Between the Buried and Me (ok not so famous)


gianelli280
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gianelli280
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10/27/2009 7:33 pm
Not sure if anybody here has heard of them, but as far as guitar forums goes, DEFINITELY worth some recognition. Paul Waggoner is a very talented guitarist and he is definitely worth his salt in the guitar community.

As far as the band goes, very well put together, impressive prog-metal. I used to be a big DT head, which got a little old purely due to the level of virtuosity, and sort of got desensitized to it, and James is a terrible singer.

Granted their more recent albums have been pretty abstract, but after listening to them a few times through i could understand why what was played. That and their live performances are flawless, which goes a long way in my book.

As i said before, definitely worth mention and a listen. They did just release a new album (the great misdirect) and i'd say the "single" (which doesn't exist in prog-metal) would be 'obfuscation'. Can't say how many times i've listened to that song.
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Douglas Showalter
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11/30/2009 6:32 pm
I could not agree more. A friend of mine played "Alaska" for me, and I was hooked. I feel now they are a much better band as I am not as big of a fan of their hardcore/death metal influences. My favorite tracks are "Selkies", "White Walls", and "Fossil Genera." If you are a fan of BTBAM, check out these other great bands;

Meshuggah:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc98u-eGzlc

The Dillinger Escape Plan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4yxREs-mRM

Mastadon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6WGNd8QR-U

The Mars Volta:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH11YFqMoB0&feature=related
Douglas Showalter
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gianelli280
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12/11/2009 11:51 pm
Yeah been a fan of BTBAM for a while now, definitely hooked on the great misdirect, about 3 hours of the day where i'm NOT listening to it. I'm a huge fan of dillinger, mastodon, and the mars volta; meshuggah not so much, but still enjoy them. I just saw mastodon with dethklok, and although they seem like a joke, i've been a HUGE fan for a few years, and their live performances are amazing. Dethklok's latest album has some great guitar work in it, Brendan Small is a genius.

I can relate to the fact that their hardcore side doesn't really appeal to me either, but they manage to pull it off pretty well I think. I was originally put on by Mordecai from a friend and since then i've been a pretty devoted fan, though never had the chance to see them live (missed the progressive tour by 1 day, still sore from that)
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Douglas Showalter
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12/12/2009 12:05 am
Another band you may enjoy is SCALE THE SUMMIT. Those guys went to school with me in 2006-2007, and have since gone on to do some great things with their brand of instrumental metal. Here is a link to where you can check out one of their tracks:

http://www.youtube.com/user/scalethesummit?blend=5&ob=4#p/a/f/0/xqxRbcNr6yk
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