The Silent Circus

The Silent Circus
Studio album by Between the Buried and Me
Released	October 21, 2003 October 3, 2006 (reissue)[1]
Recorded	2003
Genre	Progressive metal, metalcore, technical death metal
Length	52:56
Label	Victory
Producer	Matthew Ellard
Between the Buried and Me chronology
Between the Buried and Me (2002) The Silent Circus (2003) Alaska (2005)
Re-issue cover
Cover for the reissue of The Silent Circus

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
PopMatters	8/10[3]
Punknews.org	[4]

The Silent Circus is the second studio album by American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. Released October 21, 2003 through Victory Records. It was their first album to be released through Victory Records after their departure from Lifeforce Records. It was re-released in 2006 with a bonus DVD included. The album includes 10 tracks with a hidden song titled "The Man Land" hidden at the end of "The Need for Repetition". A music video was released for the song "Mordecai."

Track listing

All lyrics written by Tommy Rogers and music written by Between the Buried and Me.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lost Perfection A) Coulrophobia"	4:13
2.	"B) Anablephobia"	3:01
3.	"Camilla Rhodes"	4:49
4.	"Mordecai"	5:48
5.	"Reaction"	2:01
6.	"(Shevanel Take 2)"	3:14
7.	"Ad a dglgmut"	7:38
8.	"Destructo Spin"	4:46
9.	"Aesthetic"	3:45
10.	"The Need for Repetition" (song ends at 6:17, a hidden track entitled "The Man Land" begins at 11:14.)	13:37
Total length:		52:56

Re-issue DVD[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lost Perfection A) Coulrophobia" (live)	3:51
2.	"Lost Perfection B) Anablephobia" (live)	3:00
3.	"Destructo Spin" (live)	4:09
4.	"Roboturner" (live)
5.	"All Bodies" (live)
6.	"Mordecai" (live)
7.	"Alaska" (live)
8.	"Metal Injection Interview"
9.	"Mordecai" (music video)	6:07
10.	"Alaska" (music video)	3:58

Personnel

Between the Buried and Me

• Tommy Giles Rogers – vocals, keyboards
• Paul Waggoner – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals
• Nick Fletcher - rhythm guitar
• Jason King - bass guitar
• Mark Castillo - drums

Production

• Produced by Matthew Ellard

References

1. "Between The Buried And Me: The Silent Circus (Re-Issue) CD - Victory Merch". Victory Records. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
2. Kurt Morris. "The Silent Circus - Between the Buried and Me". AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
3. Begrand, Adrien (28 February 2007). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
4. "Punknews.org Review". Punknews.org. November 21, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
5. "Amazaon.com: The Silent Circus (Re-Issue)". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 26, 2014.