Buried Inside was formed in 1997, influenced by early metalcore and hardcore punk bands Acme, One Eyed God Prophecy, Drift, and Union of Uranus.
[1] Tweedy and Martin had previously played together in the mathcore band Kenobi.
[2] Their sound included distorted vocals, creatively timed drumming, heavy use of octave double stops (which created a melodic effect), and occasional sampling of gloomy film dialogue or instruments such as the cello.
[4][3] That year the band toured North America with Eye-HateGod and Byzantine.
[5] In 2006, guitarist Tweedy released a solo extended play, Glass Fingers, on Translation Loss Records.