Florida metalcore outfit Underoath's seventh studio album arrives on the heels of the departure of its last remaining original member, vocalist/drummer Aaron Gillespie.
No strangers to internal shake-ups (the band went through a similar situation with ex-vocalist Dallas Taylor) Underoath's latest incarnation sounds confident, brutal, and cohesive.
Lone singer and primary songwriter Spencer Chamberlain (who has recovered admirably from blowing out his vocal cords during the recording of 2006’s Define the Great Line) plays a large part in Ø (Disambiguation)'s success, applying his well-honed guttural and clean vocal styles with deadly accuracy.
Darker and more immersive than previous outings, Underoath treads familiar ground, though each step holds the promise of a land mine (opening track “In Division” initially presents itself as a screamo-fest before launching into a dense, sludgy, Alice in Chains-inspired chorus), and when the band is firing on all cylinders (“Paper Lung”, “In Completion”, “Divine Eradication”) there is little in the way of competition that offers even a vague threat.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In DivisionSpencer Chamberlain, Underøath | Underøath | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | Catch Myself Catching MyselfSpencer Chamberlain, Underøath | Underøath | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Paper LungSpencer Chamberlain, Underøath | Underøath | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | IlluminatorSpencer Chamberlain, Underøath | Underøath | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | DriftwoodSpencer Chamberlain, Underøath | Underøath | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 6 | A Divine EradicationSpencer Chamberlain, Underøath | Underøath | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Who Will Guard the GuardiansSpencer Chamberlain, Underøath | Underøath | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | ReversalSpencer Chamberlain, Underøath | Underøath | Play | 01:43 | 3 MB | 11 MB |
| 9 | Vacant MouthSpencer Chamberlain, Underøath | Underøath | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | My Deteriorating InclineSpencer Chamberlain, Underøath | Underøath | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | In CompletionSpencer Chamberlain, Underøath | Underøath | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 38 mins | 88 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 271 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Brandell | Bass, Group Member |
| 2 | Jordan Butcher | Art Direction, Design |
| 3 | Jeff Carver | A&R |
| 4 | Spencer Chamberlain | Composer, Group Member, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 5 | Daniel Davison | Drums, Group Member, Percussion |
| 6 | Christopher Dudley | Group Member, Keyboards, Programming |
| 7 | Brandon Ebel | A&R, Executive Producer |
| 8 | Matt Goldman | Engineer, Producer |
| 9 | Ben Grosse | Mixing |
| 10 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 11 | Tim McTague | Group Member, Guitar |
| 12 | Underøath | Art Direction, Composer, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |