If you read this blog from time to time, you know I like my metal.


Well, I'm an old man now and I can't keep up with "the scene" the way I used to. So a lot of the time a band has been around for a while before I first hear them.

Which is why I've just heard Between The Buried And Me for the first time tonight.

This straight edge metal band is from nearby Raleigh North Carolina, and they are the future of metal. They got their name from a Counting Crows lyric, of all places. Tonight on the net I've seen them called "post hardcore," "experimental metal," "math metal," "jazzcore," "psychodelic death metal" ... nobody knows what to call them.

I just call them awesome.

Oh, my Lord, but these guys are heavy. This is my favorite new metal band.

The sad thing is, the clip below doesn't begin to cover a tenth of this band's sound. To get an idea of what I mean, check out the influences they pay tribute to on their new covers CD. That's not the album to buy, though. If you're interested in them, pick up Alaska. This is the heaviest and yet artsiest album I've heard in years ... maybe ever.

Meanwhile, here's a glimpse of them at their heaviest ... an ode to insomnia called Alaska by Between The Buried And Me:

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