Between The Buried And Me - The Parallax II: Future Sequence
Tracklist
01. Goodbye To Everything02. Astral Body
03. Lay Your Ghosts To Rest
04. Autumn
05. Extremophile Elite
06. Parallax
07. The Black Box
08. Telos
09. Bloom
10. Melting City
11. Silent Flight Parliament
12. Goodbye To Everything Reprise
Staff pick by
BloodTears
(2012)
Line-up
Tommy Rogers - keyboards, vocals
Paul Waggoner - guitars
Dustie "Dustball" Waring - guitars
Blake Richardson - drums
Dan Briggs - bass
Guest musicians
Amos Williams - spoken word
Walter Fancourt - bass clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone
Ricky Alexander - violin
Julian Hanshaw - tuba
Maddox Giles - alien noises
Tommy Rogers - keyboards, vocals
Paul Waggoner - guitars
Dustie "Dustball" Waring - guitars
Blake Richardson - drums
Dan Briggs - bass
Guest musicians
Amos Williams - spoken word
Walter Fancourt - bass clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone
Ricky Alexander - violin
Julian Hanshaw - tuba
Maddox Giles - alien noises
Additional info
Recorded May/June of 2012 at The Basement Studios in Winston-Salem, NC.Engineered, mixed and mastered by Jamie King.
Produced by Between the Buried and Me and Jamie King.
Additional production editing: Kevin King.
Art & design: Chandler Owen.
Rating:
9.2
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I don't know what to call the initial barrier that a listener usually has with albums like this, but it has been empirically proven that such a phenomenon exists, and most probably you will have to experience it if you dare take upon the journey laid out by the one and only Between The Buried And Me on their new album. Read more ›› |
Staff pick by
BloodTears
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BloodTears
Progressive metalcore
Nov 11, 2012
Between The Buried And Me is a foreign entity. Their music is out of this world and these aliens keep up the good form with The Parallax II: Future Sequence. They really know how to make challenging prog, and what's better than a concept album? Expect the usual head-spinning craziness, mind-blowing sequences and crushing discharges. A truly unique voyage.
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Total Madness. Where do they find such energy? The band seem to have limitless creativity too, they never seem to tire down from making awesome releases.
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I am a fan of very weird and bonkers prog metal (Devin Townsend is my favourite artist) but this one didn't really hit as hard as I'd hoped. There are some great riffs and solos, and the more avantgarde-influenced interludes gives the album some effective dynamics, but overall it's lacking an emotional impact or some melody-based hooklines. I didn't really care for the vocals at all either, they felt a little flat and emotionless, especially compared to other singers of similar style. Lastly, I thought there were often too many unnecessary layers of guitars that didn't really propel the music in any significant way. I did enjoy some parts of this album though, particularly "Astral Body" and "Silent Flight Parliament". I will listen again sometime, I am not stupid to just throw it away now, it is clearly the kind of album that takes multiple listens. Edit: (listen no. 2) Way better, so it's a high 6 now. "Bloom" is excellent, with genuine Devy vibes at times. There is a lot of good stuff on this album, I still think it is bogged down by the vocals and a lot of aimless passages, but these may be less an issue on my next few listens.
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This is as perfect of a metal album as they come. Beginning to end, all energy and intensity. The instrumentation is fantastic and the songs are just awesome. This is in my top 10 of all time. The ending is as strong as it gets. The buildup, the drama, just gorgeous. I am not big on death growls, but this is one of those albums where you it doesn’t matter, because it’s just so perfect
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