The Blue Nowhere is the eleventh studio album by the American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. It was released on September 12, 2025 through InsideOut Music, their first release with the label. It is also their first album without member Dustie Waring since their 2005 release Alaska, and their first as a four-piece band. The song "Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark" serves as the first single for the band released with a musical video on June 12, 2025. The four-year gap is the longest the band has had between studio albums, since the release of Colors II in 2021.
It was elected by Loudwire as one of the 11 best progressive metal albums of 2025.
Background Vocalist Tommy Giles Rogers explained about approaching the concept of the album without having one:
In regards of their first single, Rogers shared:
Bassist Dan Briggs added:
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Between the Buried and Me Dan Briggs – bass, bass synthesizer, keyboards, production (all tracks); upright bass (tracks 4–6), acoustic guitar (4, 7, 9, 10), sitar (8) Blake Richardson – drums, percussion, production Tommy Rogers – vocals, keyboards, production Paul Waggoner – guitars, production (all tracks); acoustic guitar (4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
Additional musicians Walter Fancourt – saxophone (3), bass clarinet (7) John Wiseman – trumpet (3) Susan Mandel – cello (6, 8, 10) Adam Kramer – viola (6, 8, 10) Taya Ricker – violin (6, 8, 10) Carmen Granger – violin (8, 10) Baron Thor Young – bassoon (6, 8) Kate Serbinowski – clarinet (6, 8) Isabel Aviles – flute (6, 8) Ger Vang – oboe (6, 8) Ray Hearne – tuba (6, 8)
Technical personnel Jamie King – co-production, engineering Jens Bogren – mixing Tony Lindgren – mastering
Charts + Chart performance for The Blue Nowhere Chart (2025) Peakposition French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) 31 UK Albums Sales (OCC) 80 US Top Album Sales (Billboard) 18
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