Bury Your Dead
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Bury Your Dead is an American metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

 band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, formed in 2001. To date they have had eight releases; one EP: Bury Your Dead, one live DVD: Alive, and six studio albums: You Had Me at Hello
You Had Me At Hello (album)
You Had Me at Hello is the debut full-length album released by the hardcore band Bury Your Dead in 2002. The title comes from a line of romantic dialogue in the movie Jerry Maguire....

, Cover Your Tracks
Cover Your Tracks
Cover Your Tracks is the second full-length album from the hardcore band Bury Your Dead. It was released in 2004 on Victory Records and features re-recordings of two songs from Bury Your Dead's first full-length You Had Me at Hello. All songs are named after Tom Cruise movies.-Track listing:*Music...

, Beauty and the Breakdown
Beauty and the Breakdown
-Personnel:*Mat Bruso - vocals*Brendan "Slim" MacDonald - guitar*Eric Ellis - guitar*Mark Castillo - drums*Jason Suecof - Producer, Engineer, Mixing...

, Bury Your Dead
Bury Your Dead (album)
-Band members:*Myke Terry - vocals*Brendan "Slim" MacDonald - guitar*Eric Ellis - guitar*Aaron "Bubble" Patrick - bass guitar*Mark Castillo - drums-Personnel:*Music and Lyrics – Bury Your Dead*Recorded at – Audiohammer Studios...

, It's Nothing Personal
It's Nothing Personal
-Personnel:*Myke Terry - vocals*Brendan "Slim" MacDonald - guitar*Chris Towning - guitar*Aaron "Bubble" Patrick - bass guitar*Mark Castillo - drums...

and Mosh N' Roll.

Formation, Eulogy Recordings, and You Had Me at Hello (2001–2002)

In 2001, Bury Your Dead began as a side project of the band Hamartia featuring Brendan "Slim" MacDonald (guitar) and Mark Castillo (Drums). With the metalcore sound of Hamartia growing tiresome to both Slim and Mark, they started writing less technical songs in their free time. They recruited Steve Kent to play bass, second guitarist Jesse Viens, and Joe Krewko as vocalist and began playing shows in Massachusetts and Connecticut 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
You Had Me At Hello (album)
You Had Me at Hello is the debut full-length album released by the hardcore band Bury Your Dead in 2002. The title comes from a line of romantic dialogue in the movie Jerry Maguire....

in March 2002, borrowed a van, then toured in support of it. 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
Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. They have released a total of five studio albums, as well as a cover album, an EP and a live DVD/CD...

, Rich (bass) went back to running his own screen-printing business, and Slim (guitar) began playing guitar in the band Blood Has Been Shed
Blood Has Been Shed
Blood Has Been Shed is a mathcore group from Connecticut. They formed in 1997. They are known for having two members of Killswitch Engage in the band, though both bands have very different styles. Although Jones and Foley are currently performing with Killswitch Engage, they do not intend to end...

.

Cover Your Tracks and signing with Victory Records (2002–2005)

After several months had passed, Rich Casey contacted Slim and expressed his interest in reforming Bury Your Dead. They rounded up some of their old lineup, with a few others to fill in, and played some shows before heading down to Florida to play the annual Gainesville Fest. After acquiring vocalist Mat Bruso, they ran into their old drummer, Mark, who was touring with Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. They have released a total of five studio albums, as well as a cover album, an EP and a live DVD/CD...

, and they discussed their desire to make Bury Your Dead a serious band again. Mark agreed, and the band did a few short tours as well as appearances at hardcore festivals including Hellfest and The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival
New England Metal and Hardcore Festival
The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival is an annual festival held in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is a weekend-long concert of heavy metal and hardcore bands along with a merchandising and promotional area for record labels and other vendors...

.

