Tri-State Rock - Latest Updates

When we spoke to Dan Briggs, bassist of North Carolina progressive-metal masters Between The Buried And Me, about his new jazz-fusion side project "Trioscapes" in March - it was remarkably difficult NOT to ask a barrage of questions about the new BTBAM record. At the time, all that we were able to get out of Briggs was that we could expect a release date that would fall sometime around the group’s European tour, which allowed us to deduce that we’d be looking at yet another October release.

The North Carolina based "jazz-fusion" threesome that is TRIOSCAPES continues to create buzz as the May 8 release of their debut record, "Separate Realies" looms on the horizon. The group, whose album is seeing a world-wide release via Metal Blade Records, features Walter Fancourt on sax, Matt Lynch on drums and Between The Buried And Me's Dan Briggs on bass.

Between the Buried and Me fans have a lot to be excited about lately.  The progressive metal band is scheduled to tour the US this summer providing direct support to Cannibal Corpse on the Summer Slaughter Tour.  The band has also been busy writing their new album, which hasn’t been titled yet (but may be "Parallax 2" or something like it), in their home state of North Carolina.  And now the globally celebrated innovators will return to Europe in October 2012 in support of their new album.

During a recent interview with Tri-State Rock, Dan Briggs (Between The Buried And Me) and Walter Fancourt of the new jazz-fusion outfit Trioscapes detailed their Metal Blade Records debut album, played the music that inspired them while writing the record and fielded a barrage of questions from the fans. 

The debut record, entitled "Separate Realities", is due out on May 8 in North America. While two tracks, "Blast Off" and "Wazzlejazzlebof" have been available to stream via the band's official Facebook page, it was revealed that more samples are on the way in preparation of the release.

A few weeks ago, Dan Briggs of Between The Buried And Me called into Tri-State Rock to talk about both the BTBAM writing session, as well as his exciting new jazz fusion/progressive side project known as Trioscapes, the archive of which can be viewed here. Consisting of Dan Briggs on bass, Walter Fancourt on Saxophone and flute & Matt Lynch on drums, Trioscapes is a fury of musicianship that will both perplex and satisfy simultaneously. 

Currently, only two tracks are available from the instrumental trio, entitled "Blast Off" and "Wazzlejazzlebof", both of which are remarkably complex and fun. However, it seems that those fans out there who have been pining for more music from the North Carolina three-piece won't have to wait much longer. In fact, a somewhat cryptic recent post via the group's official Facebook account seems to be indicating that Monday may be the day that eager appetites are slaked: