Between the Buried and Me (album)
Between the Buried and Me is the debut studio album by American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. It was produced by Jamie King and was released on April 30, 2002 through Lifeforce Records. The album contains re-recordings of all the songs that were on the group's 2001 3-track demo: "What We Have Become," "More of Myself to Kill" and "The Use of a Weapon."
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| Released | April 30, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | December 2001–January 2002 | |||
| Studio | The Basement Studios, Rural Hall, North Carolina | |||
| Genre | Progressive metalcore, math rock, heavy metal,[1] death metal[2] | |||
| Length | 48:26 | |||
| Label | Lifeforce | |||
| Producer | Jamie King | |||
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| Source | Rating |
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| Mind Equals Blown | 7.5/10[3] |
The songs on the album demonstrate numerous concepts—one of which, the song "Arsonist", was written about their strong feelings against the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, which has become well known as a controversial religious organization and hate group.
A music video was released for the song "Aspirations" and was directed by Ian Larson.
Victory Records would later release several vinyl editions of the album.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Tommy Rogers; all music is composed by Between the Buried and Me.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "More of Myself to Kill" | 6:48 |
| 2. | "Arsonist" | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Aspirations" | 5:45 |
| 4. | "What We Have Become" | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Fire for a Dry Mouth" | 6:05 |
| 6. | "Naked by the Computer" | 5:33 |
| 7. | "Use of a Weapon" | 4:51 |
| 8. | "Shevanel Cut a Flip" | 9:27 |
| Total length: | 48:26 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aspirations" | 6:04 |
| 2. | "Mordecai" | 6:06 |
Personnel
- Between the Buried and Me
- Tommy Giles Rogers – lead vocals
- Paul Waggoner – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Nick Fletcher - rhythm guitar
- Jason King - bass guitar
- Will Goodyear - drums, clean vocals
- Production
- Produced by Jamie King
References
- Jason D. Taylor. "Between the Buried and Me - Between the Buried and Me". AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- "BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Albums Ranked". Prog Sphere. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- Hoffmeyer, Corey (October 10, 2012). "Between the Buried and Me: Between the Buried and Me". Mind Equals Blown. Retrieved August 17, 2014.