BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME - THE SILENT CIRCUS

I was a big fan of the Between The Buried And Me self titled debut.  'Metalcore' had only just become a word at this stage and although bands had been playing metallic hardcore for years by this stage, these newer heavier bands seemed to offer a lot of promise.  Unfortunately a few bands became big and the whole genre seemed to be become watered down and generic almost overnight.  I always thought that the first Between The Buried And Me album was one of the better ones from this time and still holds up today, unlike so many other albums from this period.

The Silent Circus saw the band shift their sound slightly and hints at the progression they would show on Alaska and more so on Colors and The Great Misdirect.

While not as good as the self titled album this is still a very solid release, although I'm still not sure about the acoustic song in the middle of the album.

On greyish multicoloured vinyl /1000 (1000 is for the total press)

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME - COLORS

I was a big fan of the first two Between The Buried And Me albums but didn't get into Alaska for some reason. I friend of mine is a big fan of the band and told me I needed to check out Colors. While I don't think it's their best work, songs like "White Walls" and "Decade Of Statues" are worth the price alone.

This was pressed on three colours and I picked up clear red, although it really is almost a brown.

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