Underoath

Underoath
Underoath play at Rock am Ring , 2019.
General information
Genre (s)	Metalcore , Post-Hardcore , [Christian Metal] Mathcore , formerly Deathcore , Screamo
founding	1998, 2015
resolution	2013
Website	www.underoath777.com
Founding members
Drums	Aaron "Pig" Gillespie (until 2010, since 2015)
Lead vocals	Dallas Taylor (until 2003)
Lead guitar (1999–2001) , rhythm guitar (until 2000) , background vocals	Corey Steger (until 2001)
Lead guitar	Luke Morton (until 1999)
bass	Rey Anasco (until 1999)
Current occupation
Lead vocals	Spencer Chamberlain (since 2003)
Lead guitar , background vocals	Timothy McTague (since 2001)
Rhythm guitar	James Smith (since 2003)
bass	Grant Brandell (since 2002)
Keyboard	Christopher "Fattie" Dudley (since 2000)
Drums , vocals	Aaron "Pig" Gillespie (until 2010, since 2015)
former members
Drums	Daniel Davison (2010-2013)
Bass (1999–2000) , rhythm guitar (2000–2002)	Octavio Fernandez (1999-2002)
bass	Billy Nottke (2000-2001)
bass	Matthew Clark (2001-2002)
Rhythm guitar	Kelly Scott Nunn (2002-2003)

Underoath (dt. Under oath , also written as UnderOATH or underØATH ) is an American band that is often attributed to Christian metalcore . The band members came from Tampa , Florida ( USA ).

Due to the frequent line-up changes, only one founding member is currently represented. With the former singer Dallas Taylor Underoath played a music that was more influenced by deathcore . After Dallas Taylor was replaced by Spencer Chamberlain, the style also changed significantly towards post-hardcore , which gave the band a significant boost in awareness in the mainstream due to the current trend .

Band history

Foundation and "Act of Depression" (1998–1999)

The band was formed by singer Dallas Taylor and guitarist Luke Morton. Morton found the name "Underoath" (in German: under oath) "somewhere in the Bible". The team was completed with Aaron Gillespie as drummer, Octavio Fernandez as bassist and Corey Steger as guitarist. After they gained some notoriety in the Florida area, they signed a contract with Takehold Records where they released their debut album "Act of Depression" with a circulation of 2000 copies. Before the album was recorded and released, Morton left the band.

"Cries of the Past" and "The Changing of Times" (2000-2003)

In 2000 the keyboardist and synthesizer Christopher Dudley joined Underoath. With him, the band then recorded the EP "Cries of the Past" with an edition of 3000 copies. Despite the five songs, the running time is 45 minutes. After the release, the lead guitarist and Steger, who was largely responsible for the sound of the band, left the band. Timothy McTague came in for him.

In 2001, Takehold Records was taken over by the Tooth & Nail label. The band has since recorded every album at the label's Solid State Records studio. In 2002 Grant Brandell joined the band as a permanent bassist.

On February 26, 2002 her new album "The Changing of Times" was released from which the single "When the Sun Sleeps" was decoupled. The album went in a completely new direction and was now very metalcore heavy, which brought the band sell-out allegations. To promote their album, the band played on the Vans Warped Tour for the first time . During the tour, singer Dallas Taylor was asked to leave the band under controversial circumstances. According to keyboardist Chris Dudley, Taylor could not continue touring with Underoath and left the band due to his own decision.

Spencer Chamberlain was hired as the new shouter in October 2003. After Chamberlain became a permanent member, the band considered a change of name for a short time, which was then discarded. In addition, Octavio Fernandez, the penultimate founding member of the band, left. He was replaced by James Smith.

"They're Only Chasing Safety" (2004-2005)

At the end of 2003, work began on the first album with Spencer as Shouter. Then in February 2004 the recordings began. The album was released on June 15, 2004 and was even more successful than "The Changing of Times". Nearly 500,000 copies had been sold by the end of 2005. Again the style had changed, this time towards post-hardcore . In 2005 they took part in the Taste of Chaos tour and performed their first headlining tour. Underoath gained more and more fame in the mainstream as well, which was not least reflected in the fact that the videos for the two songs "Reinventing Your Exit" (which the band no longer plays live because of the aversion to the song) and "It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door ”were broadcast on MTV, among others, and thus gave their fame a further boost.

