Automata I

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Over the course of nearly 20 years, North Carolina's Between the Buried and Me have challenged fans.

If the noticeable lack of death metal on Between the Buried and Me's last album, Coma Ecliptic, was a turnoff for long-time listeners, their...

Another new album, another new label. Hard to believe it's been almost three years to the date since "Coma Ecliptic" emerged, much less a little more than a decade since the groundbreaking "Colors" album changed the face of prog metal. From 2003-2009, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME was brilliantly genera...

The prog giants have an illustrious discography. How does the first part of their double album stack up?

A review of Automata I by Between the Buried and Me, available March 9th worldwide via Sumerian.

North Carolina quintet Between the Buried and Me have always been among the most forward-thinking and distinguishing acts in modern progressive metal.