I play colors every year on Christmas day because it just has that energy the feel of uplifting sound that makes the holiday that much better

@markbreton8042

3 жыл бұрын

I have the exact same Christmas tradition. Thats crazy.

@royfarrand1268

3 жыл бұрын

I now will have this tradition.

@theax40

3 жыл бұрын

I always listen to Prequel on Halloween because it always sounded like Halloween to me.

@lazrbeam117

3 жыл бұрын

@@theax40 oooo you are right May I partake in this tradition as well lol

@skyrule0003

3 жыл бұрын

i used to workout to White Walls. gets me so pumped and focused.

I really mean this when I say this, but the members of BTBAM should start a podcast!

@ForTheRecordForEveryone

2 жыл бұрын

A thousand times yes!!

BTBAM has the best fan base ever

@kumquatmagoo

3 жыл бұрын

No u

@M3G4FR34K

2 жыл бұрын

@@kumquatmagoo no u

@bluebro827

2 жыл бұрын

@@M3G4FR34K no u

@gmanthatguy3937

2 жыл бұрын

No. U.

@Tomus1775

2 жыл бұрын

@@gmanthatguy3937 no u

I still can't get over how down to earth and just genuinely nice, and caring guys that Tommy and Paul are. Really great interview, Frank! They have been my favorite band for the past 14-15 years, and I cannot see that changing in my lifetime. Cannot wait to hear the new album, peace everyone!

@NG.4769

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, they seem like great people. Too bad they're crazy vegans xD

@jeffcampxc

3 жыл бұрын

@@NG.4769 Who gives a fuck what other people choose to put in their body for food?

Fans: We love you BTBAM: we love you

It angers me how these guys aren’t more famous. They are seriously some of the greatest musicians alive today. They make prog bands look not prog.

@Mangzorz

2 жыл бұрын

They make other prog bands look like radio rock, lol. They'll go down in history as one of the best prog metal bands of all time. I really believe that.

@patrickmalloy2798

2 жыл бұрын

Im angry that they dont have all the grammys. They got robbed.

@buckfuttler2877

2 жыл бұрын

im glad that we are all in on the secret. the masses can keep their fucking Kanye and Migos and Gretta Van Fleet trash.

@neilkenneth859

2 жыл бұрын

After Colors II has been released, it's gonna be an uphill battle for Dream Theater, Spiritbox, and Sleep Token this year.

@StevesSwift

2 жыл бұрын

@@neilkenneth859 Idk man. I think BTBAM is the best out of the 3 personally. Love DT, but BTBAM just doesn’t have a very big fanbase for whatever reason.

Colors had Prequel to The Sequel...this means we are gettin our Sequel!

@voidofhope6259

3 жыл бұрын

@@AtiTheHedgehog yeah it was just a funny i had lol you just broke my brain for a moment

@killerkoala60

3 жыл бұрын

This comment made me curious if the track list had any references to the original album. I didn't notice this on first glance, but the track "The Future is Behind Us" seems to be in line with "Prequel to the Sequel". Or maybe not, tough to say.

@TheLegendofGumby

3 жыл бұрын

@@AtiTheHedgehog you got a source that explains this?

This band is so underrated. It's not easy music to digest, but goodness is it worth the effort! Best live band of all time.

these fellas age like fine wine! Physically and Musically.

These guys 100% know how good this album is, and they are 100% right. It is their best album to date… 100%.

@buckfuttler2877

2 жыл бұрын

bold statement! no way i could decide that yet. Parallax 2 and the Great Misdirect will be hard to beat in my eyes! but its fucking GREAT!

@notsure1969

2 жыл бұрын

I 100% agreee with you...100%

I'm somebody that absolutely has to listen to The Parallax I & II and Automata I & II back to back collectively as one piece. So I just want to say a big sarcastic "jee, thanks guys" to BTBAM for adding another 78 minutes on to an already 64 minute record in Colors 🤣🤣🤣🤣 So excited to hear the new record. The Kings are back and I am here for it.

