North Carolina metalcore band Between the Buried and Me have dropped a deluxe edition of their latest album “The Blue Nowhere.” The extended version contains instrumental versions of every song plus a new bonus track, “Overture.”
True to its name, “Overture” is a four minute compilation of some the songs from the record, blending elements from “Things We Tell Ourselves in the Dark,” “The Blue Nowhere,” “Things…,” and “Beautifully Human.”
“‘Overture’ was initially written to lead the album, winding through musical themes from all of the songs in a way that referenced the direct part or the idea of it to make something new and that would flow right into ‘Things We Tell Ourselves in the Dark. It starts by quoting the early guitar arpeggiation from the song ‘The Blue Nowhere’ on piano – which was fortuitous not knowing the song would actually become the title track of the album! In the studio, we decided it would be refreshing to slam right into ‘Things…” and tossed the song aside, and then when we were building the string/noise buildup at the end of ‘Beautifully Human,’ [producer] Jamie King actually sped up the entire ‘Overture’ track to be layered in for the crescendo before the piano and vocals coda for the album. Thankfully, InsideOutMusic also had the idea to have the track included at the end of the deluxe edition of the album – and the humor of the album ending on an overture is not lost on us! Everyone just dig in and stay jamming.”
-Dan Briggs, bassist
Between the Buried and Me will be embarking on a European tour in mid February that will go until mid-March. This will be the band’s first time touring in Europe in nearly seven years. Openers for the tour have yet to be announced.
Between the Buried and Me Tour Dates
February 19 London, UK Islington Assembly Hall
February 20 Birmingham, UK Asylum
February 21 Manchester, UK Band on the Wall
February 22 Bristol, UK The Fleece
February 24 Frankfurt am Main, DE Das Bett
February 25 Paris, FR Petit Bain
February 26 Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
February 27 Esch-sur-Alzette, LU Rockhal
February 28 Antwerpen, BE Zappa
March 1 Hamburg, DE Uebel & Gefährlich
March 2 København, DK Pumpehuset
March 3 Stockholm, SE Debaser Nova
March 5 Helsinki, FI Tavastia-klubi
March 6 Tallinn, EE Päevli Kultuurivabrik
March 7 Rĩga, LV Melnā Piektdiena
March 9 Warszawa, PL Niebo
March 11 Bochum, DE Matrix Bochum
March 12 Stuttgart, DE Im Wizemann
March 13 Milano, IT Legend Club
March 14 Aarau, CH KIFF
March 15 Genève, CH PTR/L’Usine
March 17 Leipzig, DE UT Connewitz
March 18 Praha, CZ Rock Café
Formed in 2000, BtBaM currently consists of vocalist and keyboardist Tommy Rogers, drummer Blake Richardson, guitarist Paul Waggoner, and bassist Dan Briggs.
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