Between the Buried and Me

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Between the Buried and Me
Image:Btbam101.jpg Between the Buried and Me 2006
Origin	North Carolina
Country	United States
Years active	2000-present
Genres	Mathcore
Labels	Victory Records
Members	Tommy Rogers Paul Waggoner Dusty Waring Dan Briggs Blake Richardson
Past members	Will Goodyear Nick Fletcher Jason King Shane Blay Mark Castillo Kevin Falk
Website(s)	http://www.betweentheburiedandme.com/

Between the Buried and Me is a mathcore quintet from Raleigh, North Carolina.

^[1] "Categorizations can be forgotten right up from the start and solely a self try can show off the broad spectrum of Between the Buried and Me."

Their name is derived from a section of lyrics in Counting Crows’ song "Ghost Train," which proceed as follows: "Took the cannonball down to the ocean/Across the desert from the sea to shining sea/I rode a ladder that climbed across the nation/Fifty million feet of earth between the buried and me."

1 Biography
2 Current Line-Up
3 Former Members
4 Discography
5 Side Projects
6 External links
7 References

[edit] Biography

^[2] The band was founded in early 2001 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by vocalist Tommy Rogers (From Here On, Undying, Prayer For Cleansing), guitarist Paul Waggoner (Prayer For Cleansing), drummer Will Goodyear (Voids, Prayer For Cleansing), guitarist Nick Fletcher (Azazel), and bassist Jason King (Azazel).

Bassist Dan Briggs of Erie, Pennsylvania replaced Jason King as the band's bass guitarist. Briggs has also been a member of Espinaca, Nemo, and MFWC.

Members of the band are also vegan.

According to a MySpace bulletin posted by Dan Briggs on January 15, Between the Buried and Me are currently writing material for the next album. Recording is slated to begin this May, followed by a tour in the summer.

[edit] Current Line-Up

Tommy Rogers - Vocals/Keyboards (Prayer For Cleansing, Giles)
Paul Waggoner - Lead/Rhythm Guitar (Prayer For Cleansing)
Dusty Waring - Rhythm Guitar (Glass Casket)
Blake Richardson - Drums/Percussion (Glass Casket)
Dan Briggs - Bass guitar (Espinaca, Nemo, MFWC)

[edit] Former Members

Will Goodyear - Drums/Percussion (Voids, Prayer For Cleansing)
Nick Fletcher - Guitar (Azazel)
Jason King - Bass (Azazel)
Shane Blay - Guitar (Oh, Sleeper)
Mark Castillo - Drums/Percussion
Kevin Falk - Bass Guitar
Terry Roe - Drums/Percussion

[edit] Discography

Between the Buried and Me - Lifeforce Records - (2002)
The Silent Circus - Victory Records - (2003)
Alaska - Victory Records - (2005)
The Anatomy Of - Victory Records - (2006)
The Silent Circus Re-issue - Victory Records - (2006)

[edit] Side Projects

Tommy Rogers has his own electronic side project, "Giles".

Dusty Waring and Blake Richardson are also in a metalcore band called Glass Casket (Abacus Recordings). This has led some to question the future of Glass Casket, although both members of Glass Casket have stated that neither band is currently in jeopardy, as other members of Glass Casket are currently busy with college.