Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas Giles Rogers, Jr. |
| Born | December 24, 1980 |
| Origin | Morganton, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Progressive metal, progressive rock, metalcore, thrash metal, technical death metal, death metal, electronica, industrial, alternative rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboard, guitar, bass guitar, drums, mandolin |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Associated acts | Between the Buried and Me, Giles, Prayer for Cleansing, From Here On, Undying |
Tommy Giles Rogers (born December 24, 1980 in Morganton, North Carolina) is an American musician, most notable for being the lead vocalist, keyboardist, and founding member of the American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. His vocal style combines death growls and screams with peaceful clean singing melodies, sometimes including falsetto. He is a vegan and straight edge.
Rogers started his musical career in 1999 by being a guitarist for the metalcore band, Prayer for Cleansing; when they disbanded, Rogers founded the progressive metal band, Between the Buried and Me in 2001. After acquiring a full lineup, they 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 is a part of a clothing line and a small musical duo project with Jacob Troth that is known as Jacob Rogers.
He has made a few vocal guest appearances since the success of Between the Buried and Me, such as his featuring in the August Burns Red song "Indonesia" and 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.
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