{"id":99337,"date":"2025-06-12T21:40:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=99337"},"modified":"2025-06-12T21:40:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:40:25","slug":"between-the-buried-and-me-the-blue-nowher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/between-the-buried-and-me-the-blue-nowher\/","title":{"rendered":"Between the Buried and Me Announce New Album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forward-thinking prog metalcore band <strong>Between the Buried and Me<\/strong>\u00a0have revealed details of their new album. <em>&#8216;The Blue Nowhere&#8217;<\/em> will be released on September 12th via\u00a0<strong>InsideOutMusic<\/strong>, their first release for the label.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;ll be the quartet&#8217;s 11th album, following 2021&#8217;s\u00a0<em>&#8216;Colors II&#8217;\u00a0<\/em>and sees the band work with longtime collaborator Jamie King.\u00a0<strong>BTBAM<\/strong> vocalist Tommy Roger states the record <em>\u201cexists in a world that\u2019s not tied to a storyline. It\u2019s more about a feeling, where the songs live for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u00a0<em>&#8216;The Blue Nowhere&#8217;<\/em> is described as\u00a0<strong>BTBAM<\/strong>&#8216;s\u00a0<em>&#8220;most immersive and eclectic&#8221;<\/em> record to date, including extensive string and horn sections. As a taster, the album&#8217;s first single,\u00a0<em>&#8216;Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark,&#8217;<\/em> has been released.<\/p>\n<p>The lengthy number twists and turns with jagged riffs and Dan Briggs&#8217; funky bassline. <em>\u201cThis track emerged from the maniac genius of Dan Briggs,\u201d<\/em> Rogers shares. <em>\u201cThe 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\u2026 even though it takes you down crazy avenues, you can sit back and sing along.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Briggs commented on how, despite its dynamism, it&#8217;s melodically rooted. <em>\u201cIt\u2019s 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,&#8221;<\/em> says\u00a0<strong>BTBAM<\/strong>&#8216;s bassist and keyboardist. <em>&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Its video includes infinite hotel corridors and a strange space sequence, adding a surreal visual.<\/p>\n<p>They will precede the release of\u00a0<em>&#8216;The Blue Nowhere&#8217;<\/em> with two sets at\u00a0<strong>ArcTanGent<\/strong> in August. The first on Friday, August 15th will see them perform their 2007 record,\u00a0<em>&#8216;Colors&#8217;<\/em> in full. On the following day, they will be performing on the main stage alongside\u00a0<strong>Rolo Tomassi<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Clown Core<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>TesseracT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME \u2013 Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark (OFFICIAL VIDEO)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6FdXmAPM8u4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"ah-infobox\" style=\"max-width: 80%; margin: 0 auto 20px auto; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #000; text-align: center;\"><style>.ah-infobox p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }<\/style><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-99338\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BetweenTheBuriedAndMe_TheBlueNowhere-800x800.webp\" alt=\"Between The Buried And Me_ The Blue No\nwhere\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BetweenTheBuriedAndMe_TheBlueNowhere-800x800.webp 800w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BetweenTheBuriedAndMe_TheBlueNowhere-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BetweenTheBuriedAndMe_TheBlueNowhere-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BetweenTheBuriedAndMe_TheBlueNowhere-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BetweenTheBuriedAndMe_TheBlueNowhere.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1. 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