Tag: between the buried and me

This is the band’s third full release, that came out back in 2005. I’m not a fan of screamo music in general, as it just leaves me cold and that incessant scream just grinds all my gears. However, there is one band who have outgrown that movement who weren’t necessarily part of it in the first place, and that is BTBAM. Admittedly, this is an early release, but musically these guys are insane. They put so much into one tune that would keep your average band in ideas for their entire career.

The opening to All Bodies is just so intense and heavy and within thirty seconds it’s changed. That is the band in a nutshell. The title track has a touch of the Iron Maiden’s at the intro, then the blast beats kick in and it’s all over the map from there on in. My favourite track is Selkies: The Endless Obsession. It starts just like Dream Theater, lots of noodling and odd time changes then boom, the insanity just rules. Roboturner is just flat out insane. They say speed kills, and it does here.

BTBAM are an incredible band and have gone from this hardcore metal insanity project, into an amazing prog metal band. I know this album won’t be for everyone, but if you are anyway intrigued by technical metal, then give this a spin.

9/10 from The Grooveman.

I’ll admit to loving this band, as I find them quite refreshing in their approach. They are celebrating their 21st anniversary this year. It’s very hard to pin them down musically as they cover multiple styles and genres within songs, but tech metal seems to fit what they do quite accurately.

This album is Part 1 of a 2 album set that released separately in 2018. The concept behind this masterpiece is “what if you were able to view the dreams of others” like broadcasting them to the world. 6 tracks clocking in at 35 minutes. First track, Condemned To The Gallows, basically introduces the dream scenario with the music, which is all over the map with deep chunky grooves, soaring vocals, and the usual great guitar playing. The relatively short, House Organ, is supremely heavy and leads into the Side 1 showpiece, Yellow Eyes, which takes the listener through a myriad of styles, but the playing from all concerned is stellar.

Millions opens up Side 2 and has a serene opening with an earworm vocal before heaviness returns – it is a real progressive track. The short connecting piece, Gold Distance, ushers in Side 2 showcase track, Blot. There is not a spare second of time that is wasted and not filled with awesome notes that fly forth from all involved. This is one of my favourite BTBAM tracks as it has everything that I love about this band. This is Prog metal heaven. It’s worth the price alone. The only thing is it’s over way too quick. Automata II anyone???

9/10 from The Grooveman.