The Blue Nowhere Between The Buried And Me

• 1 Things We Tell Ourselves in the Dark 07:59
• 2 God Terror 06:41
• 3 Absent Thereafter 10:28
• 4 Pause 02:49
• 5 Door #3 05:58
• 6 Mirador Uncoil 00:52
• 7 Psychomanteum 11:12
• 8 Slow Paranoia 11:28
• 9 The Blue Nowhere 06:01
• 10 Beautifully Human 07:52
• Total Runtime 01:11:20

Info for The Blue Nowhere

Progressive metal visionaries Between the Buried and Me return with their most immersive and eclectic record yet—The Blue Nowhere, their first on InsideOutMusic. Mixing uncharted musical detours with their distinctive aggressive identity, the band create a conceptual world unlike anything in their incredible catalog, inviting the listener to experience the journey on their own terms.

Though the story takes place in a hotel—The Blue Nowhere—don’t expect haunted corridors or shadowy figures behind every door. “It’s more of a feeling—those moments when you feel alone in the world and use that solitude to reflect on the human experience,” Rogers clarifies. “It exists in a space where no one can find you, hidden from all forms of reality- That’s The Blue Nowhere.”

Trying something new is not unusual for the group, who once again find ways to expand their musical palette while maintaining the band’s core sound. No more surprising is the album opener, “Things We Tell Ourselves in the Dark,” which sets the tone with INXS & Duran Duran-inspired textures, even incorporating 90125-era Yes, filtered through BTBAM’s signature chaos. Meanwhile, “Absent Thereafter” is a quintessential BTBAM track. Layered, intense, and unrelentingly dynamic, this 10+ minute opus delivers everything a BTBAM fan could want and more.

Between the Buried and Me remain allergic to stagnation, and The Blue Nowhere proves their creative drive is stronger than ever. “It feels like a natural evolution for the band,” says Rogers. “We’re not repeating ourselves. We’re lucky to have a fanbase that’s along for the ride.”

Tommy Rogers, vocals, keyboards
Paul Waggoner, guitars
Dan Briggs, bass, synth bass, keyboards
Blake Richardson, drums, percussion

Between The Buried And Me
Often referred to as a “Thinking man’s metal band,” Between the Buried and Me continue to push the boundaries of their musical and technical abilities, even as they celebrate their 20th anniversary together. Formed in 2000, the band has released nine studio albums, including 2007’s watershed Colors, The Parallax II: Future Sequence (2012), as well as 2015’s Coma Ecliptic—which not only peaked at #12 on the Billboard Top 200 (a career-high for the band), but also garnered widespread acclaim from Noisey, Revolver, Alternative Press, and The Guardian, who welcomed the album with a rare perfect score. The group has launched countless sold-out headline tours and support runs with the likes of Mastodon, Opeth, and Coheed and Cambria. Most recently, Between the Buried and Me released a two-part studio album, Automata I and Automata II in 2018.

Between the Buried and Me released Between the Buried and Me (2002), The Silent Circus (2003), Alaska (2005), The Anatomy Of (2006), Colors (2007), Colors (Live) (2008), The Great Misdirect (2009) and Best Of (2011) with Victory Records. The band reissued Colors (2017), The Great Misdirect (2019) and Between the Buried and Me (2020) on Craft Recordings.

This album contains no booklet.