On what Frank said about the emotion in their music... I wish I could break through to people, like their song Ad A Dglgmut suggests, and help them see - and feel - the incredible emotional experience that they're missing from Between The Buried And Me. It requires patience, an inquisitive and open mind, some free time (probably the hardest for us to come by these days), and.. a sincere want to listen. Maybe even a need to listen. I hope if even just one person I show a snippet of Mordecai or Selkies or Lunar Wilderness or, now, The Future is Behind Us, is able to see the beauty in the whole thing, and they'll come back for more, for the emotions it made them feel. The music is some of the most powerful, and not just because it's heavy metal.

@marcotejada1498

2 жыл бұрын

Frank? Paul is the guitarist and Tommy is the vocalist.

@jtimperio

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcotejada1498 The interviewer...

Paul talking about age and time around 24:53 is so scary and true. I interviewed Tommy during the tour with Mastodon around the release of the Colors Live album. I remember asking him about his perspective on the band, his music and the future as he turns 30 (seeing as we are about the same age and at the time 30 felt "old"). Paul said exactly what I've been thinking too as someone about to turn 40... Anyway, I just hope these guys can keep the energy up for another 20 years or so. Hardest working band in metal right here

@buckfuttler2877

2 жыл бұрын

i feel bad for Blake every year he gets older lol. some of the most physically challenging drum parts there are!

My favorite moments have always been my first listen to a new BTBAM record front to back. Usually results in uncontrollable laughing in response to the musical twist and turns these guys take me on. I find when I am laughing at music, it is the ultimate compliment on the creative and sheer musicianship these guys share with us mere mortals

I've been listening to those guys before I had kids, met my wife and adopted a dog. They've shaped us much more than we've shaped them.

Colors was such a game changer! I'm so excited to hear some fresh music from these geniuses

Thanks for connecting me back to your guys music with this album. Colors 1 was a huge part of my life and came out right before I graduated high school. I'm 31 now and life has been a real roller coaster since then. This album brings me energy in a strange way that I can not explain. I wouldn't call myself a diehard because I haven't kept up with the other albums between. I love the musical themes connecting the albums , I've never heard that done before. Ok that's all and thanks for playing the show with HORSE the band and Animosity in Cleveland , you introduced me to the greatness that is HORSE.

One call-back I noticed was in Revolution in Limbo to Ants of the Sky. Some background diner noise! Just a bit more subtle in Revolution in Limbo.

@sisterblazemusic

3 жыл бұрын

They also have that little progression from Ants of the Sky just before the first verse starts in Fix the Error

@thewillamagger8774

3 жыл бұрын

Also a call back to their dinner scene in Shevanel Cut a Flip

@sicdedworm09

3 жыл бұрын

The first verse is also a callback to the first verse of sun of nothing I believe!

@notsure1969

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I liked that too.

Paul has aged like fine wine :3

@CartoonKidOLLY

Жыл бұрын

Right?!?

When Paul cut his hair I think he gave it to Tommy.

So stoked they’re going to play More of Myself to Kill.

@ElectroNinjaHD

3 жыл бұрын

Memories…….keeping…. all these tears inside!!!!!

@CreativityCurve

3 жыл бұрын

They played that on the 2019 tour where the setlist had songs from every album. Amazing show!

@Niteworx

2 жыл бұрын

Dude FUCKING SAME! I'm so stoked to see them in Phx

@fromulus

2 жыл бұрын

Saw it last night, they were fucking phenomenal.

I still want another cover album

Need more interviews from these guys!!! I love when they talk about their old albums and the old days in general!

finally they admit what they have done is amazing, i keep telling them each time i see them

The Album colors 2 was a Masterpiece, mad respect to them!!! You can tell they put all they got into it! Love yall guys!

They’re my favourite of all time. Such great people too. Lucky you to have known them for so long 🙌🏼

@fco_rmz

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, i follow you on Instagram!

@Nrthrn

2 жыл бұрын

@@fco_rmz Hey man! Glad to know that!

I love BTBAM. They and their music have been such a positive influence for my life. Not sure if I could have made it to this point without them. Also, the fans are the best!

Congrats to BTBAM on the new album, and congrats to Metal Injection for being around to cover it! Can't wait to see BTBAM for the 16th(?) time in Detroit next month.

This is the only metal band I listen to every. Single. Day. They are mind blowingly good, absolutely one of the greatest bands of all time.

