Members include vocalist/keyboardist and co-founder Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. (Thomas Giles; ex-Prayer For Cleansing, Undying, From Here On); lead guitarist and co-founder Paul Waggoner (ex-Prayer For Cleansing, Undying); Glass Casket guitarist Dustie Waring and drummer Blake Richardson; and bassist Dan Briggs (Trioscapes, ORBS). Formed in 2000, the band signed to Victory Records in 2003, before catching the attention of Metal Blade Records and singing to that label in 2012.
In late 2014, it was revealed that the band was writing material for their seventh original studio album, "Coma Ecliptic," described on the band's twitter as a "rock opera." Recording began in early 2015 with long-time producer Jamie King, and it is scheduled to be released on Metal Blade records on July 7, 2015. The first single, "Memory Palace", was made available in April.
Former members include: guitarists Marc Duncan (ex-Prayer For Cleansing), Nick Fletcher (ex-Empire Falls, Azazel), and Shane Blay (Oh, Sleeper, Wovenwar; ex-Evelynn, Die Trying); bassists Jason King (ex-Azazel), and Kevin Falk (The Material, ex-Every Time I Die); and drummers Will Goodyear (Voids; ex-Prayer For Cleansing, Lobbyist), Jason Roe (ex-Evelynn, Mauled by a Cougar), and Mark Castillo (Emmure; ex-Crossfade, The Acacia Strain, Bury Your Dead, Hamartia).
Their material consists of the following albums:
Between The Buried And Me (2002)
The Silent Circus (2003)
Alaska (2005)
The Anatomy Of (2006, covers album)
Colors (2007, plus live DVD)
The Great Misdirect (2009)
The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues EP (2011)
The Parallax II: Future Sequence (2012, plus live dvd)
Coma Ecliptic (2015, plus live dvd)
Automata I (2018)
Automata II (2018)
Colors II (2021)
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Informal Gluttony
Between the Buried and Me Lyrics
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Cannot close our eyes
Construction paper traffic corner office destruction
The cityscape burns brighter by the hour
Clock tower: bring us all down
Marching like ants to the foundation of a higher form
Trash. Capped and smothered
Trash hat
Wrinkle-free clients of doom
Feed me fear (informal gluttony)
Construction paper lawns force-fed attention grabber
when will you learn
First come first serve
The all you can eat trumpet, playing the tunes of our death
Breathe, now blow
Now blow
Let it be heard
The preacher's talent is going through the airwaves
(I need to be led in the right direction. Set up the bumpers
Running in the gutter)
The little kids taught me well
but I wonder why they don't listen anymore
(It's a television nightmare)
Eat and watch, eat eat eat, what they feed
Corner office tubes, give me the best view in the hut
Feed me fear (informal gluttony)
The song "Informal Gluttony" by Between the Buried and Me explores the concept of consumerism and how people are constantly fed fear, destruction, and chaos. The lyrics are a commentary on how society has become obsessed with materialism and the need to consume everything in sight, including fear and negativity. The opening lines "Rebuild, Cannot close our eyes" suggest that while society is in a state of constant destruction and rebuilding, people have become complacent and can no longer turn a blind eye to what is happening around them.
As the song progresses, the lyrics describe the destruction of the cityscape and how people are like ants marching towards a higher form of destruction. The lines "Trash. Capped and smothered, Trash bag, Trash hat, Wrinkle-free clients of doom" suggest that people are drowning in their own garbage and that the "clients of doom" are the ones who are profiting from society's destruction. The lyrics "feed me fear (informal gluttony)" are a representation of how people feed off fear and chaos, like they are at an all-you-can-eat buffet.
The lyrics also describe how people are force-fed attention-grabbing content that they are unable to ignore. The lines "Construction paper lawns force-fed attention-grabber, when will you learn, First come first serve, The all you can eat trumpet, playing the tunes of our death" imply that people are unable to resist the lure of materialism and consumerism, which ultimately leads to their destruction. The song ends with the preacher's talent going through the airwaves and the lyrics "Eat and watch, eat eat eat, what they feed." This suggests that people are being brainwashed by the media and that they have become passive consumers who are willing to eat whatever they are served.
