Sick song, so fucking excited to hear this album

They can do way better than that.

Everything but the chorus bangs

pretty decent. it's not amazing nor terrible, just enough to get back on their feet.

BMTH-esque butt rock lol, this fucking SUCKS

H Y P E
Y
P
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That is some sweet album art. Song is alright, grows on me the more I listen to it. Excited for this album

songs decent

Thank god toondude doesn't like this.

i do like this

BMTH-esque is no longer an insult since Sempiternal, please update your dossier

Shut up toondude.

no

verses own chorus sucks they go from converge to sleepwave so fast ugh

BMTH-esque is no longer an insult since Sempiternal, please update your dossier [2]

I like this. Aaron was always a fav of mine.

"BMTH-esque butt rock lol, this fucking SUCKS"

lol BMTH owes these guys their whole career basically.

it's probably unrealistic to expect them to match the level they were at mid 2000s but still I thought this was pretty boring

Has a solid blend of everything I enjoy from them. Spencer has some solid pipes this far into their career AND unlike BMTH he can actually hit them live. Dig it.

Sound of Separation was Aaron and Spencer at their peak.

Track is pretty good. Never was really into these guys.

Hyped for this. Song is great!

Makes me think of a combination of Restoring Force and 8:18.

did you just

compare of mice and men sans Shayley

to Underoath

The chorus just sounded too much like it for me not to think of them

lol

Chris Dudley with the standout performance

And really disappointed by the song but still stoked for the album, hope the single was just that.....a single

lmao I'll be laughing my ass off when we find out this is actually the softest track on the record

"Chris Dudley with the standout performance"

Yeah, he twisted those knobs and hit those samples.

Song is decent. It might be a grower in context with the album. I hope they don't go soft.

"Yeah, he twisted those knobs and hit those samples."

He is the only one adding any dynamics to this song.

"He is the only one adding any dynamics to this song."

Fuck Spencer then I guess

Not grungy sludgecore like Disambig, not interested

Also, ew...fearless records...

"Not grungy sludgecore like Disambig, not interested"

Sound of Separation was awesome.

omg omg omg omg is this real life?

This song is pretty bad tbh.

Song was underwhelming. I can see it growing on me. They better put Aaron on that vox. Fuck Spencer and his Sleepwave bullshit.

already growing on me tbh, love the drumming man

Spencer > Aaron

FUCK YOU STEAK LMAO

Extremely disappointed in this. No dynamics just kinda generic to be honest. Hopefully this is the worse song on the album.

PS
Where the fuck are Aarons vox haha

Disagree.

Where the fuck are Aarons vox haha

I don't want to be a downer but I don't really like it. I mean obviously I'm gonna check out the new record and maybe this will grow on me but not a fan of this.

Holy fuck this is awesome, heavy as shit. Much better than what y'all were setting me up for.

I will admit that the songwriting is very generic, but then again, they tend to have one or two songs that are supposed to be the catchy hits. I am hoping the rest of the songs are more prog and experimental sounding.

Literally 95% Spencer haha nice try though.

"Literally 95% Spencer haha nice try though."

You act like that's a bad thing

They aren't in the chorus, he is doing harmonies but it's Spencer you mostly hear.

Rowan over here trying to be all specific I think the dude meant lack of A-Rons vocals. Song is alright kinda underwhelming but its the first single.

Thank you Chug haha yeah I want to hear Aaron's smooth vox like classic underoath , underoath has always had his cleans with the exception of the last record witch I didn't personally care for.

On first listen I actually thought it was all Spencer. Ignorance is bliss.

Assuming this is the opening track of the album, this would fit damn near perfect on "Define The Great Line" and is a stronger opener than "In Regards to Myself" in my opinion. I really don't see how people are disappointed by this.

stronger opener than "In Regards to Myself"


no way

what? Aaron's literally doing half the chorus with Spencer screaming. he sounds rougher than usual but that is Aaron singing. the song is like 60-40 split

@Def it's the third track according to iTunes

Aron has like 2 lines in the chorus and I think that's it.

