The Great Misdirect is the sixth studio album from the North Carolina prog-metal outfit Between the Buried and Me. BTBAM is known for pushing the envelope when it comes to experimentation, and The Great Misdirect is no exception. The album starts off with “Mirrors” – a dreamy yet haunting guitar piece that sets the tone for the album. Next comes “Obfuscation” and “Disease, Injury, Madness” – probably the most “classic” BTBAM songs on the record. They follow the harsh to soft to harsh model that the band is known for. The second half of the album is where the band starts exploring some very uncharted terrain. “Fossil Genera” starts off with a Danny Elfman inspired piano riff that evolves into some sort of demonic sounding circus music. After the initial lunacy of the intro the song slows down some, and a beautiful acoustic section ends the track. The next track,” Desert of Song,” is perhaps the most unusual on the album. This may have something to do with the fact that it’s a straightforward country song complete with acoustic guitars and a pedal-steel guitar solo. BTBAM tested these waters before with a country breakdown on their previous album, Colors, and now with “Desert of Song” they’ve truly let their southern roots come through. The album closes with the epic, 18-minute “Swim to the Moon.” – a monster of a song whose brutality is met with equal parts technicality and precision.
While some of the band’s lingering faults still manage to seep through the cracks on the album, they’re less of an issue than ever. There are less forced, awkward transitions during sections and the album as a whole sounds cohesive – for BTBAM standards that is.
Check out the album closer "Swim to the Moon":
If you like what you hear, the whole album is streaming on the official Between the Buried and Me MySpace.
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