With their lineup in place Bury Your Dead was approached by Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....

 in July 2003 and they signed a deal with the label the following winter. Bury Your Dead spent the next several months touring and when summer approached they holed up in Massachusetts and did nothing but eat, sleep, and breathe the new Bury Your Dead songs, which would comprise their Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....

 debut titled Cover Your Tracks
Cover Your Tracks
Cover Your Tracks is the second full-length album from the hardcore band Bury Your Dead. It was released in 2004 on Victory Records and features re-recordings of two songs from Bury Your Dead's first full-length You Had Me at Hello. All songs are named after Tom Cruise movies.-Track listing:*Music...

. "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
Cover Your Tracks
Cover Your Tracks is the second full-length album from the hardcore band Bury Your Dead. It was released in 2004 on Victory Records and features re-recordings of two songs from Bury Your Dead's first full-length You Had Me at Hello. All songs are named after Tom Cruise movies.-Track listing:*Music...

. They finally entered the studio in June of 2004, choosing to record at Q-Division studios in Somerville, MA with producer Matthew Ellard. "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
Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. They have released a total of five studio albums, as well as a cover album, an EP and a live DVD/CD...

, so it was a really comfortable feeling in the studio right off the bat."

On July 24, 2005, rapper/actor Will Smith
Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...

 and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith is an American actress, producer, director, author, singer-songwriter, and businesswoman. She began her career in 1990, when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom True Colors. She starred in A Different World, produced by Bill Cosby, and she featured...

 made a surprise guest appearance on stage and rapped/jammed with Bury Your Dead during the last song of the band's set at Ozzfest 2005 at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia. Pinkett Smith's band Wicked Wisdom
Wicked Wisdom
Wicked Wisdom is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California formed by Jada Koren in 2002.-History:Under the stage name Jada Koren, Jada Pinkett Smith formed the band in 2002. The band consists of Pinkett Smith performing lead vocals, Pocket Honore , Cameron "Wirm" Graves , and Rio...

 toured with Bury Your Dead at Ozzfest that year.

Beauty and the Breakdown (2006–2007)

Aaron "Bubble" Patrick replaced Casey on bass. Produced by Jason Suecof (Trivium
Trivium (band)
Trivium is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 1999. Signed to Roadrunner Records, the band has released five studio albums, eleven singles, and twelve music videos...

, God Forbid
God Forbid
God Forbid is an American heavy metal band formed in 1996 in East Brunswick, New Jersey.-Biography:Building up a following in the late 1990s by touring with bands such as GWAR, Nile, Cradle of Filth and Candiria, God Forbid's first full album Reject the Sickness was released by 9 Volt Records in 1999...

), Beauty and the Breakdown
Beauty and the Breakdown
-Personnel:*Mat Bruso - vocals*Brendan "Slim" MacDonald - guitar*Eric Ellis - guitar*Mark Castillo - drums*Jason Suecof - Producer, Engineer, Mixing...

appeared in July 2006. Around this time the quintet could be found on artist Derek Hess' nationwide Strhess Tour, alongside acts like Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall
Shadows Fall is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. They are one of the few contemporary metal bands who take their lyrical influence from Eastern philosophy and some references to the Rastafari culture...

, Poison the Well
Poison the Well (band)
Poison the Well was an experimental hardcore band from Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida who were last signed to Ferret Music. Guitarist Ryan Primack and drummer Chris Hornbrook were the only remaining members of the band who were involved since their inception, although vocalist Jeffrey Moreira was...

, and Throwdown.

In January 2007, after a tour with Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer...

 and Hatebreed
Hatebreed
- History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...

, vocalist Mat Bruso left the band to focus on "more important things like going back to school to become a teacher."

Soon after in March 2007, Michael Crafter
Michael Crafter
Michael Crafter is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist of Confession, and is also a former vocalist for Bands - I Killed the Prom Queen, Carpathian and Bury Your Dead. He also played Bass for Shotpointblank.-Biography:Crafter is a member in the...

, former vocalist for I Killed the Prom Queen
I Killed the Prom Queen
I Killed the Prom Queen is an Australian metalcore band which formed in 2000 with mainstays JJ Peters on drums and Jona Weinhofen on guitar. The band featured prominently on the Australian live music scene and toured the USA, Japan and parts of Europe several times...

 and Carpathian
Carpathian (band)
Carpathian was a hardcore punk band based in Australia. The band was formed in 2003, in Melbourne, Australia, and their final line-up comprised lead vocalist Martin Kirby, guitarists Josh Manitta and Lloyd Carroll, bass guitarist Ed Redclift and drummer David Bichard...

, 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
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 due to homesickness
Homesickness
Homesickness is the distress or impairment caused by an actual or anticipated separation from the specific home environment or attachment objects....

.

Following the departure of Crafter, Bury Your Dead quickly appointed Myke Terry, previously of the hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 band Cassius, to perform vocals.

Bury Your Dead (2008-2009)

It was announced that Myke had become the permanent vocalist of Bury Your Dead.

The band has entered on tour with Nonpoint
Nonpoint
Nonpoint is an American nu metal band formed in 1997. The band consists of Elias Soriano and Rob Rivera . Currently they are signed to Razor & Tie and working on new a record which is expected to be released in Spring 2012....

, Machine Head
Machine Head (band)
Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. Formed on October 12, 1991, the group was founded by Robb Flynn and Adam Duce. There have been 4 member changes since their inception. The current lineup of the band comprises Flynn , Duce , ex-Vio-Lence guitarist Phil Demmel ,...

, and Hellyeah
Hellyeah
Hellyeah is an American heavy metal supergroup, consisting of Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett, Nothingface guitarist Tom Maxwell, Damageplan bassist Bob Zilla, and former Pantera and Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul. The idea to form a supergroup originated in 2001 on the...

 on the "More Balls, More Volume, More Strength Tour".

On February 16, 2008, while on tour with Hellyeah
Hellyeah
Hellyeah is an American heavy metal supergroup, consisting of Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett, Nothingface guitarist Tom Maxwell, Damageplan bassist Bob Zilla, and former Pantera and Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul. The idea to form a supergroup originated in 2001 on the...

, Bury Your Dead guitarist Eric Ellis was attacked and beaten by 6 gang members following a show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ellis received 19 stitches on his head and Bury Your Dead's tour was postponed. The scuffle reportedly occurred after the attackers held up Ellis at gunpoint and stole what was described in the police report as "a bag of jewelry."

On March 18, Bury Your Dead released their self titled album. It is the first album to feature Myke Terry on vocals. The album features Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge is an American rock band that was formed in 2004 in Orlando, Florida by lead guitarist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips, who are all also members of Creed. Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Myles Kennedy, formerly of The Mayfield Four and the frontman...

 guitarist Mark Tremonti
Mark Tremonti
Mark Thomas Tremonti is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the American rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge. He is a founding member of both bands...

, who contributed a guest solo to the track "Year One".

Eric Ellis later left the band due to "medical reasons and personality differences." Chris Towning, who has been filling in for several months, was announced as his replacement.

Van accident

On September 24, 2008, Bury Your Dead was involved in a van accident in Ottawa, Canada. Bassist Aaron Patrick was driving the vehicle, which rolled several times before ending up in a ditch. Guitarist Brendan "Slim" MacDonald had reportedly undergone surgery to repair lacerations to his leg while Patrick suffered a broken arm and singer Myke Terry broke his hand. Police subsequently charged Patrick with "failing to drive in a marked lane."

It's Nothing Personal, departure of Myke Terry, Mark Castillo, and signing with Mediaskare Records (2009–2010)

Prior to the May 26 release of Bury Your Dead's fifth studio album, titled It's Nothing Personal
It's Nothing Personal
-Personnel:*Myke Terry - vocals*Brendan "Slim" MacDonald - guitar*Chris Towning - guitar*Aaron "Bubble" Patrick - bass guitar*Mark Castillo - drums...

, on April 28 they released their new single, "Hurting Not Helping," which became available over iTunes. Weeks later they released another single, "Broken Body." The album has been described by some as having a more melodic feel than the band's previous efforts and was recorded/engineered by Shane Frisby and Peter Rutcho who have worked with acts such as Widow Sunday
Widow Sunday
Widow Sunday is a industrial metal band formed in Framingham, Massachusetts in 2007. Widow Sunday was the nickname of Madame Dimanche, a 19th century Parisian woman who grew an 8-inch bone horn from the center of her forehead in her late 70's. A wax cast of the abnormality can be found in the...

, Hell Within
Hell Within
Hell Within is a metalcore band founded in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1998. After recording two albums as Twytch, the band changed their name to Hell Within and released Asylum of the Human Predator through Lifeforce Records in 2005. After extensive touring across the United States and lineup...

, and Corpus Christi (band)
Corpus Christi (band)
Corpus Christi is an American Christian metal band originating from Cincinnati, Ohio. The term "Corpus Christi" is Latin for "body of Christ," which fits the band's Christian lyrics. They are currently signed to a five record contract on Victory Records and are on tour to promote their second...

.

In support of the new album, Bury Your Dead embarked on a few nationwide tours, including Disturbed's
Disturbed
Disturbed is an American metal band from Chicago, Illinois. The band formed in 1996 when musicians Dan Donegan, Steve "Fuzz" Kmak, and Mike Wengren hired David Draiman as their singer. Since the band's formation, they have sold over 13 million albums worldwide, making them one of the largest...

 Music As A Weapon IV tour (along with bands like Killswitch Engage and Suicide Silence
Suicide Silence
Suicide Silence is an American extreme metal band from Riverside, California. The group consists of vocalist Mitch Lucker, guitarists Chris Garza and Mark Heylmun, drummer Alex Lopez and bassist Dan Kenny. Formed in 2002, the band has released three full-length studio albums, one EP and seven music...

) and The Deathless Tour with Throwdown, For Today, Abacabb, and The World We Knew. A few months prior to The Deathless Tour, bass player Aaron "Bubble" Patrick left Bury Your Dead. He was replaced with Chris Cain, a former guitar player from For the Fallen Dreams
For the Fallen Dreams
For the Fallen Dreams is a metalcore band from Saginaw, Michigan, formed in 2003. They are currently signed to Rise Records. They have released a demo, a self-titled EP, and three full-length albums, Changes, Relentless, and Back Burner. Relentless charted at number 29 on the Billboard Top...

 and Elysia.

On November 24, 2010 Mark Castillo was announced as the new drummer for Crossfade
Crossfade (band)
-Studio albums:-Singles:...

.

Mat Bruso's return, Mosh & Roll (2011–present)

On January 17, 2011, it was announced that Myke Terry was leaving the band to pursue a solo career, as former vocalist Mat Bruso rejoined the band. In a recent interview, Terry seemed to indicate that his leaving the band was not necessarily all by choice, stating that “I never thought someone who hadn’t sweat, bled, or cried with us would have the power to dictate the inner workings of our band.” It was confirmed by Mediaskare Records that Mark Castillo had recorded drums for the new album, but as of their first returning show (NEHMF, April 15) Mark was noted to have left the band and Mat announced that Dustin Schoenhofer, previously of Walls of Jericho, has taken over on drums. In addition, Aaron "Bubble" Patrick rejoined the band to replace former bassist Chris Cain, although his absence on the Over The Limit Tour with Evergreen Terrace
Evergreen Terrace
Evergreen Terrace is a five-piece melodic hardcore/metalcore band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1999, they are named after the street on which The Simpsons claim residence...

 and For The Fallen Dreams has yet to be explained. They posted new songs on the official Mediaskare YouTube channel, entitled "Slaughterhouse 5", "Bluebeard" and "Deadeye Dick" prior to the release of Mosh N' Roll on August 2nd, 2011.

