Underoath Announce TENTH LP The Place After This One with New Belter ‘All The Love Is Gone’

Since 1997, Tampa Bay was having glass shatter from the hundreds of high-rises within the city due to the raw, uncontrolled power Underoath had brought to the eastern side of America. Evolving their thrashy, trashy chugs and religious lyrics paired with black metalish vocal drivel; the St. Petersburg crew went through copious lineup changes until they became the TWO time Gold Certified powerhouses they still are today.

Previous album Voyeurist (2022) drew back any shortly faded attention with nostalgic Define The Great Line and Lost In The Sound of Separation-esque riffs and rowdy, blunt-force trauma screams. Still carrying a strongly lit torch for weaving divine ambience into their song structural DNA over the decades, their incorporation of heavy synth and cinematic sampling is far more prominent now than it was all those albums ago, pushing keyboardist Chris Dudley‘s role to far more outstanding point. Unfortunately this would be the last time the band co-existed as a 6 piece, parting ways with James Smith early March 2023.

While riding the album high, playing tours and festivals over the past 3 years, we’ve finally come to the point we’re reading this for. ALBUM #10. The Place After This One.

On the new album, guitarist Tim McTague shares:

“The Place After This One is a multi-faceted idea. The fact that we grew up so sheltered and spiritual, and are trying to reconcile how we grew up against what we see now in the new age. Underoath, albeit intact and the same, is simultaneously so different. Our band has gone through a lot of chaos. I think there’s something beautiful about the idea of not just abandoning everything when things get weird. Whether it be your faith, or your band, or your marriage, or your relationships. The idea that there is a place after this one, even if it’s with the same people or it’s with the same God, or it’s with the same town. Things compound when it’s good, and you just cut out the things that are bad.”‍

Three singles were sent down from the heavens in a fiery rage; ‘Teeth‘ was short and sweet, coming equipped with trancy-dance beats, rapid hi-hat/china, snare combos and an undertone of grungy heaviness in miniscule bursts. ‘Survivor’s Guilt’ has all the jammy, pop melodies you were missing from They’re Only Chasing Safety (2004) in a vastly mature fashion; fusing anthemic toms, eery droning leads and atmospheric vocals created a compelling outro leaving listeners yearning for an album release. Not leaving their adoring audience hanging, the metalcore ancients followed it up with wild child ‘Generation No Surrender‘, taking absolutely no prisoners. Aggressive hardcore slams reign supreme over this feral track, judging by the gang/crowd vocals and music video, this was meant to decimate further in a live performance setting.

Today, the chaos ensues as the outfit unleashes the next single from their campaign, 'All The Love is Gone'. Taking influence from drum-and-bass badassery of the likes of The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers, this new belter will seep into your veins, taking control of the senses and have you belting out the chorus after a mere couple of spins. It is pure addition, melodic where it needs to be and thumping elsewhere to keep the blood flowing. The artistic expression on the accompanying music video speaks volumes of the band's approach to their upcoming release and we cannot wait to see what else they've been cooking.

Vocalist Spencer Chamberlain says of the new single:

"We really wanted to create a track that was drum-and-bass-driven, kind of in the vein of The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Noisia, etc. We also pulled elements from Justice and The Streets. There’s a darkness to those artists that’s so heavy and interesting to me, and we really wanted to embrace that on this song. To me, this is kind of our version of that—sharing a lot of those elements and vibes but still keeping the heaviness of Underoath at its core.”

"Lyrically, I wrote it from the place I used to go whenever something went wrong in my life, which I think we can all relate to. It's a place I now consciously avoid when things fall apart. But it’s that moment when everything in your life has fallen apart, you’re at the bar, and you just don’t care anymore..."

There’s such variety among the singles we’ve heard we have no way of knowing which direction this record will take, but I know it’s going to be banger on top of banger – especially with a surprise collaboration from Troy Sanders of Mastodon. Fear not long time listeners and those always stoked for a new Underoath music; March 28th is the date so make sure you save it, don’t worry I’m almost certain they’ll drop a couple more track slices before we get the whole cake.

Words by Ed Atlas @yourfavouritemerchguy

Pre-order The Place After This One via MNRK HEAVY right here

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