Between the Buried and Me

Between the Buried and Me are a Progressive Metal/Metalcore band from North Carolina. While their early sound was primarily that of a contemporary metalcore band, their output became increasingly multidimensional with time until the landmark album Colors introduced their trademark eclectic sound and complex songwriting.


 * Current members
 * Tommy Giles Rogers Jr. – lead vocals, keyboards (2000–present)
 * Paul Waggoner – lead guitar, backing vocals, additional lead vocals (2000–present)
 * Dustie Waring – rhythm guitar, additional lead guitar (2004–present)
 * Dan Briggs – bass, backing vocals (2005–present), keyboards (2011-present)
 * Blake Richardson – drums (2005–present)


 * Former members
 * Jason Schofield King – bass (2000–2004)
 * Will Goodyear – drums, clean vocals (2000–2002)
 * Marc Duncan – rhythm guitar (2000)
 * Nicholas Shawn Fletcher – rhythm guitar (2000–2003)
 * Michael Howard Reig – drums (2002–2003)
 * Mark Castillo – drums (2003–2004)
 * Shane Blay – rhythm guitar (2004)
 * Jason Roe – drums (2004-2005)
 * Kevin Falk – bass (2004–2005)


 * Between the Buried and Me (2002)
 * The Silent Circus (2003)
 * Alaska (2005)
 * The Anatomy Of (2006)
 * Colors (2007)
 * The Great Misdirect (2009)
 * The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues (2011 EP)
 * The Parallax II: Future Sequence (2012)
 * Coma Ecliptic (2015)
 * Automata I (2018)
 * Automata II (2018)


 * A Good Name for a Rock Band: Their name is derived from a Counting Crows lyric.
 * Album Title Drop:
 * In "Obfuscation": "We will always be part of the great misdirect...stepping in and stepping out."
 * In "Foam Born": "It's a must these days, for the colors are fading."
 * Cover Album: The Anatomy Of.
 * Epic Rocking: Very frequent on the last two albums, with the top two prizes taken by album finales "Swim To The Moon" (nearly 18 minutes) and "White Walls" (about 14).
 * Genre Busting
 * Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness: Due to their amorphous sound, they've covered everything from 1 to 10, with their early material generally sticking around the 9/10 region and later songs veering between hardnesses.
 * Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly: Avoided this with what was mostly a consistently metallic sound for the first three albums (with exceptions here and there), but from Colors onwards most songs dabble in genres ranging from jazz to polka to progressive rock, with frequent juxtaposition of loud/heavy elements and softer, quieter elements.
 * Scare Chord: The transition from "Breathe In, Breathe Out" into "Roboturner" on Alaska will cause your spine to go three inches out of alignment at the proper volume.
 * Selkies and Wereseals: The Alaska song "Selkies: The Endless Obsession".
 * Uncommon Time
 * Word Salad Lyrics: While the lyrics offer deep social commentary in many cases, they are increasingly cryptic and confusing in recent material.