Alaska (album)

Alaska
Studio album by Between the Buried and Me
Released	September 6, 2005
Recorded	June 2005, Basement Studios
Genre	Progressive metal, metalcore, technical death metal
Length	53:55
Label	Victory
Producer	Matthew Ellard Jamie King
Between the Buried and Me chronology
The Silent Circus (2003) Alaska (2005) The Anatomy Of (2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Stylus	A−[2]
Lambgoat	[3]
SputnikMusic	[4]

Alaska is the third studio album by progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. It was released on September 6, 2005 through Victory Records and is the first album to feature Dustie Waring on guitar, Dan Briggs on bass, and Blake Richardson on drums.

While Alaska did not sell as well as its predecessor The Silent Circus upon release, it still achieved high critical reviews and it includes some of the band’s most notable songs, such as its title track and "Selkies: The Endless Obsession". Another version of Alaska was released featuring instrumental versions of most of the songs (excluding tracks 3, 6, and 7). A music video was released for the song "Alaska".

Track listing

All lyrics written by Tommy Rogers, all music composed by Between the Buried and Me.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"All Bodies"	6:12
2.	"Alaska"	3:57
3.	"Croakies and Boatshoes"	2:22
4.	"Selkies: The Endless Obsession"	7:23
5.	"Breathe In, Breathe Out"	0:55
6.	"Roboturner"	7:07
7.	"Backwards Marathon"	8:27
8.	"Medicine Wheel"	4:18
9.	"The Primer"	4:46
10.	"Autodidact"	5:30
11.	"Laser Speed"	2:53
Total length:		53:55

Personnel

Between the Buried and Me

• Tommy Giles Rogers – vocals, keyboards
• Paul Waggoner – guitars
• Dan Briggs – bass
• Dustie Waring – guitars
• Blake Richardson – drums, percussion

Production

• Produced by Matthew Ellard and Jamie King

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Between the Buried and Me Alaska". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
2. Lee, Cosmo (28 September 2005). "Between the Buried and Me Alaska". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
3. Cory (3 September 2005). "Between the Buried and Me - Alaska". Lambgoat. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
4. H., Andrew (5 September 2005). "Between The Buried And Me Alaska". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 23 December 2013.