North Carolina quintet Between the Buried and Me are a true musical juggernaut, displayed on the outfit's latest 10-track jawdropper of a release. Any band that can transform its sound from windmill throwing pit metalcore to lavish Pink Floyd space jams to Pantera-esque power grooves throughout the course of an album needs to be recognized, and BTBAM do exactly that.

Songs like "Lost Perfection" and "Camilia Rhodes" defy musical logic and melodic confinement with a dizzying ability to grind, pound, and growl with the likes of Cannibal Corpse and Cephalic Carnage, while a track like the subdued ambiance of "Reaction" brings on a psychedelic side of the band no one could've predicted. If the current wave of metal bands leaves you unsatisfied and unchallenged, allow Between the Buried and Me to reaffirm your faith that bands that push the envelope are still bubbling up from the underground.