NASHVILLE |DT: JULY 23, 2008
FR: LIBBY HENRY-COFFEY/KRISTINE ASHTON-MAGNUSON/CHELSI SCHRIVER
UNDEROATH
DEBUT
“DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE MEASURES”
ON MYSPACE
FIRST SINGLE OFF NEW ALBUM
‘LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION’
DUE OUT SEPTEMBER 2 ON TOOTH & NAIL
BAND LAUNCHES PRE-ORDER AND FAN CONTESTS NOW ON UNDEROATHMERCH.COM
“Desperate Times, Desperate Measures”–the fast-paced first single off UNDEROATH’s upcoming CD LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION (out September 2 on Tooth & Nail/Solid State)–is now streaming live on their MySpace page (www.myspace.com/underoath), having logged over 100,000 plays in its first 24-hour period. The Florida sextet–lead vocalist SPENCER CHAMBERLAIN, guitarist TIM MCTAGUE, bassist GRANT BRANDELL, drummer AARON GILLESPIE, keyboardist CHRIS DUDLEY and guitarist JAMES SMITH–shot a video for the track last week in Los Angeles with director Walter Robot (Modest Mouse’s “Missed the Boat”). Expect news about the video debut soon.
Fans can now pre-order the double-disc special edition of LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION–which includes a 40-minute making-of DVD with never before seen footage and interviews with the band, Adam D., Matt Goldman and mixer David Bendeth–via: http://underoathmerch.com/. In addition, a variety of special packages are available, including a cloth-bound deluxe edition box set with two ten-inch colored heavy-gram saw blade die-cut vinyls, the LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION CD, the DVD, a 56-page cloth covered/bound book wrapped in a 4” belly band. Each deluxe edition package is hand-numbered and autographed by every member of the group. Some packages also come with special edition t-shirts. To check out each offering, click on: http://underoathmerch.com.
When fans order directly from UnderoathMerch.com, they'll have the opportunity to win exciting prizes from the band: 1) a five-piece Truth Custom Drums Aaron Gillespie signature drum kit which also includes a set of Meinl cymbals, 2) a First Act guitar, 3) a custom-designed, hand-painted suitcase from artist Justin Nelson of Verdure Studio which will include the limited edition UNDEROATH box set, poster, T-shirt, limited edition hoodie, as well as a drum head that was used during the recording of Lost In The Sound Of Separation. Only 10 of these special packages will be made; the other 9 will be available soon at UnderoathMerch.com. For more info on Verdure Studio artwork, visit: Verdurestudio.com.
Produced by Adam D., Matt Goldman and UNDEROATH, LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION–their fourth studio album–is beginning to receive early critical acclaim. Check out the five-out-of-five star lead CD review out now in the August issue of Alternative Press magazine:
“…The ‘sing-scream-harmonize-repeat’ subgenre that’s dominated the scene in recent years is played out. Odds are that Underoath will be the first six people to tell you this, which is why they’ve made an enormous effort to put an ocean’s distance between 2004’s overtly poppy (and semi-generic) breakthrough album They’re Only Chasing Safety and the music they are making today. If one listen to 2006’s jarring Define the Great Line didn’t prove this spiritualized sextet were bent on progressing, LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION will surely prove to the world-at least those who listen to their gospel-that Underoath are one of the most powerful, passionate and creative bands in heavy music today.
Separation legitimately feels like the band listened to Line, made note of the very few places they could trim some fat and then decided to one-up themselves across the board. LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION is truly 2008’s first perfect record, which is made all the more fascinating when it’s realized that it was created out of the mistakes, shortcomings and misgivings of its members from throughout the past two years. Once again, Underoath have elevated themselves to a level of their own.”
For UNDEROATH publicity contact:
Libby Henry-Coffey 818-380-0400 ext 224 lhenry@msopr.com
Kristine Ashton-Magnuson 818-380-0400 ext 233 kashton@msopr.com
Chelsi Schriver (tour press) 818-380-0400 ext 231 cschriver@msopr.com
http://www.solidstaterecords.com/
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UNDEROATH DEBUT “DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE MEASURES” ON MYSPACE, FIRST SINGLE OFF NEW ALBUM 'LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION’ DUE OUT SEPTEMBER 2 ON TOOTH & NAIL; BAND LAUNCHES PRE-ORDER AND FAN CONTESTS NOW ON UNDEROATHMERCH.COM
