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July 24, 2025 – Between the Buried and Me offer fans a second preview of the prog-metal titans’ upcoming album, The Blue Nowhere (Sept. 12, InsideOutMusic) with the release of the new track, “Absent Thereafter” (https://btbam.lnk.to/AbsentThereafter).

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. Consequence described the song as “sunny jazz-funk,” Revolver called it “the first funky taste of the prog vets” new collection, and Knotfest said it “showcases the band’s all-encompassing range and unwillingness to stick to the conventional.”

Produced by longtime collaborator Jamie King and mixed by Jens Bogren, The Blue Nowhere is the first Between the Buried and Me album to feature an extensive string and horn section. It will be 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. Pre-orders are available now: Betweentheburiedandme.com.

The Blue Nowhere album cover

The Blue Nowhere track listing:

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

Between the Buried and Me recently announced a North American co-headlining tour with Hail The Sun, and 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). Tickets are on-sale now: Betweentheburiedandme.com.

Tour dates:

July 30 Istanbul, TR IF Performance Hall

July 31 Râşnov, RO Rockstadt Extreme Fest

August 1 Budapest, HU Monolit Festival 2025

August 2 Wien, AT Szene *

August 3 München, DE Free & Easy Festival

August 4 Berlin, DE Hole44

August 5  Katowice, PL Miçdzynarodowe Centrum Kongresowe

August 6 – 7 Jaroměř, CZ Brutal Assault 2025

August 9 Kortrijk, BE Alcatraz Metal Festival

August 10 Utrecht, NL Pandora

August 11 Tilburg, NL 013 Next Stage

August 12 Köln, DE Luxor

August 14 Dinkelsbühl, DE Summer Breeze

August 15 – 16 Compton Martin, UK ArcTanGent

August 17 Carhaix-Plouguer, FR Festival Motocultor

September 14 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer

September 15 Boston, MA Royale

September 16 Ottawa, ON Bronson Centre

September 18 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall

September 19 Montreal, QC Théâtre Beanfield

September 20 Portland, ME Aura

September 21 Albany, NY Empire Live

September 22 New York, NY Warsaw

September 23 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom

September 25 Raleigh, NC The Ritz

September 26 Charleston, SC Music Farm

September 27 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade

September 29 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room

September 30 Orlando, FL House of Blues

October 1 New Orleans, LA The Joy Theater

October 2 Houston, TX Warehouse Live

October 3 San Antonio, TX Kill Iconic Fest

October 4 Dallas, TX Granada Theater

October 7 Phoenix, AZ The Nile Theater

October 8 Riverside, CA Riverside Municipal Auditorium

October 9 Las Vegas, NV 24 Oxford

October 10 San Francisco, CA August Hall

October 12 Portland, OR Revolution Hall

October 13 Seattle, WA The Crocodile

October 14 Vancouver, BC The Pearl

October 16 Edmonton, AB Union Hall

October 17 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall

October 19 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory

October 20 Boise, ID Knitting Factory

October 21 Bozeman, MT The ELM

October 22 Missoula, MT The Wilma

October 24 Denver, CO Summit Music Hall

October 25 Wichita, KS TempleLive

October 26 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s

October 27 Chicago, IL The Vic Theatre

October 28 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall

October 29 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl

October 30 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore

July 30 – August 17: Performing Colors in its entirety

September 27-October 30: Co-headlining dates with Hail The Sun

Photo credit: Randy Edwards

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, earned a GRAMMY® nomination in 2019 (with the award’s website praising their music as “versatile, imaginative and absolutely crushing the band’s music”), been dubbed “prog metal heroes” by Kerrang!, and praised by Guitar World for their “epic” and “hugely diverse” sound.

Between the Buried and Me is Tommy Rogers (vocals/keys), Paul Waggoner (guitars), Dan Briggs (bass/keys), and Blake Richardson (drums).

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