Underoath Discography

New album on the horizon (September 2, 2008), so I figured it's time for a discog!

I love this band. When I saw them in concert, I remember 2 songs, but for the remainder of the set I was on a natural high, and don't remember much. Other than it was incredible. It was an experience like no other. I also crowd-surfed and lost my phone during their set.

I'd recommend starting with Define The Great Line, an album that peaked at #2 on the US Billboard. Define is my favorite album of all time.

Unlike They're Only Chasing Safety, Define The Great Line was written by both Spencer Chamberlain (screams) and Aaron Gillepsie (drums/vox). Chamberlain would write the lyrics he would sing, Gillespie would do the same, and sometimes they would trade lyrics with each other. They're Only Chasing Safety was written completely by drummer and singer Aaron Gillespie. Track 5, "Sálmarnir", is keyboardist Christopher Dudley's cousin reading Psalm 50:1-6 in Russian. In the background is a live recording of the Psalm in English.

The first two albums are very different from the more recent ones, and feature a much darker, brutal sound.



Act of Depression
(July 4, 1999)
*only 2000 copies were printed*

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Cries of the Past
(July 4, 2000)
*only 2000 copies were printed*

mediafire


The Changing of Times
(February 26, 2002)
*last album featuring Dallas Taylor on vox*

mediafire


They're Only Chasing Safety
(June 15, 2004)
*first album with Spencer Chamberlain on vox; very melodic*

just grab the special edition, its the same recordings



They're Only Chasing Safety (Special Edition)
(October 4, 2005)
*four bonus tracks (11-14)*

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Define The Great Line
(June 20, 2006)
***highly recommended***

mediafire


Survive, Kaleidoscope
(May 27, 2008)
*live cd*

(underneath the removable cover)

mediafire

Other releases
-Legion of Doom - Dangerous Business Since 1979
(underoath and mewithoutyou mashup)
-Underoath - Wrapped Around Your Finger
(from the 2005 "¡Policia! - A Tribute to The Police" - Various Artists)

mediafire (the two songs above)


The String Quartet - Painted Red: Strung out on Underoath
(July 18, 2006)
*four-part string orchestrations of many popular Underoath songs*

mediafire

NEW ALBUM (September 2, 2008)

Underoath - Define The Great Line

Very rarely does a monumental record find itself matched with the promise of commercial success. But the strength, intensity, and explosive lure of Underoath's follow up to its 2004 breakthrough "They're Only Chasing Safety" is undeniable.

Crafted with the help of producer Matt Goldman, and Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, this album was destined for greatness from the very beginning. The 6 members of Underoath were all pushed to new heights in the recording studio. The veterans were challenged to use E-bows, orchestral bows, and experimental effects pedals. The resulting "Define The Great Line" is a mind-blowing song-cycle infused with spiritual power that resets the notion of what heavy music can be.

And if it's that spiritualness that sets Underoath's fierce, foot-stomping metallic drive (see Returning Empty Handed) apart from its peers, perhaps guitarist Tim McTague puts it best when he talks about the real rewards of being in one of the biggest genre-bending bands today.

"For me, the kids that we meet at shows who come up to us and tell us, 'I was going to kill myself and then I heard this song of yours that changed my life around spiritually.' Or even the one who said, 'I had no one to turn to when my parents divorced, but your record got me through it.' That's what it's all about for me."

download it (mediafire). buy it (iTunes).