''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 metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2000, the band consists of Tommy Giles Rogers Jr. (lead vocals, keyboards), Paul Waggoner (lead guitar, backing ...

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

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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
/ref> The DVD includes both sets. The audio CD contains only the band's performance of ''

''. 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 ''

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'') # "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. Tommy Giles Rogers (born December 30, 1980 in Morganton, North Carolina) is an American musician, most notable for being the lead vocalist, keyboardist and lyricist of the American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me, which he co-fo ...

Music written by

Personnel

Between the Buried and Me *

–

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Paul Waggoner Paul Andrew Waggoner is the lead guitarist of American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. A fan of progressive music, he is heavily inspired by John Petrucci, Pat Metheny, Allan Holdsworth and Steve Vai, amongst others. He former ...

–

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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

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