Just downloaded the new song. Will give it a listen soon.
Has anyone else surprised by BTBAM's fan base? Every concert of theirs I've been too the people there are mostly comprised of hipsters. Never seen more plaid shirted, long bearded men, drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon than I have at a BTBAM show.
That doesn't surprise me in the slightest, actually. I've never even been to one of their concerts, and I already guessed that it would be half-'n-half metalheads and hipsters. For the most part, that's pretty much the demographics of the people I know irl who like BTBAM.
Honestly, that song is kind of boring imo. It feels a little bit like vanilla prog a lot of the time and doesn't really feel like it's saying anything new. The lead guitar parts are really cool tho, probably the highlight of the song for me.
Also, don't know if it's been mentioned in either thread, but The Dear Hunter and Between the Buried and Me are apparently doing an exclusive split 7" vinyl EP where TDH covers "Rapid Calm" and Between the Buried and Me covers "The Tank". It'll be available exlusively to those who purchase The Tour Upgrade Bundle at the merch table before the show. Said bundle includes Act V, Automata 1, and a poster signed by both bands. You'll then get the EP mailed to you and a digital copy e-mailed to you.
Then, to actually listen to the EP, you have to travel across Hyrule to reunite the Three Pieces of Triforce, rescue Princess Peach from her castle, defeat The Elite Four, Mark Ishtar, and Sephiroth, and then catch all 807 Pokemon. Weird way of doing things, but who am I to judge?