Buried Alive
Punishing Buffalo hardcore that balances metallic chugging with bleak, existential weight. Aggressive, mid-tempo grooves for moments of pure catharsis.
Punishing Buffalo hardcore that balances metallic chugging with bleak, existential weight. Aggressive, mid-tempo grooves for moments of pure catharsis.
Buried Alive sounds like the physical manifestation of a cold, industrial winter in Buffalo. It is music that feels heavy not just because of the distorted guitars, but because of the emotional gravity behind every note. The sound is anchored by a thick, metallic low-end and drumming that favors a stomping, deliberate pace over pure speed, creating a sense of impending dread that eventually explodes into high-energy outbursts.
What truly sets them apart is the vocal delivery of Scott Vogel, whose performance here is more desperate and dark than his later work in Terror. The production captures a raw, unpolished energy that feels like a basement show where the walls are sweating. It is a bridge between the traditional hardcore of the early 90s and the more metallic, polished sounds that would dominate the following decade, retaining a gritty authenticity that many of their peers lost.
Start with 'The Death of Your Perfect World'. It is the definitive statement of their sound, capturing the band at their most cohesive and punishing. From the opening riffs, it establishes a mood of defiance and bleakness that serves as a perfect entry point for anyone looking to understand the roots of modern metallic hardcore.
Buried Alive is an American hardcore punk band from Buffalo, New York that existed in the late 1990s and was signed to Victory Records. The band featured the now current singer of Terror, Scott Vogel, who had previously sang in Slugfest and Despair, and played drums in Cinderblock and Fadeaway. Buried Alive were at the forefront of the late 1990s hardcore scene and despite their short-lived career, are credited with influencing many of today's more popular hardcore acts. BA's genre defying power was best seen by the diversity of bands they toured with, including Snapcase, Vision of Disorder, 7 Seconds, Kid Dynamite, Hot Water Music, Elliott, Skarhead, Converge, Candiria, All Out War, and Reach the Sky. Lead singer Scott Vogel disbanded the outfit to form Los Angeles hardcore band Terror. Primary songwriters Matt Roberts and Joe Orlando still perform together in the Buffalo-based band MOTHER RED. Buried Alive was asked to contribute an unreleased and exclusive song for Redstar Records to use on their Various Artists compilation, The Sound and the Fury, following a show they played headlining for Every Time I Die and Kid Gorgeous in 1999, but it did not happen. The unreleased song was later released on their Watchmen Session '98 demo EP. The band reformed in 2020 to record Death Will Find You on Bridge 9 Records. The four-track EP is their first recording in two decades.
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