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Album Review: Vinyl Re-Release of "Colors" by Between the Buried and Me
In 2016, I reviewed a Between The Buried And Me performance in San Francisco (review here). When co-headliners August Burns Red took the stage, a sea of subwoofers and poor ... -
Q&A With Assassin's Creed Valhalla Composer: Jesper Kyd
This is Part 2 of our series on composing for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. If you haven’t already, be sure to read Part 1, Q&A With Assassin's Creed Valhalla Composer: Sarah ... -
Q&A with Assassin's Creed Valhalla Composer: Sarah Schachner
The rapid advancement of technology is a bit of a double-edged sword for video game composers. On one hand, composing quality sessions in the comfort of your home is easier ... -
Album Review: Vinyl Re-Release of "Alaska" by Between the Buried and Me
BTBAM are back with another installment of “prog metal nostalgia reinvented for vinyl,” this time with their 3rd full-length, Alaska. Same spiel as previous re-releases through Craft Recordings: the vinyl ... -
Feature Story Flashback: Video Game Composers Speak!
This feature story by Andy Mescher originally ran in the August 2018 issue of Music Connection. Thanks to modern technology, video game compositions have evolved exponentially over the years—from bite-sized ... -
Vinyl Review: Gareth Coker's "Ori and the Will of the Wisps"
Composer Gareth Coker, with whom we spoke in 2018, has teamed with iam8bit for a vinyl release of Ori and the Will of the Wisps. (If you’re simply in search ... -
Signing Story: Fires in the Distance
Date Signed: April 18, 2020 Label: Prosthetic Records Band Members: Kristian Grimaldi, guitar, vocals; Craig Breitsprecher, bass, vocals; Kyle Quintin, drums; Yegor Savonin, guitar, keyboard Type of Music: Melodic Death ... -
Album Review: The Silent Circus Re-release by Between the Buried and Me (9/10)
Continuing to celebrate their 20-year anniversary as a band, Between The Buried and Me (BTBAM) are re-releasing their 2003 sophomore album, The Silent Circus under Craft Recordings. Just like their ... -
Album Review: Between The Buried and Me's Self-Titled Debut Vinyl Re-Release (10/10)
Producer: Jamie King Label: Craft Recordings Score: 10/10 18 years ago, BTBAM's self-titled debut was released on the indie metal German label, Lifeforce records. The album marks a time when founding ... -
Interview with Ori and the Will of the Wisps Composer, Gareth Coker
Thanks to modern technology, video game compositions have evolved exponentially over the years—from bite-sized chip tunes of the ‘80s programmed in a basement to today’s full orchestral compositions tracked at ...
