We had the good fortune of connecting with Buried in Lies and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Buried in Lies, how do you think about risk?
To us, risk is a natural part of being musicians. You see, our music is very personal, and putting it out there is an incredibly vulnerable position to be in.
The way we look and sound isn’t normal to our scene here in Pueblo. It’s a lot of Thrash and Punk. We greatly appreciate the people that helped build this to what it is, but to be true to ourselves, we had to differentiate from that.
Initiating your project, and staying true to your vision is inherently risky. You have to wear your heart on your sleeve, and the rejection you face feels personal. However, seeing your art connect with other people both in the same way it connects with you, and in ways you could never imagine is incredibly impowering, because of that, risk is not something that deters us easily.
Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
If you look at us individually, you’d be hard pressed to believe that we are all in the same band due to the fact that we all listen to vastly different music. From death metal, to shoegaze, to hardcore, and even folk music, we each bring our own influence to the over all sound. What makes this work is that we have the same drive, same passion, and same goals. Which is something that took us a long time to find, but now that we found it, we have been able to create a sound that has not been heard in the Colorado music scene.
Most of our music centers around progressive death metal, but there are a few things that make it different. Firstly, our vocalist Tyler has a vocal style more that of hardcore, reminiscent of bands like Great American Ghost, and Vein which makes our songs more emotional than traditional death metal. Our guitarist Dan is more influenced by death metal than the rest of us, but writes melodically. He is the one to suggest symphonic parts and eerie ambient soundtracks. Finally our bass player Soren brings the progressive element. He will find a middle ground between groove and texture that we don’t realize is there when initially writing.
Like we stated before, this has been hard to find. We have all had to deeply evaluate ourselves, and our relationships to fully discover our worth as individuals and musicians, which is brightly reflected in our lyrical content. We hope we can connect with others who have experienced these things as well. Love lost, broken homes, and yet finding the silver lining through it all is our story in a nutshell. If you want the full experience you will have to come to a show.
If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
The first few days of the week would be showing them around Pueblo, go shopping for oddities at Land of Ozz, coffee at Gypsy javas, record shopping at Analogue, lunch at Bingo Burger, and maybe hit the drive in.
At some point we would have to bring them up to San Isabel, go to bishop’s castle, and take the 115 to Manitou. Plenty of great book and record stores in that area.
During the weekend we go to Legend’s Rock Bar, and The Black Sheep for the local music, and great national acts. Maybe we break out the Ouija board at Cortner road as well!
Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
We have incredibly supportive friends and family, and we are very lucky to have grown up in the music scene that we did.
Specifically, we would love to shout out these amazing people who are truly flying the flag for our music;
Brad Butler for stepping up to playing drums for us.
The dudes in KeepSweet for being great friends and massive supporters.
Jax Lacour for being an amazing sister and taking our first band photos.
And of course our incredible friends, family, and partners who have supported us in personal ways from the very beginning.
Website: https://artistecard.com/buriedinlies
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buried_in_lies_band/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Buriedinlies
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWhSXqZbii1LZZfDlJAM8Iw
Image Credits
Jax Lacour