{"id":2184419,"date":"2025-12-02T18:34:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2184419"},"modified":"2025-12-02T18:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:34:55","slug":"why-between-the-buried-and-me-proved-wont-replace-fired-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-between-the-buried-and-me-proved-wont-replace-fired-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Between The Buried And Me proved won\u2019t replace fired member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"70062dad-5ff2-431a-8e18-97f536b63bb8\"><em>After 10 wildly eclectic albums, <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/between-the-buried-and-me-coma-ecliptic\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/between-the-buried-and-me-coma-ecliptic\"><em>Between The Buried And Me<\/em><\/a><em> are changing tack with In <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/albums\/between-the-buried-and-me-blue-nowhere\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/albums\/between-the-buried-and-me-blue-nowhere\">The Blue Nowhere<\/a><em>. The record is set in a fictional hotel where the best and worst of humanity can be found as a gradient of genres conveys its chaos and calm, making for their brightest and boldest record to date. <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/tommy-rogers-between-the-buried-me-10-records-you-should-hear\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/tommy-rogers-between-the-buried-me-10-records-you-should-hear\"><em>Tommy Rogers <\/em><\/a><em>and <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/between-the-buried-and-mes-dan-briggs-gives-us-a-glimpse-into-his-prog-world\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/between-the-buried-and-mes-dan-briggs-gives-us-a-glimpse-into-his-prog-world\"><em>Dan Briggs<\/em><\/a><em> tell <\/em>Prog<em> about their latest release..<\/em><\/p>\n<hr id=\"fe474465-1a35-456f-8cd1-82f318188c3d\"\/>\n<p id=\"2e7c6236-e2d9-4ac5-a8a1-325cd09dd914\">Variety has fuelled Between The Buried And Me\u2019s ever-changing, ever-weird and perpetually progressive sound for 25 years. The North Carolina group started life with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/tag\/death-metal\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/tag\/death-metal\">death metal<\/a> coursing through their veins, but even then a love for strange and expansive music added different shades to their palette. With each release, the balance between the two has shifted.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"2e7c6236-e2d9-4ac5-a8a1-325cd09dd914-1\">On 11th album <em>The Blue Nowhere<\/em> vocalist Tommy Rogers has redefined his approach to concept albums while each instrumentalist plays off his colleagues\u2019 polarities with aplomb. \u201cWe\u2019ve always had juxtaposition from member to member,\u201d explains bassist Dan Briggs. \u201cWhether that\u2019s writing melodic prog and having Tommy scream over it like we did back in the day, or me bopping over a heavy part like I\u2019m in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/how-tears-for-fears-added-prog-to-pop-and-ruled-the-80s\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/how-tears-for-fears-added-prog-to-pop-and-ruled-the-80s\">Tears For Fears<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n<span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think a lot of people will write a riff and have an idea of how the song needs to be for every other instrument,\u201d Rogers says. \u201cWe know each member will do what feels right in their lane, and it\u2019ll bring new life to the music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you listen to us you sometimes don\u2019t know what\u2019s coming next \u2013 it\u2019s like that when we\u2019re writing. There are so many songs that when I go to work on vocals I\u2019m like, \u2018How the fuck am I gonna write to this?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video youtube-facade\" data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"6FdXmAPM8u4\">\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\">\n<div class=\"watch-on-iframe-6FdXmAPM8u4\" data-yt-video-token=\"6FdXmAPM8u4\" title=\"BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME \u2013 Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube\">\n<span class=\"youtube-video-title\">BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME \u2013 Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark (OFFICIAL VIDEO) &#8211; YouTube<\/span><br \/>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"play-button\" viewbox=\"0 0 234.67 165.33\"><path fill=\"red\" d=\"M229.763 25.817c-2.699-10.162-10.65-18.165-20.748-20.881C190.716 0 117.333 0 117.333 0S43.951 0 25.651 4.936C15.553 7.652 7.6 15.655 4.903 25.817 0 44.236 0 82.667 0 82.667s0 38.429 4.903 56.85C7.6 149.68 15.553 157.681 25.65 160.4c18.3 4.934 91.682 4.934 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I remember being in Japan one time \u2013 I had jet lag and it was the middle of the night. I was sitting in this hotel room looking out the window, hyper-aware of everything around me; but I felt like a ghost, like I wasn\u2019t part of anything. It was so weird.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-kNniWBwnuSfoaoZqbZzW3o\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-kNniWBwnuSfoaoZqbZzW3o slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI felt like this album lived in a place where things are constantly changing. I wanted to encapsulate the human experience: all the bizarre quirks and instincts we have that can be horrible and good at the same time. And in the end, we\u2019re all trying to find this peaceful place, which is The Blue Nowhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In BTBAM\u2019s music, country hoedowns, 80s synth-driven prog and guttural metal can all share the same spaces. That means Rogers has quite the canvas to draw from lyrically. But this time, he pivoted away from his usual approach. \u201cNormally I storyboard an album and write around it. But I wanted to see how I felt naturally after listening to these songs one at a time, envisioning, \u2018Where in the hotel did this take place?