Between the Buried and Me (album)
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| Between the Buried and Me | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 30, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | December 2001 – January 2002 | |||
| Studio | The Basement Studios, Rural Hall, North Carolina | |||
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| Length | 48:26 | |||
| Label | Lifeforce | |||
| Producer | Jamie King | |||
| Between the Buried and Me chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Mind Equals Blown | 7.5/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[2] |
Between the Buried and Me is the debut studio album by the American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. It was produced by Jamie King and was released on April 30, 2002 through Lifeforce Records.
This is the band's only studio album with drummer / clean vocalist Will Goodyear. A music video was released for the song "Aspirations" and was directed by Ian Larson.[citation needed]
Between the Buried and Me formed in 2000 in Raleigh, North Carolina after the demise of metalcore bands From Here On and Prayer for Cleansing, which Rogers, Waggoner, and Goodyear had been members of.[6] Guitarist Nick Fletcher and bassist Jason King would subsequently join the band.[citation needed]
In 2001, the band would record a demo featuring the songs "What We Have Become", "More of Myself to Kill" and "The Use of a Weapon"; these three songs would be re-recorded for Between the Buried and Me. After the demo's release, the band would be signed to Lifeforce Records.[citation needed]
Release history
The album was re-released in 2004 by the band's then current label, Victory Records. This version was released as an enhanced CD featuring the music videos for "Aspirations" and "Mordecai". The release also came with a sampler CD featuring songs by other bands that were signed to Victory at the time.[citation needed]
A remixed and remastered version of the album was released in 2020 alongside remixed and remastered versions of The Silent Circus, Alaska, and Colors. The remixed and remastered version was released digitally and on vinyl through Craft Recordings.[citation needed]
Lyrics
The songs on the album demonstrate numerous concepts—one of which, the song "Arsonist", was written about their strong feelings against the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, which has become well known as a controversial religious organization and hate group.[7] The song "Fire for a Dry Mouth" was written as a "fuck you" to a former friend of the band, according to PopMatters.[2][8]
