Paul Waggoner is the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of progressive metal giants Between the Buried and Me.
Between the Buried and Me began their journey in the year 2000 in North Carolina.
Over the past 15 years, they have released seven full-length albums, an EP, a live album, a covers album, and a blu-ray/DVD.
Their current lineup has been consistent since 2005, and they have taken full advantage of a stable and productive group of musicians.
Each of their albums since that year have debuted on the Billboard Top 200 chart: Alaska (2005) at #121, The Anatomy Of (2006) at #151, Colors (2007) at #57, The Great Misdirect (2009) at #36, The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues EP (2011) at #54, and The Parallax: Future Sequence (2012) at #22. Additionally, the band's first-ever Blu-ray release, Future Sequence: Live at the Fidelitorium debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top Music Video Charts, impressively ahead of video releases from progressive legends Dream Theater and YES. Consistency and growth in an epoch of shrinking music sales is indicative of the supreme impact the band has had across the heavy and progressive music landscapes. Where does a burgeoning progressive act go from there? The answer is found in their seventh full-length album, Coma Ecliptic.
Coma Ecliptic was recorded in January and February of 2015 with longtime Between the Buried and Me producer Jamie King at the Basement Recordings in North Carolina.
It debuted at #12 on the US Billboard 200 chart.