Song is weak for them. Super weak for them. No depth no ambiance no huge atmosphere. Definitely not the UO that I wanted to hear.

Sounds like an opener track for the album. Hopefully the rest will be good

Gonna rule as always.

I did a triple post earlier

song sounded fine

Great song, pretty excited for this.

Decent song, but nowhere near as awesome as Disambiguation's stuff.

yes

Song sounds like a bmth/heavier sleepwave song. Hope it sounds good within the context of the album cause this is kinda bland on it's own.

I'm all right with this. I've come to learn that there are some bands that I tolerate over others simply because of the trust I have in their musicianship, and Underoath is one of them. I'll listen to this with rapt attention.

Hoping Spencer puts in a lot of his godly lows on this album.

@Masochist I have a feeling that's why this is getting praised so much, simply because it is Underoath, which I can respect, but as a casual fan of the band this isn't doing too much for me.

it's completely decent compared to whatever their scene contemporaries did

Standard fare. If this song is anything to judge by then it looks like Christian Metalcore hasn't really evolved at all in the 8 or so years since I last listened to it.

this is kinda explicitly anti-religion to be fair

not sure if we can put them in that genre anymore

Controversy over that "fucking" afoot...

"Standard fare. If this song is anything to judge by then it looks like Christian Metalcore hasn't really evolved at all in the 8 or so years since I last listened to it."

...except they curse now, so they're probably just regular Metalcore now.

lol love the comments on their fb - "shame about the cursing"

I prefer Spencer's vocals so I'm ok with him taking most of the duties on this song. Not a bad song

at least half the band is no longer practicing christians and this song in particular seems to be criticizing religion pretty overtly.

plus there's this bit from the bio on the merch page:

"The audacity to profess your true self is a virtue. Moreover, the transparency to outwardly proclaim a significant shift in the sentiment you once held so sacred is both courageous and compelling."

Sempiternal and Heaven and Hell are great but are we really saying their last album wasn't atrocious

Spencer > Aaron [2]

I like the statement made with the cursing. Same thing He Is Legend did when they got off of Solid State, too (then again, they were never a Christian band). To me, it's like them saying, "No more bullshit."

They kinda stopped being a Christian band since Disambiguation tbh

also, i might as well point out that the album producer is Matt Squire, who been producing for shit like 3OH!3, 1D, Panic at the Disco!, and Good Charlotte.

I didn't know about their lack of religious affiliation anymore, but it doesn't make the song any more enjoyable to me.

I think some of the members are still Christian, but the band doesn't identify themselves as a Christian band anymore.

Oh, I like this. Hyped as fuck for this album.

I figured most of the Christian Metalcore bands I listened to during high school only labeled themselves as such because it was more marketable to kids. Most adults can't be fucked with what religion a band subscribes to. I would even go as far as to say that most adults that listen to metal are likely non-religious so being a Christian Metalcore band would be counter-productive past a certain point.

extraordinarily forgettable

Aaron is the only real Christian here

im sold

The lyrics are kinda trash tbh

Song is decent, but feels kind of watered down compared to their old stuff. I hope the songwriting is a bit more...creative on the other tracks on the new album.

Enjoyed the song. I dont even care if this is their worst album, im just so pumped they are making music again. I just hope the rest of the songs are a bit more dynamic like we are used to hearing from them, cuz this is kinda playing it safe.

hope the album is heavier

the more I listen to this the more I really dig it, chorus is a little weak but other than that definitely enjoying this and hyped for the album

"Standard fare. If this song is anything to judge by then it looks like Christian Metalcore hasn't really evolved at all in the 8 or so years since I last listened to it."

Don't be that guy bro.

Felt enjoyable, bring on the album.

Don't be that guy bro [2]

Hell yes. 2018 is gonna be an epic year for new albums!
New Blood stain child, Onmyo-za, Season of ghosts, Tool, and now a Underoath album??!! Hell yeah!

I honestly fell like everyone that is saying this is good or great are strictly saying that cause it's underoath. If this was any other band people would be calling what it is and that's generic. I love underoath been following them since the changing of times but this is pretty weak to be honest.

