT, OPETH, 3 and BTBAM!! ] ]

A DVD taping date was recently announced on the band's myspace and official site. On August 2, at Rocketown in Nashville, Tennessee.

Starting during the summer of 2008, and continuing through the fall, they began performing as a supporting act for Children of Bodom's U.S. headlining tour, alongside The Black Dahlia Murder. Dahlia's involvement was previously confirmed by an ad in the September issue of Revolver magazine.

Members

Current members

*Tommy Rogers - vocals/keyboards (Prayer for Cleansing, Giles, From Here On)
*Paul Waggoner - guitar (Prayer for Cleansing, From Here On)
*Dustie Waring - guitar (Glass Casket)
*Blake Richardson - drums/percussion (Glass Casket)
*Dan Briggs - bass guitar (Espinaca, Nemo, MFWC)

Former members

* Will Goodyear - drums/percussion/clean vocals (Voids, Prayer for Cleansing, Lobbyist)
* Nick Fletcher - guitar (Azazel)
* Jason King - bass (Azazel, Nola)
* Shane Blay - guitar (Oh, Sleeper, Evelynn)
* Mark Castillo - drums/percussion (Bury Your Dead)
* Kevin Falk - bass (Every Time I Die, The Dajjal Persona)
* Terry Jason Roe - drums/percussion (Evelynn, Dreaming of the Fifth)
* R.J. LeBlanc - Guitar (The Assault on Reason)
* Jesus Elizondo- Guitar (Devoured by Darkness)

Discography

tudio albums

*2001: " Demo 2001"
*2002: "Between the Buried and Me"
*2003: "The Silent Circus" (reissued in 2006)
*2005: "Alaska"
*2006: "The Anatomy Of..."
*2007: "Colors"

DVDs

*2008: "Colors_LIVE"

ingles

# Mordecai (2003)
# Alaska (2005)
# Sun Of Nothing (2007)
# White Walls (2008)

ide Projects

*Tommy Rogers has his own electronic side project, "Giles."

*Dustie Waring and Blake Richardson are also in a deathcore band called Glass Casket (Abacus Recordings).

*Tommy Rogers and Jacob Troth recently founded a new clothing project named Jacob Rogers.

*Dan Briggs and members of Fear Before the March of Flames and Abigail Williams are in an experimental band called Orbs.

External links

* [http://www.betweentheburiedandme.com Official website]
* [http://www.victoryrecords.com/BandPage.asp?ArtistID=1006 VictoryRecords.com]
* [http://www.lifeforcerecords.com/bands.php?bandID=5&view=detail The Lifeforce Records page]
*it [http://www.rockline.it/modules.php?name=Interviste&rop=view_int&id=277 Interview with Tommy Rogers]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/betweentheburiedandme purevolume.com]
* [http://www.stereokiller.com/bands/BetweenTheBuriedandMe at Stereokiller]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=5137567 Myspace]
* [http://whitenoisemetal.typepad.com/white_noise_metal_video_p/2007/12/episode-3---bet.html White Noise Metal Interview/Profile]
* [http://www.showmethesetlist.com/search2.php?artist=Between_the_Buried_and_Me Between the Buried and Me Setlists]
* [http://www.obnoxiouslisteners.com/album/colors-between-the-buried-and-me/ Obnoxious Listeners: Between the Buried and Me]

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