Hopefully they play ALL BODIES on the evening with tour

@notsure1969

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! Keeper of the stars I hope to never find We are just mortal souls Left to die

Missed your chance to name a song The Sequel but yea im still pumped XD

@shaylah7389

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously! Haha

All the guys in btbam seem so genuine and nice and really amazing guys. I will be meeting them at vip and it's going to be the highlight of my life as a musician.

Colors was easily my fav album they ever made. I liked the ones before it a ton too but colors was some next level shit lol excited to see what they do with this one

I really really enjoyed the streamed shows! It still had so many of the elements of a great show and I looked forward to each one.

Super amazing album. I pretty much use btbam as a gauge for time and how old I am. Favourite band for over half of my life. I can expect some salt and pepper hair soon. I’ll be early 50s hitting up a show by these late 50 year olds ; I also seem to loose merch over and over which is great for the band haha I love you guys. Wuuuuu. Come to Peterborough Ontario.

Great interview. So stoked to see them live next month!

Thanks for this interview. My favorite band of all time. Very interesting insights as to their thoughts going into the album. Can’t wait to hear it (I listened to the first 2 singles once and forcing myself to wait for the full album, but so damn hard).

I met these guys back in 2006 and they had no problem with taking pics and talking. These guys cant be topped musically and have made me a better musician who pushes myself more and more. Ive seen them 11 times and I love everything they do. let see an alaska 2!!!

So happy you are still releasing music and can't wait to see you on the road.

Really enjoyed this interview. Thanks!

I'm hyped, so glad I got to see yous live in the UK in 2019 was a magical moment. Can't wait to see you guys again

I adore these guys so much. So so much.

Needed interview 🙏 even more excited to hear the album

Great interview, I love this band and they seem to be genuinely good people.

I'm more than ready for ReAlaska. But seriously - I've said it before and I'll say it again - these guys are some of the hardest working guys in metal and music in general. I've been a fan since the self titled album and I've never seen more prominent musical evolution than I have with BtBaM. Their discography is so varied and unique. They are a super cool and down to Earth band that you could easily have drinks with after the show and they'd just seem like regular dudes. Bless this band, bless the fans, and I hope they keep making music for as long as they possibly can.

Absolute legends and such down-to-earth dudes. Thanks for this Frank

Yeah. We do seriously love you guys.

much appreciation from South Africa!

*CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS ALBUM* !!!! (And yeah, listening to the first 2 "singles" one after the other, they just flow, and sometimes I listen to them on loop and it just keeps going hehe, so listening to the entire album all together will be awesome!)

I'm so fucking excited for this show and the new album. TGM is my favorite album, and the only thing that could possibly make the show even better is any song off of P1. Great interview, we getting old fellas

@palbo4

3 жыл бұрын

Same! I've gone to a ton of concerts in my life but don't remember ever being this excited for a show. And I agree, I'd pee myself if they'd played anything from that, especially Augment of Rebirth

@Quake18

3 жыл бұрын

introduced to BTBAM through the Great Misdirect tour... will always be number one for me, regardless of how fuckin unbelievable colors was back then and still is now.

@StevesSwift

2 жыл бұрын

The Great Misdirect might be my favorite album of theirs as well. It’s just perfect.

@buckfuttler2877

2 жыл бұрын

we got Swim to the Moon and White Walls back to back to end it! WERE NOT WORTHY!!!!

I can't wait for this upcoming concert. Seen them a couple times live already, but man, this will be a great show.

@buckfuttler2877

2 жыл бұрын

seen em yet? i saw them Saturday in Seattle. My soul needed that! UNREAL good. stood about 10 feet in front of Paul all nite, and lost about 10 lbs in sweat, and my neck still hurts!

I can't put into words how excited I am for the tour and Colors 2! I'll be there tonight in Atlanta! If Tommy and the guys see this, please play Naked By the Computer!

I remember seeing them 2 years ago. I witnessed songs like MOMTK and white walls... it was an incredible experience and one of the best concerts of my life.

@theshevanel

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen them play songs such as All Bodies, Backwards Marathon, Ad A Dglgmut, Aspirations, Shevanel Cut a Flip, Alaska, Selkies, and a special version of Mordecai that was preceded by the Aesthetic intro into the Alaska intro into Mordecai. But the one song I've never been able to see them play is More of Myself to Kill, because the *ONE* time they played it in Nashville in 09/10, I had to miss that show because i had a hockey game that night. It was one of only two times since the Colors Live Dvd Shoot in '08 that I've ever missed them in my city. So for that I am eternally jealous of you for getting to see them play one of my favorite songs of all time (MOMTK).

can't wait to hear Bobby's input on this album!

