METAL BLADE has issued the following:

THE PARALLAX II: FUTURE SEQUENCE ENTERS TOP 200 AT #22, #3 ON HARD MUSIC CHART AND TOP 10 RELEASE ON INDIE CHARTS

Between The Buried And Me’s ambitious concept album, The Parallax II: Future Sequence, gave the North Carolina-based band their highest one week sales figure and Billboard chart position (17,102 and #22 respectively) since the band’s inception in the early 2000’s.

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The band, who are currently in Gothenburg, Sweden expressed their appreciation: “We are extremely grateful for everyone sticking with us all these years; through all the epic journeys we’ve put you through, all the style changes and the crazy storylines… you’ve blown us away and we couldn’t be any more excited and thankful.”

The album also landed the #3 spot on Billboard’s Hard Music Album chart, as well as #8 on the trade magazine’s Rock Album Chart. Additionally, The Parallax II charted at #5 on Billboard’s Indie Label Album chart and at #10 on the Billboard Indie Retail Album chart. Previously, Between The Buried And Me’s highest charting release was the 2009 release of The Great Misdirect, which entered Billboard at #36.

Internationally the band and their brilliant album fared equally well, taking the #1 spot on iTunes Canada’s Metal chart upon release and landing at the #5 spot on the Billboard’s Canadian Hard Music Chart (#46 on the nation’s Top 200 Album chart). In the UK, The Parallax II debuted at #15 on the Rock/Metal Chart and at #30 on the country’s Indie Chart. Lastly, in Germany, Between The Buried And Me took the #6 spot on the German Newcomer Chart (as well as #102 on the German Trend Chart).

Alternative Press said the band “continue to dominate progressive metal” with the new album, adding they are “expanding on every already-top-notch aspect” of their previous releases. Spin said The Parallax II is “a 72-minute space voyage that feels like a conceptual odyssey,” Metal Sucks dubbed it a “masterpiece, Outburn called the release “otherworldly” and Loudwire described the album as “quintessentially brilliant.”

The Parallax II, recorded during the Spring of 2012 at The Basement Studios in Winston-Salem, N.C., was once again produced by the band and longtime creative partner Jamie King. This is Between The Buried And Me’s first full-length release on Metal Blade Records, preceded by The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues, an EP that began the story of the two characters: Prospect I and Prospect II. A video for “Astral Body,” the first single from The Parallax II, gives fans their first look at the two characters in a visually-stunning clip.

The band is currently touring Europe with a trek across Japan, Australia and New Zealand to follow. A North American tour will be announced soon.

All dates below w/Periphery and The Safety Fire opening:
Oct. 18 Hamburg, Germany Logo
Oct. 19 Berlin, Germany Lido
Oct. 20 Prague, Czech Republic Rock Café
Oct. 22 Bratislava, Slovakia Randall Club
Oct. 23 Budapest, Hungary Durer Kert
Oct. 24 Vienna, Austria Szene
Oct. 25 Munich, Germany Backstage
Oct. 27 Novara, Italy Rock’n’Roll Arena
Oct. 28 Zurich, Switzerland Dynamo
Oct. 29 Stuttgart, Germany Universum
Oct. 30 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp
Oct. 31 Paris, France La Maroquinerie
Nov. 2 London, UK Shepherds Bush Empire
Nov. 4 Austin, TX Fun Fun Fun Fest
All dates below w/Animal as Leaders opening:
Nov. 8 Osaka, Japan Avenue A
Nov. 9 Nagoya, Japan 3Star
Nov. 10 Tokyo, Japan Aube
Nov. 11 Tokyo, Kichijoji Club Seata
Nov. 13 Perth, Australia Amplifier
Nov. 14 Adelaide, Australia Fowlers
Nov. 15 Brisbane, Australia The Zoo
Nov. 16 Melbourne, Australia Corner Hotel
Nov. 17 Sydney, Australia The Metro
Nov. 19 Wellington, NZ Bodega
Nov. 20 Auckland, NZ The Kings Arms

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METAL BLADE has issued the following:

Between The Buried And Me take fans inside the pre-production sessions for what would become The Parallax II: Future Sequence in a video clip available now HERE.

The footage shows the Charlotte, North Carolina band working on arrangements and song titles as they prepared to enter the studio to record the 12-track, conceptual album which is set for an Oct. 9 release via Metal Blade Records. Revolver Magazine described The Parallax II as “a 72-minute concept album that includes some of its freshest material yet…”

Between The Buried And Me recently wrapped the Summer Slaughter tour and will kick off a European trek on Oct. 1 followed by Japanese, Australian and New Zealand tour dates with Animals as Leaders opening in November.

