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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Roboturner
Between the Buried and Me Lyrics
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Faking our own thoughts and sounds robots crush death of human-music.
Bright lights fill the sky track us through our fields of money
The old days seem shit and primitive abduction control you write for me. Oh, master
Master of the machines take this shit and make it gold.
Make my face sparkle with fame master of the machines
Fuck them hard and neglect their thoughts they will never see us coming
No more human voice no more duman actions imperfect fucks stand in the dark.
Crush us. Over and over again the years have come to this an improper art form.
Faking our own thoughts and sounds robots crush death of human-music.
Counteract this idea of control human emotion can only produce
The thoughtful finally discovering the idea of perfect harmony
This is the day we finally make beautiful notes again
But will we ever realize a situation so far dead make this a war
Blood fills the sky drop the deadly dive-bomb the end of this outside life.
We will find art again.
The lyrics of "Roboturner" by Between the Buried and Me express a deep dissatisfaction with the current state of music, which is being taken over by technology and artificial intelligence. The singers in the song feel that human emotions and creativity are being replaced by robotic sounds and programmed thoughts, leading to an improper art form. The tone of the lyrics is angry and frustrated, with the singers urging the "master of the machines" to make their music sparkle with fame and to "fuck them hard and neglect their thoughts", indicating a desire to rebel against the control of technology and to push back against the creation of music that is devoid of human input.
However, towards the end of the song, the lyrics take a more positive turn, as the singers call for a counteraction of the idea of control and for the rediscovery of human emotion in music. They urge for the idea of perfect harmony to be discovered, and express hope that this will lead to the creation of beautiful notes once again. The song ends with a call to make this a war and to "drop the deadly dive-bomb" in order to find art again.
Overall, the lyrics of "Roboturner" express a complex mix of anger, frustration, and hope, as the singers grapple with the ongoing shift towards artificial intelligence in music and the loss of human emotion and creativity.
Line by Line Meaning
Crush us. Over and over again the years have come to this an improper art form.
Robots, with their manufactured sounds and lack of human touch, have made music into an improper form of art, repeatedly crushing our own creativity and resulting in an industry of artificial music.
Faking our own thoughts and sounds robots crush death of human-music.
In an attempt to sound like robots and fit into the fabricated music industry, humans have lost the essence of what makes music human, and in turn have allowed technology to take over and dominate the sounds we hear.
Bright lights fill the sky track us through our fields of money
The music industry has become a business, with greed and materialism driving the success of artists and the sounds they produce.
The old days seem shit and primitive abduction control you write for me. Oh, master
The current state of the music industry makes past musical movements seem inferior and outdated, and the executives and producers who control the industry hold all the power over the artists producing the music.
Master of the machines take this shit and make it gold. Make my face sparkle with fame master of the machines
Artists are willing to sacrifice their own creativity for the sake of fame and fortune, begging the industry to turn their generic sounds into something that will sell and make them a star.
Fuck them hard and neglect their thoughts they will never see us coming
The industry ignores the voices and opinions of those who want to produce true, meaningful music, as they are seen as irrelevant in the grand scheme of making a profit.
No more human voice no more duman actions imperfect fucks stand in the dark.
In allowing technology to dominate the sounds we hear, we have lost the unique qualities that make human voices and musical movements so impactful, leaving us with a flawed and empty industry.
Counteract this idea of control human emotion can only produce The thoughtful finally discovering the idea of perfect harmony
By resisting the control and influence of the music industry, and instead embracing our own human emotions and true creative potential, we can discover a sense of harmony and authenticity in the music we produce.
This is the day we finally make beautiful notes again But will we ever realize a situation so far dead make this a war Blood fills the sky drop the deadly dive-bomb the end of this outside life.
While we long for a revival of genuine, beautiful music, the dominance of the music industry has created a ‘dead’ situation, causing us to take a stand and fight for the rebirth of true music, even if it means facing the bloody consequences.
We will find art again.
Despite the challenges we face in reviving the authenticity in music, we will not give up and will continue to strive for a creative revival, where true art can once again be found.
Lyrics © Another Victory Publishing
Written by: Cartland Blake Richardson, Daniel Lanford Briggs, Paul Andrew Waggoner, Robert Dustin Waring, Thomas Giles Rogers Jr.
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