Band members

Current
  • Mat Bruso - lead vocals (2003–2007) (2011–present)
  • Brendan "Slim" MacDonald - guitars (2001–present)
  • Chris Towning - guitars (2008–present)
  • Sean Chamilian (guitarist from Betrayal) bass (2011–present)
  • Dustin Schoenhofer - drums (2011–present)

Former
  • Myke Terry - lead vocals (2007–2011)
  • Michael Crafter – lead vocals (2007)
  • Mike Nunez – lead vocals (2003)
  • Joe Krewko – lead vocals (2001–2003)
  • Eric Ellis – guitars (2004–2008)
  • Dan O'Connor – guitars (2003)
  • Rich Gaccione – guitars (2002–2003)
  • Jay Crowe – guitars (2002)
  • Jesse Viens – guitars (2001–2002)
  • Chris Cain - bass (2009–2011)
  • Rich Casey – bass (2001, 2003–2006)
  • Matt Lacasse – bass (2002–2003)
  • Steve Kent – bass (2001)
  • Aaron "Bubble" Patrick – bass (2006–2009)
  • Mark Castillo - drums (2001–2002)(2004–2011)
  • Chris Sansone – drums (2003)

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...


US
Heat.
Top Heatseekers
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US
Ind.
Independent Albums
The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels...


2003 You Had Me at Hello
You Had Me At Hello (album)
You Had Me at Hello is the debut full-length album released by the hardcore band Bury Your Dead in 2002. The title comes from a line of romantic dialogue in the movie Jerry Maguire....

  • Released: February 25, 2003
  • Label: Alveran
    Alveran Records
    Alveran Records was a German-based independent record label, founded in 1995 by Sascha Franzen, which releases a diverse variety of bands with different musical styles. Mainly focused on everything between metal and hardcore, there are also rock, emo and punk bands who find their way to the label's...

2004 Cover Your Tracks
Cover Your Tracks
Cover Your Tracks is the second full-length album from the hardcore band Bury Your Dead. It was released in 2004 on Victory Records and features re-recordings of two songs from Bury Your Dead's first full-length You Had Me at Hello. All songs are named after Tom Cruise movies.-Track listing:*Music...

  • Released: October 19, 2004
  • Label: Victory
    Victory Records
    Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....

  • 2006 Beauty and the Breakdown
    Beauty and the Breakdown
    -Personnel:*Mat Bruso - vocals*Brendan "Slim" MacDonald - guitar*Eric Ellis - guitar*Mark Castillo - drums*Jason Suecof - Producer, Engineer, Mixing...

  • Released: July 11, 2006
  • Label: Victory
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    2008 Bury Your Dead
    Bury Your Dead (album)
    -Band members:*Myke Terry - vocals*Brendan "Slim" MacDonald - guitar*Eric Ellis - guitar*Aaron "Bubble" Patrick - bass guitar*Mark Castillo - drums-Personnel:*Music and Lyrics – Bury Your Dead*Recorded at – Audiohammer Studios...

  • Released: March 18, 2008
  • Label: Victory
  • 176 6 22
    2009 It's Nothing Personal
    It's Nothing Personal
    -Personnel:*Myke Terry - vocals*Brendan "Slim" MacDonald - guitar*Chris Towning - guitar*Aaron "Bubble" Patrick - bass guitar*Mark Castillo - drums...

  • Released: May 26, 2009
  • Label: Victory
  • 142 2 20
    2011 Mosh n' Roll
  • Released: August 2, 2011
  • Label: Mediaskare
    Mediaskare Records
    Mediaskare Records is an American independent record label specializing in heavy metal and metalcore music. The label was founded by Baron Bodnar, with its offices located in Los Angeles, California. The labels prominent artists include As Blood Runs Black and Silent Civilian.In February 2008, it...

  • 141 3 24
    "—" denotes a release that did not chart.

    Other releases

    • Bury Your Dead (EP, 2002)
    • Alive (CD/DVD, 2005)

    Music videos

    • "The Color of Money"
    • "Magnolia"
    • "House of Straw"
    • "Fever Dream"
    • "Hurting Not Helping"
    • "Without You"
    • "Slaughterhouse 5"
    • "Sirens of Titan"
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