| Tommy Giles Rogers | |
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Rogers after a performance in Louisville, KY in 2010. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. |
| Born | December 24, 1980 |
| Origin | North Carolina, USA |
| Genres | Progressive metal, metalcore, thrash metal, technical death metal, death metal, deathcore, electronica, industrial, alternative rock, progressive rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboard, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Associated acts | Between the Buried and Me, Giles, Prayer for Cleansing, From Here On, Undying |
Tommy Giles Rogers (born December 24, 1980[1]) is an American musician, most notable for being the lead vocalist, keyboardist, and founding member of the American heavy metal band Between the Buried and Me. His vocal style combines death growls and screams with peaceful, sometimes falsetto singing melodies.
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Rogers started his musical career in 1999 by being a guitarist for the metalcore band, Prayer for Cleansing, when they disbanded; Rogers founded the heavy metal band, Between the Buried and Me in 2001; after acquiring a full-lineup they released their three-song demo and then their self-titled debut album in 2002. In 2004 Rogers released a self-titled debut album for his electronica side project, named Giles. Rogers was one of the vocalists for the metal band From Here On and has appeared in numerous other musical projects including the influential metal band, Undying. He is a part of a clothing line and a small musical duo project with Jacob Troth that is known as Jacob Rogers.
He has made a few vocal guest appearances since the success of Between the Buried and Me, such as his featuring in the August Burns Red song "Indonesia" and on the Devin Townsend solo album Deconstruction.
Rogers recorded a solo album under the name of Thomas Giles, entitled "Pulse", which was released February 1, 2011.[2]
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