Tour dates are:

All dates below w/Periphery and The Safety Fire opening:

Oct. 1 Reading, UK Sub 89
Oct. 2 Wolverhampton, UK Slade Rooms
Oct. 3 Glasgow, UK The Garage
Oct. 4 Newcastle, UK 02 Academy 2
Oct. 5 Manchester, UK Club Academy
Oct. 6 Leeds, UK Cockpit
Oct. 7 Bristol, UK 02 Academy
Oct. 8 Southampton, UK The Broo
Oct. 10 Antwerp, Belgium Trix
Oct. 11 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
Oct. 12 Koln, Germany Luxor
Oct. 13 Munster, Germany Sputnikhalle
Oct. 14 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega
Oct. 16 Stockholm, Sweden Debaser Slussen
Oct. 17 Gothenberg, Sweden Sticky Fingers
Oct. 18 Hamburg, Germany Logo
Oct. 19 Berlin, Germany Lido
Oct. 20 Prague, Czech Republic Rock Café
Oct. 22 Bratislava, Slovakia Randall Club
Oct. 23 Budapest, Hungary Durer Kert
Oct. 24 Wien, Austria Szene
Oct. 25 Munchen, Germany Backstage
Oct. 27 Novara, Italy Rock’n’Roll Arena
Oct. 28 Zurich, Switzerland Dynamo
Oct. 29 Stuttgart, Germany Universum
Oct. 30 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp
Oct. 31 Paris, France La Maroquinerie
Nov. 2 London, UK Shepherds Bush Empire

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METAL BLADE has issued the following:

New album “The Parallax II: Future Sequence” set for release October 8 on Metal Blade Records

Globally celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge metal innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (aka BTBAM) has announced the name of the upcoming full-length album as The Parallax II: Future Sequence. The new album, which clocks in at approximately 72 minutes, will be released October 8 and features artwork from Charlotte, North Carolina artist and designer Chandler Owen (Underoath, Shai Hulud, and Hopesfall). The group – TOMMY ROGERS (vocals / keyboards), PAUL WAGGONER (guitar), DUSTIE WARING (guitar), BLAKE RICHARDSON (drums / percussion) DAN BRIGGS (bass) – are currently preparing for their direct support slot on the Summer Slaughter tour that kicks off in Los Angeles, CA at the House of Blues on Friday, July 20.

Photo by Justin Reich from The Antimatter Studio

The Parallax II: Future Sequence was recorded at The Basement Studios in Winston-Salem, NC with longtime friend of the band and producer Jamie King. Jamie engineered, mixed and mastered The Parallax II: Future Sequence, which makes this the sixth release Jamie and BTBAM have worked together on.

Regarding the concept of The Parallax II: Future Sequence, the new full-length album picks up where the 2011 EP, The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues, left off. “The two main characters of the story take on a journey through space and time with the unenviable task of having to cure the flaws of humanity by any means necessary. While the EP served mostly as an introduction to the characters,Future Sequence contains the action of the story. The lyrics are written in the stream of consciousness style, which really helps to capture the perspective and emotion of the characters. We really enjoyed the challenge of writing this record, and I think we were all pleasantly surprised with how well the music and lyrics jived with one another. I couldn’t be happier with how Future Sequence turned out,” comments guitarist Paul Waggoner.

Vocalist and keyboardist Tommy Rogers adds his thoughts on the musical direction of The Parallax II: Future Sequence. “This album is BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME on steroids. I feel like we have created an album that perfectly mirrors the band we’ve been trying to create since day one. An album that has sounds that will stimulate many genres and music fans alike. A conceptual journey that takes the listener to worlds that seem familiar and worlds that make you scratch your head. From start to finish this is music we want to create, not music we think people want us to create. We create songs that keep us (and hopefully you) excited about heavy music. Keep listening… something new will be there each time. Enjoy the music… we enjoyed writing it.”

The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues (released 4/12/11) is a three-song strong, 30-minute tour de force of modern heavy music. Produced and engineered by the Grammy awardˆwinning David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, King Crimson, Dream Theater, etc.) with BTBAM, the record soared to #54 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in its first week of release while landing the #5 spot on the Hard Music chart, and #8 on the Independent Albums chart in its first week of release. The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues also debuted in Canada charting at #62 on the Top 200 Current chart, #6 on the Hard chart, and #14 on the Independent chart.

Catch BTBAM in the UK here:
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME + Periphery + The Safety Fire
October 2012
1st         READING – Sub 89
2nd         WOLVERHAMPTON – Slade Rooms
3rd         GLASGOW – The Garage
4th         NEWCASTLE – O2 Academy 2
5th         MANCHESTER – Club Academy
6th         LEEDS – Cockpit
7th         BRISTOL – O2 Academy
8th         SOUTHAMPTON – The Brook

November 2012
2nd         LONDON – Shepherds Bush Empire