Pulse is the debut studio album by the American solo artist Thomas Giles — the pseudonym for vocalist and keyboardist Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr. of the progressive metal band 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...

. The album was released on February 1, 2011 through Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...

. Tommy Rogers previously released the album Giles under the name Giles in 2005 through 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....

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A music video for the opening track "Sleep Shake" was released on January 26, 2011.

Reception

The New Review has given the album a 5 out of 5 Altsounds.com has given the album 94% Decoy Music gave it 4 stars

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tommy Rogers, except "Hamilton Anxiety Scale" composed by Tommy Rogers and Jake Troth.

1. "Sleep Shake" – 4:55
2. "Reverb Island" – 3:55
3. "Mr. Bird" – 4:24
4. "Catch & Release" – 3:25
5. "Hamilton Anxiety Scale" – 4:09
6. "Scared" – 2:35
7. "Reject Falicon" – 4:21
8. "Medic" – 2:48
9. "Suspend the Death Watch" – 5:14
10. "Armchair Travel" – 3:38
11. "Hypoxia" – 5:06