I give it 3 out of 5 scene points

Heavy Sleepwave influence on this track, which I absolutely don't mind. Preordered the album.

what are you guys talking about? this is awful

I just threw up into my butt, this is bad.

resoundingly mediocre

except Spence's vox, which rule

man sput has got super negative these days

Song's ok but below from their standard imo. Lyrics are bad though. Feels like some 2edgy4me stuff.

sput has never not been negative

TDWP > Underoath.

resoundingly mediocre. except Spence's vox, which rule [2]

SONG RIPS

It's definitely not as intricate as their previous work. I can't really hear much distinction between lead and rhythm guitars.

This is definitely not one of the Underoath songs with emphasis on guitar. I trust the album will have a lot of substance but this song is meant to amp live and AMP IT DOES.

I can't wait for a tour announcement. Only time I saw them was their TOCS/DTGL tour a few years back, so hearing them do a broader spectrum (really i just want LITSOS, Disambiguation) will be the kitties titties.

saw them on their farewell tour and the crowd was chaos. Spencer is a beast live..

I wanted to go to that. Unfortunately I had but a wee lad at the time (literally just didn't have my own car yet at the time and no ride to the show and back). Spencer is a fucking monster. Also have you seen the dude's girlfriend? Yes, I'm gonna be THAT guy who talks about a band dude's girlfriend but if you haven't seen her yet you'll understand. I mean, he IS Spencer Chamberlain but hot DAMN.

What.
The.
Fuck.
Was.
That.
Chorus.

Everyone is hating on the chorus but Spencer suuuuper makes up for the lack of beef. He IS the beef. Normie choruses are the bedrock of Fearless Records but I have a feeling Spencer will make sure that it doesn't sound like total doodoo as long as the rest of the album doesn't heavily feature Aaron like TOCS. Gimme my boy Spence with a 90/10 split like on LITSOS.

Interested to hear what the rest sounds like.

Went on their fb go look at all the people crying about the language. Was not disappointed

Lmaooooooooooooooo the tears are delicious

garbage

"TDWP>Underoath".

Lmfao. Imagine believing this unironically.

Not sure why people are acting like the chorus is weird. Seems pretty standard to me.

"TDWP>Underoath"

TDWP owe Underoath their entire career.

dull

Everything but the chorus bangs
(2)

"Not sure why people are acting like the chorus is weird. Seems pretty standard to me. "

standard is not what I was hoping for

lol people got up in arms about Norma Jean dropping the F-bomb. seriously it's not that big of a deal

Hahaha the facebook comment section never ceases to amaze me. Do people not realize that Underoath isn't a Christian band anymore?

If you thought to read between the lines about ANYTHING Spencer has written over the course of DGTL-Disambiguation, you can see his beliefs unravel. Doesn't take a genius to figure that out but it goes to show how surface people are about Christian Hardcore/Metalcore.

TDWP owe Underoath their entire career. [3]

Song still bangs tbh, and the chorus has grown on me

Spencer just rules so fucking hard. Also really happy Aaron's chops are back.

Gimme that 95:5 Spencer/Aaron ratio

radio Underoath is still better than radio [insert UO contemporary]

I liked Aaron's vox as they matured going on in UO, but I don't want him to be singing a ton in this new album still.

I enjoy swearing as much as the next guy, but I too was kinda like eh when "fuck" came up in the song.

I always respected them for staying heavy while not resorting to swearing as an easy way to sound heavy. The song would still be heavy without "fuck" in it is what I'm saying.

The situation reminds me of the latest Depeche Mode album, which could be why I am being extra vocal about it.

The half time chorus at the end bangs. Song is growing on me with each listen.

Decent. Beginning of the song is dope though.

Can't say I enjoy this too much

this thread is pretty bad tbh

I dig it. It's not amazing or anything but it's solid, shows promise for the album.

uninspired. atmosphere is similar to disambiguation but the songwriting is like a watered down version of it. what's the point of writing new songs when you have nothing new in mind

^ money

@Hawks

I don't listen to this type of music at all anymore. I clicked on the track because I used to be a fan of Underoath & other similar metalcore bands back in the day. To see a band I used to highly enjoy come out of retirement and make the same stuff I left in the past leaves a bad impression on the direction of the genre as a whole. What's the point of reuniting if they're just going to make the same type of music (in my opinion worse music) and not try to change or improve in the slightest?

