In Regards To Myself (Single)
Label: Virgin
This is the first single taken from the album ‘Define The Great Line’ released earlier this year, the follow up to the extremely successful ‘They’re Only Chasing Safety’. Anyone who’s into UnderOath will know that they’re passionate Christians but don’t let that put you off, you would never tell by their sound. ‘Screamo’, ‘Post-Hardcore’, ‘Emo’ there is so many names, call it what you want but these guys are one of the best bands in their genre. One of UnderOath’s best points for me has to be the shared vocals of Spencer Chaimberlain’s screams and the passionate more melodic side of Aaron Gillespie.
Due to the success of the previous album I was expecting Gillespie to be the driving force for the new material but how wrong I was. This single is Chaimberlain all the way. ‘In Regards To Myself’ is heavier than I expected with Chaimberalin’s scream/growl from start to finish with only a small part for Gillespie. The music is also heavier and just sounds amazing the whole package, this is the first track off the album its not hard to work out why they chose this to open it. This to me, is UnderOath at their best. Some UnderOath fans will love this and some will miss the melodic, poppier sound that we had with ‘They’re Only Chasing Safety’.
The single is going to be released as a DVD single and is out 27/11/06 to coincide with their slot on the ‘Taste Of Chaos Tour’ (for dates see the Senses Fail review).
by Dale
On 27th November Virgin Records will release Underoath’s ‘In Regards To Myself’ single.
Few post-hardcore bands have exploded onto the American mainstream as forcefully as Underoath. The sextet’s recent album, ‘Define The Great Line,’ entered the US Billboard charts at Number Two, shifting almost 100,000 copies in a single week. It has now sold almost three times that amount. Underoath’s online presence is even more impressive, with over 600,000 Myspace friends, and 8.4 million unique plays on Purevolume – all thanks to an obsessive, ever-expanding army of online fans.
Underoath are Spencer Chamberlain, vocals; Aaron Gillespie, drums/vocals; Tim McTague, guitar; Chris Dudley, keyboards; Grant Brandell, bass; James Smith, guitar. They were formed in Tampa, Florida and met through the death metal and hardcore scene.
‘In Regards To Myself’ is the opening track from the band’s forthcoming album, ‘Define The Great Line’, which builds on the success of their 2004 album, ‘They’re Only Chasing Safety’. Where that album toyed with accessible melodies, their latest opus is a work of epic scope and grandeur.
The band will arrive in the UK in November as part of the mammoth International Taste Of Chaos global tour, playing alongside Taking Back Sunday. The UK dates are:
Friday 10 November Birmingham, UK NIA
Saturday 11 November Glasgow, UK SECC 3
Sunday 12 November Manchester, UK Apollo
Monday 13 November Brighton, UK Centre
Wednesday 15 November Dublin, IR Olympia
Friday 17 November Newcastle, UK Arena
Saturday 18 November London, UK Brixton Academy
Monday 20 November Nottingham, UK Rock City
Tuesday 21 November Cardiff, UK Arena
The album ‘Define The Great Line’ will be released in the UK in the new year.
www.underoath777.com www.definethegreatline.com
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