"Define the Great Line" (2006-2007)

Lead guitarist Timothy McTague and Shouter Spencer Chamberlain during the 2006 Warped Tour in San Diego .

In January 2006 Underoath re-entered the studio to release their fifth studio album "Define the Great Line". It was produced by Matt Goldman and Adam Dutkiewicz, guitarist for Killswitch Engage . A few months before the release, an illegally published version appeared on several websites. While working in the studio, drummer Aaron Gillespie started his side project The Almost . To his decision, he said in an interview that he wanted to make simple rock music, which did not go with Underoath. Underoath itself remains his main project. Define the Great Line was released on June 20, 2006 and went gold in November 2006. The album They're Only Chasing Safety did the same .

After its release, Underoath toured extensively all over the world promoting their album. Although they played on the Warped Tour again, they broke off the tour after a few concerts. According to the members, the band almost broke up and the members needed some time off after Fat Mike from NOFX made fun of the group's Christian faith and the band then fell out among themselves about their own beliefs.

In 2007 they took part in the Taste of Chaos Tour again and then went on a tour of Canada themselves. On July 17, 2007, they released the DVD " 777 " which, in addition to the MySpace Secret Release Show, contained a lot of behind-the-scene material that had accumulated over the past year.

A tour with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster , Poison the Well and Every Time I Die followed . During the tour, Gillespie dropped out due to an infection on the hand and was replaced during the live performances by Kenny Bozich, who is the drummer of The Almost.

"Survive, Kaleidoscope" and "Lost in the Sound of Separation" (2008–2009)

During the “We believe in Dino-Tours” (based on the fact that it was claimed that the band members would not believe in dinosaurs because they are Christians) in 2007 through the USA , the live CD / DVD “Survive, Kaleidoscope” was created. Included is the live show in Philadelphia. The pack was released on May 23, 2008.

In the spring of 2008, Underoath rejoined the studio to record their latest album. According to Chamberlain, this is the first time that the band did not completely hate the style of the previous album and therefore did not want to change everything. Nevertheless, there are some significant changes, such as the more frequent use of double bass parts, which had almost disappeared in the previous album. The album was released on September 2, 2008 after having surfaced on the internet a few days earlier. The website www.septembeard.com was launched for promotion, on which male fans were supposed to grow a beard from August 1st to September 2nd. All band members also took part in this action.

After the release, Underoath started a world tour in 2008/2009 with two concerts in Germany.

"Live at Koko", "Disambiguation" and Separation (2010-2013)

In late 2009, guitarist Timothy McTague stated that Underoath had already started writing new songs for a future album.

At their first stop on the 2010 European Tour in London, they recorded the concert and sold the live double CD "Live at Koko" that same evening. This release was exclusively available on the tour and is only listed on the band's British merchandise online shop.

During this tour, drummer Aaron Gillespie announced his departure from the band as the last remaining founding member. He played his last show on April 6, 2010 in Milan .

On May 24, 2010, Underoath went back to the studio to record a new album. Ex- Norma Jean -drummer Daniel Davison was won as a drummer . After the studio time was over, Underoath toured the United States with bands like As I Lay Dying and blessthefall .

The new album Disambiguation was released on November 9, 2010.

On their official website, the band announced that they will split up in 2013 after 15 years. Singer Spencer Chamberlain said:

“It's sad to say that we feel like it's time to close this chapter, but we have never seen things more clearly. These have been the best years of my entire life, and I owe that to every single person who ever supported this band along the way. This wasn't a quick decision by any means. It's just time for us to move on. " - Spencer Chamberlain

The band played one last show in St. Petersburg, Florida on January 26th. At this farewell concert, ex-drummer Aaron Gillespie also played in the songs "Emergency Broadcast", "The End is Near" and "Reinventing Your Exit".

Reforming (2015)

On August 18, 2015, it was announced that the group had come together again. The band's first concert, with drummer Aaron Gillespie back on board, took place in March 2016 as part of the SelfHelp Fest in San Bernardino , California .

In February 2018, the group announced that they would release their album Erase Me on April 6, 2018 via Fearless Records .