It comes off as a safe play because this is the standard they're setting and/or following. Singles are supposed to be sellers. If this is their seller than it tells me that there's no reason to expect anything new or innovative from a leading band in the genre.

If you're a fan of this type of music and have any sort of enlightening information to change my mind then feel free to share it instead of leaving a one-sentence soft reply like that hunk of baby shit you left me.

All the members are christian except for Spencer. They all attend the same church (except Spencer obviously.)

Lyrics sounded anti christian when I first listened to it but who knows. Yeah, the christians going crazy because they cursed is funny.

IAMERROR is what happens when abortion is attempted, yet only partially successful.

Not a bad song, reckon album will have better songs. Great to see these dudes back. Define The Great Line is in my top 10 fav albums ever.

They only made us wait six weeks so we won't have to wonder much longer.

@GhostB1rd

Nah man, my parents are hardcore Christians. Abortion is sin. Why else would I listen to Christian Metalcore all throughout high school?

I’m still looking forward to hearing this whole album, but this track disappointed me. I’m all for bands doing different stuff, but this just seems like a huge step back in terms of songwriting, lyrics, and atmosphere. Hoping the album has way more to offer, I know they can do way better than this because they’ve been doing it since 2006

Hell I’d even say that some tracks on TOCS are better

Chorus is bland as shit. Still excited for a new album.

Stupid ass niggas hate TOCS.

I mean yea TOCS is pretty bland compared to what they did after, it’s a decent album tho

Hey Mayhem why is my comment lol? I genuinely think they can do better and I hope the new album proves it.

look at this defender of song

I just really hope Spencer brings the lows back.

It’s a good song, but to me it’s probably one of the less interesting things they’ve put out since TOCS. I do dig the rawness of it, I’m just hoping they deliver more of what I love about them. There’s always a chance that the song will grow on me a lot in the context of the album, or even before that, I admit that seeing all of those preorder bundles is making me super nostalgic and I really want to buy one lol

chorus is dope, the nu metal pre chorus is the only part of this I strongly dislike tbh

Underoath have always released the weakest song first (bar Desperate Times, but there is no weakest song on LITSOS) so I'm fine with this

I just want some math riffs, sludgy post-metal phrases and some nice glitchy electronic breaks is that so much to ask

Super middle of the road. And whoever said this is better than In Regards to Myself is crazy.

Verses are awesome, chorus is pretty underwhelming, tho. Will almost certainly get the album, of course.

Yeah the In Regards to Myself comment was some suspect shit.

Yeah idk even after a couple more listens I don't mind the chorus as much. It's just not a "wow" for me. That first verse just fucking rips, though.

The song goes off between 0:30 and 1:30, rest is average by their standards.

the verse and chorus are great, but everything in between feels kinda awkward. Like what is even the point of the bridge

great vocal performance and drumming tho

Drumming was the highlight, aside from the hype that comes with hearing Spencer scream again.

Aaron really beat the shit out of that snare. I like what he did with this track.

I have no issues with the chorus, it's the total lack of the usual atmosphere and depth that bugs me. The guitar work in this song may be some of their most bland ever.

TOCS is the fucking greatest guys, you lot are dumb.

DTGL is better in every way but sure.

This song is catchy and really damn good. The lyrics are fine and sound pretty cool to me.

The chorus is cool. Trust me I've heard way worse lol.

I'm not big on the chorus, but the song was alright. Chorus was too much like... I don't know, Linkin Park?
I'm hyped as fuck because it's Underoath though, and the news of a new album is completely out of left field for me. Define the Great Line is definitely one of my top 20 albums of all time, so if they go for the more non linear song structures on the rest of the album, I'll be happy.

The hype is real

Song still a banger yea

The production on the drums is sexy as hell. Love how beefy that snare is.

