Buried Inside
Chronoclast

THE REVIEW

I Buried Inside is a band strongly discouraged for the faint of heart. Formed in 1997 and originating from Ottawa, they are linked to the metal-core trend that has made artists like Isis, Mastodon, Converge, and Dillinger Escape Plan universally famous.
After releasing their debut album Suspect Simmetry in 2001, the five Canadians, in the past year, joined the Relapse roster (now a leading label in this extreme start of the new millennium) and, in the early days of 2005, they give us Chronoclast, an album that marks their return to the scene and their definitive artistic and musical growth.

The work, not an easy one, presents itself as a concept album structured in two well-defined parts, based on time and its multiple interpretations, and unfolds in ten magnificent tracks, for 40 devastating minutes, teetering between instrumental calm and explosions of pure violence.
After the initial introduction of "Introduction," one is immediately immersed in "Time As Ideology," where the guitar distortions and the screams of singer Andrew Tweedy immerse us in a dark and truly desperate atmosphere, an atmosphere that characterizes the entire album and shines more than ever in the over seven minutes of the harrowing "Time As Surrogate Religion," of devastating impact, perhaps the true masterpiece of an album that nonetheless remains of very high level throughout its duration.
Add the superb production of a heavyweight like Matt Bayles (already producer and sound engineer for Isis, Mastodon, and Soundgarden), wrap it all up and take it home without fear of being disappointed.

In short, I Buried Inside does not betray the expectations created after their debut, but rather, end up confirming them fully with a fascinating album like Chronoclast, whose epic passages manage to give the whole a depth difficult to find in today's musical landscape. For those who loved Panopticon or Mastodon, a must-have.