Biography Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead (sometimes abbreviated to BYD) is a five-piece moshcore band that hails from Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
The band recorded and released their debut album titled 'You Had Me At Hello' in March of 2002, borrowed a van, then toured in support of it. Not only had Bury Your Dead begun making a name for themselves out East, but they began to take over the rest of the country. However, upon their arrival home after several successful tours, Bury Your Dead decided to go their separate ways - Mark (drums) moved back to Philadelphia and began touring with Between The Buried And Me, Rich (bass) went back to running his own screen-printing business, and Slim (guitar) began playing guitar in the band Blood Has Been Shed.
With their lineup in place and their goals set, Bury Your Dead was approached by Victory Records in July of 2002 after their unbelievably brutal set at Hellfest and they signed a deal with the label the following winter. Bury Your Dead spent the next several months touring and when summer started to approach, they holed up in Massachusetts and did nothing but eat, sleep, and breathe the new Bury Your Dead songs, which would soon be their Victory Records debut titled 'Cover Your Tracks' "The whole writing process this time around was a lot different than the last", said Slim. "We had so many ideas floating around in our heads, so we decided to shut out the outside world and do nothing but get these ideas put together into songs. Literally, for two weeks, we did nothing else but write 'Cover Your Tracks'". They finally entered the studio in June of 2004, choosing to record at Q-Division studios in Somerville, MA with producer Matthew Ellard, who has gained notoriety since recording artists like Converge and Between The Buried And Me. "Recording with Matthew was great, he added so much to the record", notes Slim. "It was also nice that Matthew already knew Mark from his days in Between The Buried And Me, so it was a really comfortable feeling in the studio right off the bat."
In January 2007, vocalist Mat Bruso left the band, wanting to focus on "more important things like going back to school to become a teacher." . Soon after in March 2007, Michael Crafter, former vocalist for I Killed the Prom Queen and Carpathian, briefly took over vocal duties for part of the "Don't Call It A Comeback Tour", only to leave during the tour to return to Australia due to homesickness. And now, due to Crafter leaving while on tour, Bury Your Dead have quickly appointed Myke Terry of Cassius to perform vocals.
The band recently finished their headlining "Yankees & Brits, Frenchies & Grits" tour with Bring Me the Horizon, Ion Dissonance, and Nights Like These. The band states that after the tour they are entering the studio.
metalcore musical groups
Bury Your Dead
Prehistory - You Had Me At Hello
Formed in 2001, Bury Your Dead started off as a side project of a band called Hamartia (whose "To Play The Part Of" was released by Goodlife Records), which featured Slim B. (guitar) and Mark Castillo (Drums). With the metalcore sound of Hamartia growing tiresome to both Slim and Mark, they started writing more moshy and less technical songs in their free time. They recruited Rich Casey (formerly of Groundzero) to play bass and Joe Krewko as vocalist and began playing shows in the Massachusetts and Connecticut areas under the name Bury Your Dead. News of their unbridled energy and destructive live show spread immediately around the East Coast hardcore scenes and the band was courted by Alveran/Eulogy Records.The band recorded and released their debut album titled 'You Had Me At Hello' in March of 2002, borrowed a van, then toured in support of it. Not only had Bury Your Dead begun making a name for themselves out East, but they began to take over the rest of the country. However, upon their arrival home after several successful tours, Bury Your Dead decided to go their separate ways - Mark (drums) moved back to Philadelphia and began touring with Between The Buried And Me, Rich (bass) went back to running his own screen-printing business, and Slim (guitar) began playing guitar in the band Blood Has Been Shed.
