Between The Buried And Me
Album Title: Colors
Record Label: Victory
Review by Kirin Furst
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Between The Buried And Me - Colors
Between the Buried and Me is shocking upon initial exposure. Although they are regularly called death metal and metal-core, the band themselves prefer classification as progressive metal. From the beginning, BBM experimented with jazz, hardcore, heavy metal and alternative rock. Each genre is represented in a passage distinctly separate from those preceding and following it. These transitions are often jarring, or disturbingly non-existent. In their first Victory Records album, “The Silent Circus” (2003), this struck me as a symptom of disconnected composition and immaturity. By the 2007 release, “Colors,” they have turned the style into a great medium for showcasing their boundary-shattering talent.
The album, “Colors,” displays a continuation of the refinement obvious in “Alaska” (2006), indulging more than ever in eclectic genre sampling. It shouldn’t work in the least, and yet somehow their music is captivatingly beautiful, always impressive, and impossible to become too familiar with. BBM stands as a fantastic example of how versatile the hardcore movement has become. “Colors” is a fascinating exploration of the possibilities unknowingly possible for death metal, progressive rock, even jazz. Just don’t try to figure out how it ultimately fits together.
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