Line by Line Meaning
Rebuild
Starting over, beginning again
Cannot close our eyes
We cannot ignore what is happening around us
Construction paper traffic corner office destruction
The destruction of cityscapes and offices is like tearing down construction paper
The cityscape burns brighter by the hour
The destruction of the cityscape is happening more rapidly over time
Clock tower: bring us all down
The ticking clock and the passage of time will eventually destroy us all
Marching like ants to the foundation of a higher form
People blindly follow authority without questioning or understanding the purpose
Trash. Capped and smothered
We bury and ignore the issues that are piling up around us
Trash bag
We try to contain and hide our problems like trash in a bag
Trash hat
We try to dress up our issues, but they are still trash
Wrinkle-free clients of doom
People who blindly follow the system are heading towards their own destruction
Feed me fear (informal gluttony)
We consume fear as if it were food
Construction paper lawns force-fed attention grabber
We are force-fed meaningless distractions to keep us pacified
when will you learn
When will you wake up to what is really happening?
First come first serve
The system only benefits those who are at the top or first to take advantage
The all you can eat trumpet, playing the tunes of our death
We are willingly walking towards our own destruction, following the pied piper of false promises
Breathe, now blow
We take in the pollution and corruption around us and then spread it outwards
Now blow
We cannot stop the cycle of destruction that we have created
Let it be heard
We need to acknowledge and address the problems that we have created
The preacher's talent is going through the airwaves
The media and those in power have the ability to influence and manipulate the masses
(I need to be led in the right direction. Set up the bumpers
We feel lost and directionless, and crave guidance to help us navigate the complexities of society
Running in the gutter)
We are stuck in a cycle of poverty and desperation
The little kids taught me well
We have much to learn from the innocence and simplicity of children
but I wonder why they don't listen anymore
Despite our attempts to teach and lead, people have become jaded and indifferent towards the problems around them
(It's a television nightmare)
The media has created a false reality that we have all bought into
Eat and watch, eat eat eat, what they feed
We mindlessly consume the distractions and propaganda fed to us by those in power
Corner office tubes, give me the best view in the hut
Those in power have all the advantages and see the world from a different perspective than those below them
Feed me fear (informal gluttony)
We continue to consume fear and allow it to control and manipulate us
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Cartland Blake Richardson, Daniel Lanford Briggs, Paul Andrew Waggoner, Robert Dustin Waring, Thomas Giles Rogers Jr.
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Mostafa Hossain Tuhin
Let it be heard.
Let it be heard.
The preacher’s talent is going through the airwaves.
I need to be led in the right direction.
The little kids taught me well...
But I wonder why they don’t listen anymore.
It’s a television nightmare.
Eat and watch, eat, eat, eat... what they feed.
Corner office tubes...give me the best view in the hut.
Feed me fear.
Informal gluttony.
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Andrew Baena
Greatest album of all time still
Stiletto Death
@Tanner Leach blackwater park was sooo good
Código Cero [PokeMMO]
@Tanner Leach for you maybe
Ryan Enderle
Yeah either this or the anatomy of
Tanner Leach
I listened to both extensively when I was in high school, and I still think Opeth's Blackwater Park tops this. But thats like arguing "who was smarter? Newton or Einstein?" . Geniuses all around
Gringuish
Its up there, for me is Silhouettes from Textures. Its a close one, gotta love Colors <3
James Markham
This album his always been my favorite. The remaster does bring up dan in the mix which is nice. I picked up a spector bass like his original orange/yellow one this summer. Learning extremophile right now, but i'll have to come back to this one later!
Mostafa Hossain Tuhin
Let it be heard.
Let it be heard.
The preacher’s talent is going through the airwaves.
I need to be led in the right direction.
The little kids taught me well...
But I wonder why they don’t listen anymore.
It’s a television nightmare.
Eat and watch, eat, eat, eat... what they feed.
Corner office tubes...give me the best view in the hut.
Feed me fear.
Informal gluttony.
Feed me fear.
Feed me fear.
Informal.
Feed me fear.
Feed me fear.
Informal gluttony.
Feed me fear.
Feed me fear.
Informal.
Feed me fear.
Feed me fear.
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Feed me fear.
Feed me fear.
Informal.
Feed me fear.
Feed me fear.
Informal gluttony.
Feed me fear.
Feed me fear.
Informal.
Feed me fear.
Russell Ny
Everything they’ve ever done has been great
Denny Fanelli
The intro to this song, got me hard into this album. So unique, worldly, and heavy as fuck!