Between The Buried And Me – The Great Misdirect

Between The Buried And Me – The Great Misdirect

27th October 2009

Victory Records

Quite simply; BTBAM fans will not be disappointed, new listeners will be amazed. This album is a masterpiece that excels the previous five albums.

Six well constructed masterful tracks of progressive, technical, blasting, screaming, harmonising, melodic, soulful riffs, melodies and solos that grace this latest release, The Great Misdirect. Chuck in the odd catchy pop melody, hints of spaghetti and peaceful breakdowns, then with those all important Zappa style progressive scales you can get a good idea of what this band are all about, if you don’t already know.

To be honest, only having six tracks, they all stand out. But my favorite without a doubt is Fossil Genera – A Feed From Cloud Mountain. Over 12 minutes of technical progressive metal. I really can’t add anything more about how amazing this album is! So go catch them on tour with Lamb Of God and buy the album that will certainly be a high contender for album of the year (although it was actually released last year).

★★★★★ Album of the Week, 26/01/10