Colors - Between The Buried And Me

Colors is Between The Buried And Me's 5th album and I've not heard any of their others, so wouldn't like to comment how it compares. What I can say is that Colors is quite an eclectic album and the band are definitely not scared to experiment. There's quite a bit of jazz thrown in alongside hardcore, death metal and various other genres. The downside of it for me is that it seems far too hit and miss and a bit of a mish mash, the styles change so suddenly that it is nearly impossible for them to entwine the styles within each other. Another thing is that the death metal is really rather technical and the screaming vocals of the lead singer just seem way off - ...  Read the complete review

It's satisfying to see a band evolve positively from a clashing melting pot of genres into a unit that manages to combine the best elements of their diverse influences, and 'Colors' is undoubtedly the finest album from Between the Buried and Me thus far. The singing is less whiney, and works alongside the heavier riffs whenever it's called for, rather than requiring its own special, remedial section elsewhere, and the greater influence of post-rock and classic prog rock once again helps to meld the other styles all together in a manner that works surprisingly well. No wonder it took the band so long to develop a successful formula. The other aspect of this ...  Read the complete review