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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Reaction
Between the Buried and Me Lyrics
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Dream (on) the inside, dream (on) my own.
Once escaped, star filled road.
The lyrics to Between the Buried and Me's song Reaction speak of an individual who is struggling with their inner demons and the chaos of the outside world. The first line, "Sleep insane," suggests that the persona may be struggling with mental health issues or is at a point where their thoughts are driving them crazy. The next line, "Dream (on) the inside, dream (on) my own," suggests that the individual is retreating within themselves to find solace and escape from the outside world. The use of parenthetical "on" in "dream (on)" implies a sense of hope and perseverance.
The third line, "Once escaped, star-filled road," suggests that the persona has left behind the chaos and found a path to follow. The "star-filled road" may imply that the individual has found hope and guidance. However, the use of "once escaped" implies that this is not necessarily a permanent solution and that the individual may have to continue to escape in the future.
Overall, the lyrics in "Reaction" deal with themes of mental health, escape, and finding one's path in a chaotic world.
Line by Line Meaning
Sleep insane
Experience the inner turmoil and unrest that comes with restlessness and the inability to find peace.
Dream (on) the inside, dream (on) my own.
Find refuge and solace in one's inner thoughts and imagination, detached from external influences and expectations.
Once escaped, star filled road.
Once freed from the constraints of the physical world, embark on a journey towards enlightenment and self-discovery. The path is illuminated by the guidance of the stars.
Lyrics Ā© Another Victory Publishing, Peermusic Publishing, THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Written by: Jason Schofield King, Mark Edward Castillo, Nicholas Shawn Fletcher, Paul Andrew Waggoner, Thomas Giles Rogers Jr.
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Cassandra Janelle
@AT THE CORE Speaking of bands that age like the finest of wines (I think wine is gross, personally, but that comparison seems to be colloquially accepted as a good thing. lol), you mentioned being a fan of Protest the Hero.
I first heard them on an old EA NHL game, where they had "Divinity Within" on NHL 07 and "The Dissentience" on NHL 09 (I'm a huge hockey fan, and have played my whole life). Those songs always stuck out to me on those games, which had banger soundtracks to begin with with bands like Anti Flag, Alexisonfire, Black Tide, etc... I was introduced to BTBAM by a teammate from my high school team in late 07/early 08 through "Ants of the Sky" and "Selkies" and immediately fell in love with them and prog metal (the "Colors Live" DVD shoot in Nashville on 8/2/08 was actually my second concert, and to this day one of the top 3 shows I've ever seen), and since then they've been my favorite band of all time who I've seen live 9 times.
It wasn't long after until I properly discovered Protest the Hero when I saw the music videos for "Sequoia Throne" and "C'est la vie" on Comcast on demand back in the day. Funny thing was I was shocked that they were a metal band, because for whatever reason I misremembered them as a techy hardcore punk band from what I'd heard on the NHL soundtracks.
Even then I kinda slept on Protest for a bit until my friend showed me the music video for "Clarity," which got me to listen to Volition all the way through and holy shit I immediately fell in love, and had it on repeat for the longest time.
For me, they really elevated to another level completely when Pacific Myth came out. Something about the instrumentals combined with Rody's vocals just hit this viscerally emotional note that just resonated with me like nothing they'd done in the past. Finally got to see them live shortly after when they toured in direct support of August Burns Red for their Messengers 10 tour. It was hilarious because the venue (Rocketown in Nashville, TN) was a christian venue that went super strict a few years prior and stopped allowing swearing, and we all know how Rody is. XD At one point he was like "you guys are making it really hard for me to behave up here."
For me their latest release, Palimpset, absolutely blew me away and I haven't stopped listening to it almost daily since it came out. I think it's easily their best work. It's like they took that visceral emotion from Pacific Myth and combined it with an evolved and matured version of their sounds from Fortress to Volition to write the perfect Protest album, and I really can't wait to see what they do next.
Dan Bauer
Every time I hear a little bit of this album I get an overwhelming urge to treat myself to the whole thing.
TJ Annese
As I clicked the link to it I knew it meant I was going to be listening to a minimum of 2 BTBAM albums today.
Omar Suarez
Just like how Geebz kept starting the track over like something was wrong not knowing it's a continuation from Sun of Nothing lol
Andy Wise
Cause it's created as one complete song and hearing just one piece makes you slfeel shorted lol
Cai Loughran
Yupp, I'm the same. Gonna have to go listen to this album over and over again for a few days now š¤
fractallusion
Totally agree. Then I gotta dive into Colors II afterwards š. Listening to one song and before I know it, I'm on a 2 hour sonic journey!
Nick Reimer
This album is a staple in progressive metal history! One of the songs and albums that sent me down this deep rabbit hole
Sarah Wolfe
Still love this album even though I mainly only listen to death metal and black metal now. Was part of growing up.
Devon Faye
@Patrick Smith hell yea I did the same thing
Cassandra Janelle
@AT THE CORE Speaking of bands that age like the finest of wines (I think wine is gross, personally, but that comparison seems to be colloquially accepted as a good thing. lol), you mentioned being a fan of Protest the Hero.
I first heard them on an old EA NHL game, where they had "Divinity Within" on NHL 07 and "The Dissentience" on NHL 09 (I'm a huge hockey fan, and have played my whole life). Those songs always stuck out to me on those games, which had banger soundtracks to begin with with bands like Anti Flag, Alexisonfire, Black Tide, etc... I was introduced to BTBAM by a teammate from my high school team in late 07/early 08 through "Ants of the Sky" and "Selkies" and immediately fell in love with them and prog metal (the "Colors Live" DVD shoot in Nashville on 8/2/08 was actually my second concert, and to this day one of the top 3 shows I've ever seen), and since then they've been my favorite band of all time who I've seen live 9 times.
It wasn't long after until I properly discovered Protest the Hero when I saw the music videos for "Sequoia Throne" and "C'est la vie" on Comcast on demand back in the day. Funny thing was I was shocked that they were a metal band, because for whatever reason I misremembered them as a techy hardcore punk band from what I'd heard on the NHL soundtracks.
Even then I kinda slept on Protest for a bit until my friend showed me the music video for "Clarity," which got me to listen to Volition all the way through and holy shit I immediately fell in love, and had it on repeat for the longest time.
For me, they really elevated to another level completely when Pacific Myth came out. Something about the instrumentals combined with Rody's vocals just hit this viscerally emotional note that just resonated with me like nothing they'd done in the past. Finally got to see them live shortly after when they toured in direct support of August Burns Red for their Messengers 10 tour. It was hilarious because the venue (Rocketown in Nashville, TN) was a christian venue that went super strict a few years prior and stopped allowing swearing, and we all know how Rody is. XD At one point he was like "you guys are making it really hard for me to behave up here."
For me their latest release, Palimpset, absolutely blew me away and I haven't stopped listening to it almost daily since it came out. I think it's easily their best work. It's like they took that visceral emotion from Pacific Myth and combined it with an evolved and matured version of their sounds from Fortress to Volition to write the perfect Protest album, and I really can't wait to see what they do next.