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Track List
01) Condemned to the Gallows
02) House Organ
03) Yellow Eyes
04) Millions
05) Gold Distance
06) Blot
01) Condemned to the Gallows
02) House Organ
03) Yellow Eyes
04) Millions
05) Gold Distance
06) Blot
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2018
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"Automata I" is the eighth studio album by the American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. It was released on March 9, 2018 through Sumerian Records, their first release with the label. It is the first part of a two-piece album—the second, Automata II, is scheduled to be released in summer 2018.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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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 latest offering, Automata I, should be a welcome return. Jammed full of the unusual musical twists and turns the progressive metal giants have become known for, the band's latest is the first part of a double album epic about a futuristic world where a company is broadcasting a person's dreams for the world's entertainment without them knowing what is real and what isn't.
Automata I cherry-picks from some of the best elements of previous Between the Buried and Me records, while injecting their masterful sense of musicianship and structure. Closing track "Blot" calls back to the Middle Eastern and polka elements found on Colors, and the technical shred and spacey synths frequently incorporated since Parallax, yet the song never feels like the band is copying themselves. Add to that the heavy-hitting organs on "Yellow Eyes" and the demented indie-rock feel of "Millions"; Between the Buried and Me are far from done with experimenting.
Although the album shows Between the Buried and Me pushing their sound into new territories while holding on to the things that made them great, Automata I is left on a disappointing and unnecessary cliffhanger. Nevertheless, it is a fantastic record that will surely feel more complete with the release of its second part.
Reviewed by Joe Smith-Engelhardt for exclaim.ca.
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"Automata I" is the eighth studio album by the American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. It was released on March 9, 2018 through Sumerian Records, their first release with the label. It is the first part of a two-piece album—the second, Automata II, is scheduled to be released in summer 2018.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
User Album Review
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 latest offering, Automata I, should be a welcome return. Jammed full of the unusual musical twists and turns the progressive metal giants have become known for, the band's latest is the first part of a double album epic about a futuristic world where a company is broadcasting a person's dreams for the world's entertainment without them knowing what is real and what isn't.
Automata I cherry-picks from some of the best elements of previous Between the Buried and Me records, while injecting their masterful sense of musicianship and structure. Closing track "Blot" calls back to the Middle Eastern and polka elements found on Colors, and the technical shred and spacey synths frequently incorporated since Parallax, yet the song never feels like the band is copying themselves. Add to that the heavy-hitting organs on "Yellow Eyes" and the demented indie-rock feel of "Millions"; Between the Buried and Me are far from done with experimenting.
Although the album shows Between the Buried and Me pushing their sound into new territories while holding on to the things that made them great, Automata I is left on a disappointing and unnecessary cliffhanger. Nevertheless, it is a fantastic record that will surely feel more complete with the release of its second part.
Reviewed by Joe Smith-Engelhardt for exclaim.ca.
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