Alaska (Between the Buried and Me album)
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Alaska is the third album by heavy metal
band Between the Buried and Me
. It was released on September 6, 2005 through Victory Records
and is the first album to feature Dustie Waring on guitar
, Dan Briggs
on bass
, and Blake Richardson
on drums
.
While Alaska did not sell as well as its predecessor The Silent Circus
upon release, it still achieved top-scoring reviews and includes some of the bands most notable songs such as its title track and "Selkies: The Endless Obsession". Another version of Alaska was released featuring instrumental
versions of most of the songs (excluding tracks 3, 6, and 7).
Eugene Chua is a great fan of the solo in Selkies.
Production
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. They have released a total of five studio albums, as well as a cover album, an EP and a live DVD/CD...
. It was released on September 6, 2005 through Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
and is the first album to feature Dustie Waring on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Dan Briggs
Dan Briggs (musician)
Dan Briggs is a musician from Erie, PA, best known for playing bass guitar for the American progressive metalcore band Between the Buried and Me.He also plays guitar in the band Orbs. He is vegan...
on bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, and Blake Richardson
Blake Richardson
Cartland Blake Richardson is the drummer for the American heavy metal band, Between the Buried and Me as well as the drummer for the deathcore band Glass Casket with fellow member of Between the Buried and Me, Dustie Waring...
on drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
.
While Alaska did not sell as well as its predecessor The Silent Circus
The Silent Circus
The Silent Circus is the second album by American heavy metal band Between the Buried and Me. Released October 21, 2003 through Victory Records...
upon release, it still achieved top-scoring reviews and includes some of the bands most notable songs such as its title track and "Selkies: The Endless Obsession". Another version of Alaska was released featuring instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
versions of most of the songs (excluding tracks 3, 6, and 7).
Eugene Chua is a great fan of the solo in Selkies.
Track listing
Reception
- Allmusic [ link]
- Stylus MagazineStylus MagazineStylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002. It featured long-form music journalism, four daily music reviews, movie reviews, a number of different podcasts, an MP3 blog, and a text blog....
(A-) link - Lambgoat link
Personnel
Between the Buried and Me- Tommy Giles RogersTommy Giles Rogers Jr.Tommy Giles Rogers 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...
– vocals, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Paul WaggonerPaul WaggonerPaul Waggoner is the lead guitarist of the American heavy metal band, Between the Buried and Me from North Carolina. Being an avid fan of progressive rock, he is heavily influenced by John Petrucci, Pat Metheny, Allan Holdsworth and Steve Vai. He formerly played guitar in the metalcore band, Prayer...
– guitars - Dan BriggsDan Briggs (musician)Dan Briggs is a musician from Erie, PA, best known for playing bass guitar for the American progressive metalcore band Between the Buried and Me.He also plays guitar in the band Orbs. He is vegan...
– bass - Dustie Waring – guitars
- Blake RichardsonBlake RichardsonCartland Blake Richardson is the drummer for the American heavy metal band, Between the Buried and Me as well as the drummer for the deathcore band Glass Casket with fellow member of Between the Buried and Me, Dustie Waring...
– drums, percussion
Production
- Produced by Matthew Ellard and Jamie King