BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Announce New Album ‘The Blue Nowhere’, Debut “Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark” Video

Between The Buried And Me have officially joined the roster at InsideOutMusic, marking a new chapter in their storied progressive metal career. Their eleventh studio album, The Blue Nowhere, is set for release on September 12th. One immediate standout detail is the continued absence of longtime guitarist Dustie Waring, who is not included in the newly released promo photo and remains unlisted in the band’s official press materials. Waring has been absent from the group since 2023 following a public dispute and has not returned to the fold.

Regarding the direction of the new album, frontman Tommy Rogers stated:

“This record exists in a world that’s not tied to a storyline. It’s more about a feeling, where the songs live for me. ‘The Blue Nowhere’ is a collection of journal entries, fleeting and introspective thoughts — chaotic at times, depending on the music.”

The first single, “Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark”, is out now with an official video directed by Miles Skarin, who described the extensive creative process behind the visual:

“For ‘Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark,’ we wanted to create the hotel from the album concept and artwork – we 3D-modeled the hotel based on the artwork and began to create shots of it at different times of day. Marigold is a theme across the record, so we have a scene where lots of marigold petals start to cover the hotel. This was quite an intense particle simulation that took 17 hours to process and render. We also added surreal elements to the video, including infinite hotel corridors and strange space sequences with the doors to the different rooms in the hotel. We’re really pleased with the final look and hope that everyone enjoys seeing the hotel come to life!”

Rogers elaborated on the single’s concept and vocal approach:

“This track emerged from the maniac genius of Dan Briggs. The song deals with the dark cloud that is ego, so I tried to vocally approach it with a different kind of confidence than normal, almost like a pop song. Even though it takes you down crazy avenues, you can sit back and sing along.”

Bassist Dan Briggs added further insight into the song’s composition:

“It’s one of the rare songs I started around the bass and that foundational funky idea, while also maintaining a pretty straightforward melodic idea underneath everything, no matter how dense it got rhythmically. I love when we have arrangements that feel like they have a page turn into another dimension, but I thought it was important for this one to feel really seamless as it moved dynamically. Even when it gets heavy, I thought it’d be fun at the core to still feel like it was Prince’s band playing, keeping it funky.”

As with the band’s previous efforts, longtime producer Jamie King was brought in to oversee The Blue Nowhere. A deluxe 2-LP + 2-CD edition of the album will feature a bonus track, alternate artwork, and instrumental versions of the full release. Pre-orders for all formats are expected to launch tomorrow, June 13th, via betweentheburiedandme.com.

The Blue Nowhere track listing:
01 – “Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark”
02 – “God Terror”
03 – “Absent Thereafter”
04 – “Pause”
05 – “Door #3”
06 – “Mirador Uncoil”
07 – “Psychomanteum”
08 – “Slow Paranoia”
09 – “The Blue Nowhere”
10 – “Beautifully Human”

Between The Buried And Me will also embark on a summer European tour with select shows dedicated to their 2007 landmark album Colors. Here’s where you can catch them:

07/30 Istanbul, TUR – IF Performance Hall
07/31 Rasnov, ROM – Rockstadt
08/01 Budapest, HUN – Monolit Festivalk
08/02 Vienna, AUT – Szene
08/03 Munich, GER – Free & Easy Festival
08/04 Berlin, GER – Hole 44
08/05 Katowice, POL – MCK
08/06-07 Jaromer, CZE – Brutal Assault Festival
08/09 Kortrijk, BEL – Alcatraz
08/10 Utrecht, NET – Pandora
08/11 Tilburg, NET – 013 Next Stage
08/12 Cologne, GER – Luxor
08/14 Dinkelsbuhl, GER – Summer Breeze
08/15-16 Compton Martin, UK – ArcTanGent Festival
08/17 Carhaix, FRA – Motocultor

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