Lost in the sound and disambiguation are their best imo so I was hoping they'd continue down that dark path, but this is so much lighter sounding. This is still a decent song, very catchy and energetic and I suppose the Aaron's backing vocals wouldn't suit the direction of the last album so much.

It's great to have them back.

i wish i could jam this song, but I can't listen to music with bad words

hopefully the other tracks are curse-free

I wish there was more lead guitar and Aaron singing

Listening to the song for a second time, and it still rocks so that's good. Even Aaron sounds like a man on it.

"Lmfao. Imagine believing this unironically."

Oh jeez Rick, how can I live with myself now.

Aside from Spencer and the intro, songs is mediocre.

Can’t wait to be disappointed

people apparently really care that they said "fuck" here. i mean...okay.
song was uninteresting

"people apparently really care that they said "fuck" here. i mean...okay."

Oh, don't pretend to be so indifferent as to not see the significance. No one said anything when Linkin Park dropped an f-bomb on 'Minutes to Midnight', despite the fact that neither 'Hybrid Theory' nor 'Meteora' have a single curse word on them...there was nothing groundbreaking there, except to get a bit edgier (but they were already the choice du jur for angsty pre-teens, so it didn't really herald a second coming).

Underoath, on the other hand, went their entire career being marketed within a genre that is defined by, among other things, the lack of cursing (even at the end, where even if some of the band members were no longer Christian, they were still on Solid State and still marketed within that corner of the music industry)...and now they're cursing.

No one cares that they said "fuck" because of the actual word "fuck." They care because it's Underoath making the statement that they are not the band they used to be, they are not bound by the unstated rules of their old genre, and they are not going to hold back for anyone else's sensibilities. They made that statement in one word. They probably lost half their fans and perhaps burned a few bridges with that word, but also may have opened themselves up to new fans and new bridges at the same time.

"Fuck" doesn't mean anything, but the subtext means everything.

Jesus christ y'all are overanalysisng them saying fuck way too much.

umm...okay.

Fuck

"they probably lost half their fans with that word"

oh for FUCKs sake

this is super disappointing lmao, song's unremarkable as fuck

"i wish i could jam this song, but I can't listen to music with bad words

hopefully the other tracks are curse-free"

three songs on the album have the explicit tag on iTunes

hope the boys enjoy burning in hell for all eternity :-(

song rules tho

"If we say fuck 2 more times, that's 46 fucks in this fucked up rhyme"

this is so fucking hype idk how some of y’all are underwhelmed

^^^^ Also this. Song has been stuck in my head since I first heard it.

I listened to this song like at least 10 times the day it came out and I don't remember a thing about it.

This teaser is from their song “No Frame” and it sounds dope

http://www.eraseme.io/audio/NoFrame_Clip.mp3

Quite short, but that teaser sounds monolithic. Good to hear lots of electronics too.

I hope that goes into an absolutely mental song

Watch it end up going to Aaron singing solo lmao

I would deck somebody

Needs more sound of separation

That snare does have quite a bit of beef on it

I will be nutting the entire time i listen to this record guaranteed

Same tbh

Keeping lifting weights to keep the testosterone levels up and you can nut all the time no problem

Start doing all the groin exercises to nut constantly

Loved the intro and the chorus. Spencer is a beast behind the mic but yeah the song did not turn the way I expected it to be. Sounds like sleepwave on creative steroids.

I find it really interesting how Underoath swear and a lot of people get upset about it (no one here obviously) / but mewithoutYou do the same thing and no one seems to care (along with a lot of weird lyrics "i'm the isis flag design" being one) though underoath just might be way more popular?

Underoath have a lot of fans under the age of fourteen. How would you like it if your Christian minecraft server was taken from you???

A lot of their older audience likes Jesus

sadly the new single Rapture is fucking awful.

yee Rapture was the bad

like ireckon it could have been saved if it was aaron singing throughout but yeah it's pretty average

Is every song going to have a chorus

Agree Rapture isnt as good as this

Ugh this is not what I wanted to hear. album better deliver or im gonna be bitter as fuck