Tommy Giles Rogers Jr.


Tommy Giles Rogers is an American musician, most notable for being the lead vocalist, keyboardist and lyricist of the American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me, which he co-founded in 2000. His vocal style combines death growls and screams with peaceful clean singing melodies, sometimes including falsetto. In 2005, Stylus Magazine named Rogers the third-most versatile rock singer at the time, only behind Greg Puciato and Mike Patton.

Musical career

Rogers grew up playing guitar but he sang for a hardcore punk band in high school. In 1999, he became the guitarist for the metalcore band, Prayer for Cleansing; when they disbanded, Rogers founded the progressive metal band, Between the Buried and Me in 2000. Although he had intended to be their guitar player, the band could not find a vocalist which prompted him to take that role. After acquiring a full lineup, Between the Buried and Me released their three-song demo and then their self-titled debut album in 2002. In 2004, Rogers released a self-titled debut album for his electronica side project, named Giles. Rogers was one of the vocalists for the metal band From Here On and has appeared in numerous other musical projects, including the metal band Undying. He was part of a clothing line and a small musical duo project with Jacob Troth that is known as Jacob Rogers.
He has made numerous vocal guest appearances since the success of Between the Buried and Me, such as his featuring on the Devin Townsend Project album Deconstruction.
Rogers recorded a solo album under the name of Thomas Giles, entitled Pulse, which was released February 1, 2011. His other solo albums are Modern Noise, released November 25, 2014, Velcro Kid, released November 4, 2016, and Don't Touch The Outside, which was released on November 9, 2018 via Sumerian Records.

Personal life

Rogers currently resides in Laguna Niguel, California with his wife and son. He is vegan and straight edge.

Discography

;With Between the Buried and Me:
;With Jacob Rogers
;As Giles:
;As Thomas Giles
;With Prayer For Cleansing
;With From Here On:
;As a guest: