Between The Buried And Me Premiere New Single & Music Video "Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark" From Upcoming New Album "The Blue Nowhere"

Progressive metal titans Between The Buried And Me have officially signed with InsideOutMusic for the release of their eleventh studio album, "The Blue Nowhere," which is set to arrive on September 12th via the label. Notably, guitarist Dustie Waring is absent from the band’s current lineup and does not appear in the newly issued promotional photo. Waring has been out of the fold since 2023, following a contentious dispute surrounding his departure.

Regarding the new record, vocalist/keyboardist Tommy Rogers shared that the album “exists in a world that’s not tied to a storyline. It’s more about a feeling, where the songs live for me.” He described the material as “journal entries, fleeting and introspective thoughts – chaotic at times, depending on the music.”

The first single, “Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark,” was created in collaboration with director Miles Skarin, who also commented on the project:

“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 added:

“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.”

The band’s aforementioned bassist Dan Briggs went on to say:

“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 much of the North Carolina outfit’s discography, longtime collaborator Jamie King handled production duties on this latest release. A deluxe 2-LP + 2-CD edition of the album will feature a bonus track, instrumental versions, alternate artwork, and additional extras.

“The Blue Nowhere” track-list:

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”

The band will head overseas this summer for a fresh run of shows, many of which will commemorate the anniversary of their acclaimed 2007 album, “Colors.”

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