Cover Your Tracks
After several months had past, Rich called Slim out of the blue and expressed his interest in getting Bury Your Dead back together. They rounded up their old lineup and a few others to fill in and played some shows back, heading down to Florida to play the annual Gainesville Fest. They ran into their old drummer, Mark, who was touring with Between The Buried And Me, and they discussed their desire to make Bury Your Dead a serious band again. Mark agreed, and the band did a few short touring stints as well as appearances on influential hardcore festivals such as Hellfest, and Metalfest. Their lineup was as tight as ever - to the old schoolers Slim, Rich, and Mark they added Mat Bruso on vocals and a second guitarist, Eric Ellis (formerly of Floridian band Reflux). Bury Your Dead was back and stronger than ever.With their lineup in place and their goals set, Bury Your Dead was approached by Victory Records in July of 2002 after their unbelievably brutal set at Hellfest and they signed a deal with the label the following winter. Bury Your Dead spent the next several months touring and when summer started to approach, they holed up in Massachusetts and did nothing but eat, sleep, and breathe the new Bury Your Dead songs, which would soon be their Victory Records debut titled 'Cover Your Tracks' "The whole writing process this time around was a lot different than the last", said Slim. "We had so many ideas floating around in our heads, so we decided to shut out the outside world and do nothing but get these ideas put together into songs. Literally, for two weeks, we did nothing else but write 'Cover Your Tracks'". They finally entered the studio in June of 2004, choosing to record at Q-Division studios in Somerville, MA with producer Matthew Ellard, who has gained notoriety since recording artists like Converge and Between The Buried And Me. "Recording with Matthew was great, he added so much to the record", notes Slim. "It was also nice that Matthew already knew Mark from his days in Between The Buried And Me, so it was a really comfortable feeling in the studio right off the bat."
Beauty & The Breakdown -
Aaron Patrick (aka Bubble) next replaced Casey on bass. Produced by Jason Suecof (Trivium, God Forbid), Bury Your Dead's most focused effort to date -- entitled Beauty and the Breakdown (all song titles this time were fairy tale allusions) -- appeared in July 2006. Around the same time, the quintet could be found on artist Derek Hess' nationwide Strhess Tour, alongside acts like Shadows Fall, Poison the Well, and Throwdown.In January 2007, vocalist Mat Bruso left the band, wanting to focus on "more important things like going back to school to become a teacher." . Soon after in March 2007, Michael Crafter, former vocalist for I Killed the Prom Queen and Carpathian, briefly took over vocal duties for part of the "Don't Call It A Comeback Tour", only to leave during the tour to return to Australia due to homesickness. And now, due to Crafter leaving while on tour, Bury Your Dead have quickly appointed Myke Terry of Cassius to perform vocals.
The band recently finished their headlining "Yankees & Brits, Frenchies & Grits" tour with Bring Me the Horizon, Ion Dissonance, and Nights Like These. The band states that after the tour they are entering the studio.
Band Members
- Brendan "Slim" MacDonald (guitar)
- Eric Ellis (guitar)
- Aaron "Bubble" Patrick (bass)
- Mark Castillo (drums)
- Myke Terry (vocals)
Past members
- Mat Bruso (vocals)
- Michael Crafter (vocals)
- Joe Krewko (vocals)
- Mike Nunez (vocals)
- Jay Crowe (guitar)
- Rich Casey (bass)
- Chris Sansone (drums) - Now drums for The Breathing Process
- Dan O'Connor (guitar) - Now vocals/guitar in Four Year Strong
- Jesse Viens (guitar) (appeared on first demo, never played live)
- Mark Hundley (vocals) (appeared alongside Joe Krewko on first demo, never played live)
Discography
Albums
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"|-|Date of Release|Title|Label|US Billboard Peak |US sales|-|February 25, 2003|You Had Me at Hello|Eulogy Recordings| -| -|-|October 19, 2004|Cover Your Tracks|Victory Records| -| -|-|July 11, 2006|Beauty and the Breakdown|Victory Records| 129||-|March 18, 2008|self-titled|Victory Records||-Other Releases
- "Bury Your Dead" (EP, 2002)
- "Alive" (DVD, 2005)
References
External links
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