Texts

The band shows a strong connection to Christianity in their lyrics . Song texts (in English) can be found on the official band homepage. Quotes from the discussion forum on the band's homepage:

• A band member at a concert: "We love playing music and everything, but we hope when you hear us, and see us, you don't see Underoath, but you see Jesus Christ."
• Also a band member at a concert: “It's all about Jesus. He's the reason we do this. "

However, Spencer Chamberlain said in interviews that he doesn't want Underoath to be seen "just" as a Christian music group, as the band not only wants to reach Christians, but rather all fans of their music.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		US	Christian	skirt
1999	Act of Depression	-	-	-	First published: July 4, 1999
2000	Cries of the past	-	-	-	First published: July 4, 2000
2002	The Changing of Times	-	-	-	First published: February 26, 2002
2004	They're Only Chasing Safety	US101 gold (7 weeks)US	Christian7 (98 weeks) Christian	-	First published: June 15, 2004 Sales: + 500,000
2006	Define the Great Line	US2 gold (13 weeks)US	Christian1 (59 weeks) Christian	skirt1 (5 weeks) skirt	First published: June 20, 2006 Sales: + 500,000
2008	Lost in the Sound of Separation	US8 (8 weeks) US	Christian1 (29 weeks) Christian	skirt3 (3 weeks) skirt	First published: August 30, 2008
2010	Ø (disambiguation)	US23 (2 weeks) US	Christian1 (17 weeks) Christian	skirt4 (2 weeks) skirt	First published: November 9, 2010
2018	Erase Me	US16 (1 week) US	-	skirt4 (1 week) skirt	First published: April 6, 2018

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		US	Christian	skirt
2008	Survive, Kaleidoscope	US81 (1 week) US	Christian2 (13 weeks) Christian	skirt19 (1 week) skirt	First published: May 27, 2008

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More live albums

• 2010: Live at Koko

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		Christian
2012	Anthology: 1999-2013	Christian31 (1 week) Christian	First published: November 6, 2012

More compilations

• 2011: Play Your Old Stuff
• 2014: Icon Underoath

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		skirt
2018	On My Teeth Erase Me	skirt48 (1 week) skirt

More singles

• 2004: Reinventing Your Exit
• 2004: It's Dangerous Business Walking out Your Front Door
• 2006: Writing on the Walls
• 2006: In Regards to Myself
• 2007: You're Ever So Inviting
• 2007: A Moment Suspended in Time
• 2008: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
• 2009: Too Bright to See, Too Loud to Hear
• 2010: In division
• 2011: Paper Lung
• 2013: Sunburnt
• 2013: Unsound
• 2018: Rapture
• 2018: ihateit

Video albums

• 2007: 777
• 2008: Survive, Kaleidoscope

Videography

• Papaer Lung (from the album Disambiguation - 2011)
• Illuminator (from the album Disambiguation - 2010)
• In Division (from the album Disambiguation - 2010)
• Too Bright To See Too Loud To Hear (from the album Lost in the Sound of Separation - 2008)
• Desperate Times Desperate Measures (from the album Lost in the Sound of Separation - 2008)
• A Moment Suspended In Time (from Define The Great Line - 2006)
• You're Ever So Inviting (from Define The Great Line - 2006)
• In Regards To Myself (from Define The Great Line - 2006)
• Writing On The Walls (from the album Define The Great Line - 2006)
• It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Of Your Front Door (from album They're Only Chasing Safety - 2005)
• Reinventing Your Exit (from album They're Only Chasing Safety - 2004)
• When The Sun Sleeps (from the album The Changing of Times - 2002)

swell

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ [1]
3. ↑ [2]
4. ↑ [3]
5. ↑ riaa.com
6. ↑ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?p=59079712&highlight=2011#post59079712
7. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated August 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Tim Karan: Exclusive: Underoath reveal release date for disambiguation . In: Alternative Press . August 31, 2010. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 31, 2010. 
9. ^ Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : Aaron Gillespie, Spencer Chamberlain talk Underoath reunion: "The hiatus is off"
10. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources: US
11. ↑ ^{a b c d} Awards: US

Web links

Commons : Underoath  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website (English)