I simply love these guys... i don't know what to say anymore. BTFAM

Colors 2 is a masterpiece. Maybe their best album.

Hope we get another 20 years of BTBAM. I think Colors 2 is their best made album to date, and I understand the controversy on that claim based on their gem after gem of album releases. It really feels like they put together all their skills from each album. The riffs, transitions, over all flow of the album, and production where top notch. Everything makes sense and nothing feels forced or over the top.

Paul, I went bankrupt five times buying vinyl bundles last year YOU OWE ME

I’m glad I found these guys their music has changed my life and I just can’t stop listening to them. It’s like when I was binge listening Metallica when I was 15-16 amd now at 18 I’m into BTBAM. Love this band can’t wait for CII

@saughs

3 жыл бұрын

Man...the original Colors came out when I was 18. Pretty crazy.

@rypro525

3 жыл бұрын

@@saughs I discovered them when I saw the Alaska video on MTV 2 Headbangers Ball in 2005 and haven’t looked back

@NG.4769

3 жыл бұрын

ah man, i was 19 when Colors released. such a good record and was a massively defining piece of historic media (in my opinion) that shaped my taste in music ever since

@rypro525

3 жыл бұрын

@@NG.4769 hearing Lamb of God's Laid To Rest on the radio (for a hard rock station doing "the cage match" pitting 2 songs against each other, got me into the heavier stuff. Then getting a sirius sub and blasting liquid metal.

@notsure1969

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found them too. Congrats!

I love this band so much. Cannot wait to see the upcoming tour as my first postpandemic show🤘👿

This band will go down as one of if not THE greatest of all time in prog metal. Next level band, they will be more and more appreciated as time goes on. And people catch up to their brilliance.

I didn't know David Cross was a metal head. Now I love him even more!

In around late april I started to get really into BTBAM. Colours is my favourite album but theres no UK CD release so I'm just glad colours II is getting one

Fucking love these dudes. BTBAM is excellent

I’ll just keep waiting

These are the 2 greatest humans that exist rn

Really funny that both Voice Of Trespass and Fix The Error were "Blake things". :D

@terran236

2 жыл бұрын

hes got that jazzy, gospel, swing thing down. im starting to think blakes thing is 40s music lol

After 31:48 I had to listen again the clean part of "More of myself to kill" to listen to the double picking instead of delay pedal. LOL

long time fans hear you

North Carolina still loves you!

Sick shirt!!

Yes

Best damn band in the world. Excited for the new record. Time really does fly. I'd say I can't wait for the new album, but I'm going to blink and it'll be here essentially.

I wasn't sure about a colors 2 when fix the error hit it didn't give me the colors vibe although a decent single. Revolution in limbo definitely gives me the colors feel and it got me hyped for what's to come in the album

@theax40

3 жыл бұрын

But they literally play the opening riff of Ants of the Sky

@moriyokiri3229

3 жыл бұрын

@@theax40 listen again, they are metaphorically playing that riff, not literally

@theax40

3 жыл бұрын

@@moriyokiri3229 Literally might have been too strong a word but metaphorically isn't right either. They play that part numerous times in Fix the Error.

The middle section of Never Seen / Future shock is the goddamn heaviest shit on the planet.

Sick fucking album

🔥🔥🔥

AOTY 🔥

Just listened to Colours 1 and 2 yesterday and today I've listened to The Great Misdirect ,Hyper sleep Dialogues,Future Sequence and Coma Ecliptic today and tomorrow I'll go listen to Alaska and Automata part 1 and 2 yo!And than on Monday I'll listen to the self titled and Silent Circus yo this band always keeps me smiling yo yeehaw! 🖤🌹🤟😎🤟🎮🤖👽🎄🎤🎼🥁🎹🎧📢🎸🎶🍺ps.These guys are the best band in the universe yo yeehaw! Than later will be The Anatomy Of album and the remix remaster of those albums yo yeehaw yo!

Sending positive vibes to whoever reading this! (from a new lyric youtuber haha)

I was supposed to see them on the great misdirect tour last summer but the pandemic postponed it. Anyone know what's happening with that tour??

@buckfuttler2877

2 жыл бұрын

its currently happening and i saw them on Saturday. it was unreal good. soul cleansing!

17:47 Between The Buried And Me = Between Us And The Fans

Love the viyyyyyyyybe

See them next Friday in DC 😆😆😆

@Nachtopus

3 жыл бұрын

A week or two ago in the middle of the night I listened to The Great Misdirect in full, since I knew they’d be playing it on the tour, and before the record was even over I found myself impulse-buying a ticket to their Nashville show. All I’d heard prior was Colors and then I got back into em after hearing the new singles, so I’m having fun familiarizing myself more before I go see them.

@bhbuzzco7719

3 жыл бұрын

I have seen them many many many times over the years and they are by far one of my favorite bands to see live! Like consistently amazing every single time and seeing the great misdirect direct in full has me even more pumped!! Swim to the moon omg i cant wait!!! I am almost 42 and this shit has me excited like Christmas used to 😂😂 enjoy my friend u will come out of it a solid btbam fan for life I promise 😉

@bhbuzzco7719

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nachtopus see above comment forgot to hit reply to yours 🤣

Colors came out in 2007. Colors II comes out in 2021. 7x3=21. 21+7+3=31. Colors III will come out in 2031. Night Owl Illuminati confirmed.

@chubi167

3 жыл бұрын

Word

@sicdedworm09

2 жыл бұрын

As they get older and possibly make “less heavy” music I’d be so down for a colors 3 that defines them as full prog rock band or where ever they decide to go!

Let’s just hope we don’t see the rainbow before Colors 2 comes out!

From the plip and the shevanel

I keep forgetting dusty is actually Bobby

I never forward it to the whole fuc- whole office. ever. Can't do that.

How is Jonathan nyce gonna cover this? 🤔

Woah what happened to Paul? He looks completely different than last time I saw him.

@DREADDWELLER

3 жыл бұрын

he just cut his hair lol

I’m disappointed that Paul didn’t give any examples. Your fan base is musically inclined. I want to know more about the writing process and the specifics.

@7riXter

3 жыл бұрын

Nah… he wants us to figure it out by ourselves - musically inclined as we are 😜

Btbam has shaped me in a very violating uncomfortable way... my favorite band. They shoukd all dye their beads brown because they are still so young.

2 words i took away from this interview: "kind of"

basically colors II is them tripping on shrooms together again since not having for so long

Paul may be a UNC fan, which is disappointing but I can see past it because he has the best hair in the business.

@buckfuttler2877

2 жыл бұрын

*had lol

They need to officially rename the band "the touch of grey"....

We wouldn’t have Colors 2 if we had pretended Coma Ecliptic was good

@fractallusion7121

2 жыл бұрын

Coma Ecliptic is good though...I'll admit when it first released I was a little disappointed, but it has grown on me so much over the years. Honestly at this point I think I prefer it over Automata.

@buckfuttler2877

2 жыл бұрын

everything they put out is amazing. i learned to not try to compare or expect anything from them, and just take each one for what it is. and i enjoy ALL of them.

@TheOldSchoolCrisis

2 жыл бұрын

I really liked Coma Ecliptic, Automata kind of bounced off me though. That said they haven't put out anything I would consider bad, the Parallax EP and LP are my personal favorites and I have a ton of good memories tied to that music, but I still go back to CE and give it a spin from time to time.

RIP Joey Jordison ...!!!

So basically it's nothing to do with Colors besides them feeling like they need another landmark album regardless of the actual style and content

@sicdedworm09

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you’ve listened to it because it’s literally colors 2. So many callbacks while pushing forward more than previous releases. Paul is definitely trying not to spoil the surprises here

@TheOldSchoolCrisis

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't that they felt like they "need another landmark album" it is that they felt like they were in another point in their career where this album was either going to hit and hit hard, or they might not have the energy to continue. There is a lot with this album that ties it back to Colors. There are lyrics, motifs, riffs, pacing, etc. that all tie back to the old album while still being entirely its own thing. This album is a clear path forward standing on the building blocks of the original album. If you haven't listened to it yet and you are a fan of Colors, go back and listen to the first album, then give it a spin. You will be pleasantly surprised at how much they tie together.