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  Review by: Dan Perrone See others by this writer BTBAM's Official Website (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on September 16th 2005
It’s no secret: Between The Buried And Me want to challenge you. They want to obliterate your senses with their blast beats, frantic yet bone-crushing guitar work, shrieked and gurgled screams, and monumental hardcore anthems that sometimes double a standard track’s length. And yet, you know what to expect when you pop in a disc by these guys. Alaska is no different from the band’s first two releases, but with some tweaked songwriting and a more coherent sound when compared to the disappointing The Silent Circus, Between The Buried And Me have cooked up some of their most enjoyable material to date.
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Pretty amazing album, but nothing on the newie, Colors is amazing. Somebody review it! Amazing band This is a solid ass metal CD. Thats all there is too it. The end BTBAM is one of the best bands out there. soooo insane-o!! I love it. totally dig this album The S/T was awesome I hate this band This is one of the most talented albums ever made. This band has yet to dissapoint me. ste band la mfait tripper! mallade cré moé que si ya un show a qc c sure qchu la!!! dream theater ..i dont want anybody to cry just for fun i read almost all of the posts for this album...practically all of you are complete morons...first off i don't want to hear anything about oldschool hardcore..generic metalcore...fairweather..or whatever else you newjacks are trying to compare this band too...im sure all of you are just amazing musicians and you know soooo much...dream theatre a joke hahahaha..dream theatre is one of the most talented group of guys ever put together...but anyways between the buried and me is nothing but talent...you say btbam sucks because why??what was that you dont like their name...you don't like btbam abbreviation o boo hoo thats a real good reason to dislike a band...WOW... i havent heard anything that sounds remotely convincing.....since the music all of you listen to is sooo much better why don't you list a few i am very curious...well i would expound on how amazing this band is but it's not that important...so why don't each of you go pop in some bleeding through or atreyu and shoot yourself...because thats about as good as it gets in your cd case The new Minus the Bear isn't THAT good. Ok I think this cd is awesome. I think Between the Buried and Me is awesome. okay, i've always avoided listening to this band pretty much because of their name, because when it comes right down to it, you can usually judge a book by its cover. i like this cd more than i thought i would though. why does everyone have to hate on music? you either like it or you don't. quit putting everyone down, no one really gives a damn what you hate. i seriously doubt between the buried and me make music so you can argue over what it's defined as or if it's good enough for your taste. enjoy it or don't listen to it. greatest album created You must be joking this album is legendary!!!! I haven't heard anything like it in a long time. keeps you entertained and you never know what to expect in the next verse......... Fairweather - "Alaska" Don't ever say you don't need to listen to an album to know it sucks. Make your own opinion you fucking sponge. Sorry ... but not quite. Rush is the worst band ever. They are terrible because each member of that band is so insanely talented they could populate entire genres with their talents alone. Yet, somehow, when stuck together in a studio or on a stage they cannot compose anything that isn't short of irritating drivel. my bad "just because two albums get the same score doesn't mean they're identical in how much i (or someone else) like(s) them just because two albums get the same score doesn't mean they're identical in how much i (or someone else) like(s) them This was the wrong reviewer for this album. This album is hot, sorry if you don't get it." This was the wrong reviewer for this album. This album is hot, sorry if you don't get it." This was the wrong reviewer for this album. This album is hot, sorry if you don't get it. "Rush's drummer is amazing and has influenced countless drummers over the years. Yeah, Rush sucks, but dont diss Neil hes fucking awesome." Rush's drummer is amazing and has influenced countless drummers over the years. Yeah, Rush sucks, but dont diss Neil hes fucking awesome. call me closed minded, but i don't think i need to listen to this to know it sucks. fairweather's EP was pretty good. I'm lossing faith in your reviews man. This gets the same score as the new Minus the Bear? Which by the way kicks ass!! I don't know what's going on here. "HOLY SHIT. Today I was practicing with a drummer and he put on some Dream Theater DVD... "most talented band ever" most talented band ever Posted by theundergroundscene on 2005-09-16 15:38:29 I Love what i love, and if u hate it - i don';t give a ratz ass Yeah, we're all scene and we love what they tell us too. Reep and weep. To the guy below: Please do not lump this band in with fashioncore shit like Atreyu and 18 Visions. "im so cool, i can name all the old school hardcore bands. I must be really scene!! HOLY SHIT. to the guy below.. minor threat? hardcore I can only listen to this while i'm stoned, otherwise its way too boring. if your trying to say these guys are lazy songwriters.....well thats kinda hard for me to believe. I play guitar and the amount of time for making a BTBAM song would be ALOT more then writing a converge song. I kind of see where you guys are coming from since they never repeat a single part so it sometimes sounds like randomness. But chaotic metalcore is supposed to be like that and with release they added alot more of a progressive feel which i find comendable. But this is all coming from a person who liked silent circus and the reviewer thought that was disappointing so............ Am I the only one here who kinda stays away from really long band names that imply death? If these guys were named The Boners or The Penises or even The Wangs I'd probably be into them. The point is...less long death names and more short penis (that doesn't sound good) names Gotta Agree with below, Fairweathers Alaska EP was simply better than this CD. Must suck to put out the second best disk named Alaska. Eating my words: I love this record. Sorry Btbam. You are very good musicians. Giles sucks tho. Sorry again. I saw this band live and none of their songs sounded like anything. They were good at their instruments, but their songs might sound more like songs if they stuck with a riff and expounded on it or didn't have "ambient" keyboard breakdowns or something. Thanks. Why should people want to listen to "challenging" music anyway? There is a happy middle ground between simple pop-punk riffs and over the top technicality, yet almost every new band is either "stripped down" or tech-metal. nice try being funny, dude. Yeah buddy, I'm sure these guys are LAZY songwriters ... idiot. They take more time than anyone with riffs and shit like this sounds like Coalesce got in a fight with Dilinger Escape Plan and they beat all the talent out of each other, then formed a band together, stole Meshuggah's instruments and tried to write Converge songs. "this sounds like Coalesce got in a fight with Dilinger Escape Plan and they beat all the talent out of each other, then formed a band together, stole Meshuggah's instruments and tried to write Converge songs." this sounds like Coalesce got in a fight with Dilinger Escape Plan and they beat all the talent out of each other, then formed a band together, stole Meshuggah's instruments and tried to write Converge songs. you really think lusitania is a 10/10? -Hit enter to early- I've had this album for like two weeks now and I haven't listened to it once. I prefer Fairweather's Alaksa. I thought this band was metal. not two stars dammit!!! score is for coalesce This album is almost good enough to make up for the disappointing Giles solo record. "The Punk Terrorist Anthology" Volume 2 was re-released on Alternative Tentacles this week, if you don't have it already, get that, it's a better way to spend the 12 bucks thats burning a whole in your pocket. Or you could just buy food. You have to eat too, ya know? hey there mister i know everything....Dream Theater is spelled like this this band is not that good. they are part of the new school of tech metal/hardcore bands that think throwing together lots of parts and using odd time signatures is enough to make good songs. it's not. the original wave of these bands was able to do weird and interesting things while still making interesting and cohesive songs. BTBAM are just lazy song-writers who just toss things together with no rhyme or reason and frankly it's BORING. i don't care if they're good musicians, that's not enough. if good musicianship was all i wanted, i'd be listening to dream theatre or something. i want good songs and this band can't deliver. i'll stick with converge or coalesce. |
