BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME offer fans a second preview of the Prog-Metal titans’ upcoming album, “The Blue Nowhere”, out on September 12th via Inside Out Music, with the release of the new track, “Absent Thereafter”.
Tommy Rogers describes how the song captures the spirit of the upcoming album: “To me, ‘Absent Thereafter’ feels like the quintessential BTBAM song – fun, intense, spacy, and still fucking heavy. I like to think it takes the listener on an unexpected journey, with ear candy waiting around every corner. It’s a deeper dive into all of the dynamic places you’re taken within ‘The Blue Nowhere’!”
Dan Briggs elaborates on the musicality of the single: “This song moves arrangement-wise in two parts divided by a key change and tonal shift of the chorus, but is ultimately the big fun time bombastic energy of a Van Halen shuffle with Huey Lewis and the News horns going through variations that are sometimes heavily syncopated, sometimes lost in space, and sometimes inspiring you to break out into a do-si-do. Grab your washboard and let’s go!”
The band previously released the album opener, “Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark,” which arrived with a video featuring a 3D-modeled version of the hotel that plays a central role in the album’s concept.
Pre-orders are available here.
Produced by longtime collaborator Jamie King, “The Blue Nowhere” is the first BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME album to feature an extensive string and horn section. It is available as a Special Edition CD, Gatefold 2LP, and digitally. A Deluxe Gatefold Special Colored 2LP + 2CD edition includes a bonus track on Side D, the full album and instrumentals across 2CDs, an exclusive door-hanger, and alternate artwork.
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME embark on an extensive North American tour on September 14th, just two days after the release of their new album.
The six-week trek is a co-headlining run with HAIL THE SUN, featuring openers DELTA SLEEP (Sept. 22-October 30) and THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE & I AM NO LONGER AFRAID TO DIE (Sept. 14-21). Ticketing links are available via Betweentheburiedandme.com.
“It is with great thrill and anticipation that we’re finally able to announce that we will be hitting the road this fall in support of our brand new album, ‘The Blue Nowhere’,” shares guitarist Paul Waggoner. “We always embrace the opportunity to perform for our amazing fans, particularly when we have new music floating around out there!”
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME / HAIL THE SUN tour dates:
September
14 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
15 – Boston, MA – Royale
16 – Ottawa, ON – The Bronson
18 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
19 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield
20 – Portland, ME – Aura
21 – Albany, NY – Empire Live
22 – New York, NY – Warsaw
23 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
25 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
26 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
27 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
29 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
30 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
October
1 – New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theater
2 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
3 – San Antonio, TX – Kill Iconic Fest
4 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
7 – Phoenix, AZ – The Nile Theater
8 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
9 – Las Vegas, NV – 24 Oxford
10 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall
12 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
13 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
14 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl
16 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
17 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
19 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
20 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
21 – Bozeman, MT – The ELM
22 – Missoula, MT – The Wilma
24 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
25 – Wichita, KS – TempleLive
26 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
27 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
28 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
29 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
30 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
More BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME tour dates are listed below.
July
30 – Istanbul, TR – IF Performance Hall
31 – Râşnov, RO – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
August
1 – Budapest, HU – Monolit Festival 2025August 2 Wien, AT Szene
3 – München, DE – Free & Easy Festival
4 – Berlin, DE – Hole44
5 – Katowice, PL – Miçdzynarodowe Centrum Kongresowe
6-7 – Jaroměř, CZ – Brutal Assault 2025
9 – Kortrijk, BE – Alcatraz Metal Festival
10 – Utrecht, NL – Pandora
11 – Tilburg, NL – 013 Next Stage
12 – Köln, DE – Luxor
14 – Dinkelsbühl, DE – Summer Breeze
15-16 – Compton Martin, UK – ArcTanGent
17 – Carhaix-Plouguer, FR – Festival Motocultor
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME have built a reputation as one of heavy music’s most forward-thinking and creatively ambitious bands. Over the past 25 years, they have released ten albums, from their 2002 self-titled debut to 2021’s “Colors II”, blending technical mastery with conceptual depth. Throughout their career their albums have consistently landed on year-end best-of lists, and earned a Grammy nomination in 2019 (with the award’s website praising their music as “versatile, imaginative and absolutely crushing the band’s music”).
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME line-up:
Tommy Rogers (vocals/keys)
Paul Waggoner (guitars)
Dan Briggs (bass/keys)
Blake Richardson (drums)
“The Blue Nowhere” tracklist:
1. Things We Tell Ourselves in the Dark
2. God Terror
3. Absent Thereafter
4. Pause
5. Door #3
6. Mirador Uncoil
7. Psychomanteum
8. Slow Paranoia
9. The Blue Nowhere
10. Beautifully Human
