''Colors Live'' (stylized as ''Colors_LIVE'') is the first

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by American

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band

Between the Buried and Me Between the Buried and Me, often abbreviated as BTBAM, is an American progressive metalcore band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2000, the band consists of Tommy Giles Rogers Jr. (lead vocals, keyboards), Paul Waggoner (guitar, backing ...

. It was released on October 14, 2008. The concert was filmed at the Rocketown in

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on Friday, August 2, 2008. The album peaked at number 100 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The band played two sets during the concert—the first included the band's 2007 ''

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'' album in its entirety and the second was of previously released songs as voted by fans via a special website.metalinjection.net
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''. The DVD is mixed in

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, contrary to the most current live releases which make heavy use of

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. There is a slideshow on the DVD including photography from David Shaw and Eric Dale; both photographers took all photography for the CD and DVD.

Track listing

;DVD Set 1: # "Foam Born (A) The Backtrack" # "(B) The Decade of Statues" # "Informal Gluttony" # "Sun of Nothing" # "Ants of the Sky" # "Prequel to the Sequel" # "Viridian" # "White Walls" Set 2: # "Mordecai" (from ''

The Silent Circus ''The Silent Circus'' is the second studio album by American progressive metalcore band Between the Buried and Me. Released October 21, 2003, through Victory Records. It was their first album to be released through Victory Records after their de ...

'') # "Shevanel Cut a Flip" (from '' Self-titled album'') # "Backwards Marathon" (from ''

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'') # "Ad a Dglgmut" (from ''The Silent Circus'') # "Aspirations" (from ''Self-titled'' album) # "Selkies: The Endless Obsession" (from ''Alaska'')

Track listing

;CD Lyrics written by Tommy Giles Rogers Jr. Music written by

Personnel

Between the Buried and Me * Tommy Giles Rogers Jr. –

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, keyboards *

Paul Waggoner Paul Andrew Waggoner (born February 10, 1979) is an American musician who is the lead guitarist of progressive metalcore band Between the Buried and Me. A fan of progressive music, he is heavily inspired by John Petrucci, Pat Metheny, Allan Ho ...

–

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* Dustie Waring – guitars * Dan Briggs –

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, backing vocals * Blake Richardson –

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Technical personnel * Jamie King – mixing, production * Shane Holloman – film director, production * Michael Quinlan – assistant director * April Kimbrell – film producer * Craig Hill – film producer * James Pickett – dolly grip * Kyle Spicer – camera * Phillip Allen – camera * Trevor Wild – camera * Wes Richardson – camera * Kyle Rullmann – dolly camera * United Saints – filming * Courtney Warner – sound engineering * Chuck Johnson – lighting * Jimmy Chang – technician, stage manager * Brandon Proff – artwork * CK Cates – photography director * David Shaw – photography * Eric Dale – photography

References

{{Authority control Between the Buried and Me albums 2008 video albums 2000s live video albums 2008 live albums Live performances of an entire album