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew <em>Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark<\/em> was a very bold, confident song. It\u2019s really about the complexity of being an asshole \u2013 power and corporate greed. It\u2019s told from the perspective of a person at the hotel bar that thinks the world revolves around them. God Terror then deals with cults and religion; it\u2019s more violent.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n<span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThings have happened within the story that weren\u2019t planned. I\u2019d write in 20-minute bursts, then I\u2019d put my pen down and I wouldn\u2019t come back to that song for weeks. It allowed stories to blossom that were very chaotic, peaceful and journey-seeking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Nowhere\u2019s orgy of technicality gives the impression of a band who laboured over their material for an eternity \u2013 but the pair say writing was swift. Each musician presented ideas, which were twisted into different forms by their bandmates. Ideas evolved quickly: in 2025, the BTBAM machine is well-oiled.<\/p>\n<p id=\"a8279caf-1139-4571-83a8-147c853d64d1\">\u201cAfter we\u2019d shown our hands, we had the basis of the record pretty early,\u201d says Briggs. \u201cWe\u2019re very album-focused as songwriters; always thinking of interconnectivity between songs. It really helps you weave in and out of tracks \u2013 you start hearing vibes, like, \u2018That would be a really interesting juxtaposition to this&#8230;\u2019 Or, \u2018Because of the key centre, these two songs could go together&#8230;\u2019 That\u2019s what happened with <em>Things We Tell Ourselves in the Dark<\/em> and <em>God Terror<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith <em>Psychomanteum<\/em>, Paul Waggoner sent his original version, and referred to it as a \u2018riff salad.\u2019 So I grabbed an acoustic and started getting my hands around all these fucked-up angular riffs, and naturally my ears started hearing something new. I\u2019m digesting this song, not knowing that Blake Richardson is also doing a spin on it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"6e275923-6cfe-4377-ad6b-8f9b663c2bda\">\n<blockquote class=\"vanilla-quoteblock\">\n<p>I knew if I went full Van Halen it\u2019d be too silly. I was trying to find that middle ground where the vocals counteract the craziness but also push it along<\/p><figcaption><cite>Tommy Rogers<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"599ffc3e-6640-4937-8850-01f4715fe70d\">\u201dBlake\u2019s version was so much more succinct. I was like, \u2018Man, I like what you did there \u2013 and then these new parts I wrote really add a new dimension.\u2019 The song ended up being 12 minutes long!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With frequent stylistic jerks combined with a dizzying array of moving parts, what\u2019s their secret to balanced songwriting? \u201cIf it got to the point where something was way over the top, I think we\u2019d all instantly know,\u201d says Rogers. \u201cWith <em>Absent Thereafter<\/em>, especially, there are so many tonal shifts, but they\u2019re always tied to this country theme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlake put the honky-tonk piano in there and I remember thinking, \u2018I don\u2019t know if this is going to work\u2026\u2019 \u2013 but it\u2019s cool ear candy. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/sparks-prog-credentials\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/sparks-prog-credentials\">Sparks<\/a> or whatever, we all love records that are loaded up with little shimmers, orchestral moments and things that make us laugh. <em>Absent Thereafter<\/em> has this really propulsive energy, but even when the dynamic comes down later in the song, it\u2019s still got a lot of movement. I also think Blake was on a big <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/van-halen-best-albums\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/van-halen-best-albums\">Van Halen<\/a> high: we\u2019re always looking to tap into a certain energy or quirk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rogers cuts in: \u201cThat was one of the songs I was most stressed about \u2013 I knew if I went full Van Halen it\u2019d be too silly. I was trying to find that middle ground where the vocals are interesting enough to counteract with all the craziness in the music, but also push it along and make it the song\u2019s powerhouse, which it wanted to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"c14c0178-0fe1-4b72-a7a0-81b77894b65f\">\n<blockquote class=\"vanilla-quoteblock\">\n<p>Every album we\u2019ll have this burst of ideas \u2013 it just explodes. 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That\u2019s because we have so many active arrangers and composers. Shrinking ideas has been the hardest thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember the genesis of <em>Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark<\/em> \u2013 over a weekend there was an intro, verse, chorus, and a jumping-off point for verse two. There was just a fucking vibe happening. I don\u2019t know what we tapped into. Maybe we\u2019re just freaks!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.eu\/d\/8m2iiiG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/amzn.eu\/d\/8m2iiiG\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em><strong>The Blue Nowhere<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong> is on sale now via Century Media.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-16828dc9-4b74-4015-ae0a-c7b3bf99e079\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><iframe allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" height=\"352\" width=\"100%\" id=\"\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7qy9gnX5SXAeW9fO6pzwTh?utm_source=generator\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.loudersound.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 10 wildly eclectic albums, Between The Buried And Me are changing tack with In The Blue Nowhere. 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