Underoath - Voyeurist (January 14, 2022) Album • Page 94

I've never heard Aaron sing as high as he does on that song, or I really can't think of another example in his past discography rn

 

Legit struggling to hear Aaron in that song. I dig the song but I can’t really tell who’s singing what

 

The production is so overbearing it took me a couple listens to distinguish them but I'm pretty sure Aaron takes the lead at 1:54 with Spencer screaming back and forth like it's 00s Underoath again. Spencer takes the lead at 2:14 until the "In my heaaaaaad" part, then Aaron is back for "Your lullabies keep me awake". Afterwards I can't really tell because Oli, Spencer and Aaron sound so similar on the chorus so they may all be alternating or harmonizing with each others.

 

This song has me even more excited for new Underoath.

 

Spencer’s screaming in the chorus really reminds me of they’re only chasing safety, gotta think that’s intentional bc he doesn’t really scream like that anymore.

 

Don't remember this being shared here but their manager was hyping the new album last month

https://www.reddit.com/r/Underoath/..._bands_manager_on_the_new_album_via_facebook/

 

Can someone point to a single instance where someone from the band/mgmt/producer says: “the new stuff doesn’t sound like the [polarizing new music] anymore! This sounds just like classic [band’s best received acclaimed albums] but even better!” and it turned out to be true?

 

Yeah, that BMTH track screams TOCS in the best way possible

 

Agreed this track has me very excited for new UO. Although the Spencer Jesus line is very lol. Dude needs to move on from feeling sorry for himself for being a Christian over a decade ago. I hope he goes back to evocative lyrics more than explicitly saying that kind of stuff. Was fine for a while but it is getting tired imo.

 

my big problem with Underoath's lyricism at the moment is that a lot of songs express their disdain at organized religion. by itself, there's nothing wrong with that, and he has the right to voice those opinions. but they've already made two albums with that kind of lyricism, and it's not healthy to stay in that place long term. part of the typical endgame of the religious deconstruction process is that you move yourself to a healthier place where your old way of thinking is not only inapplicable to you anymore, it just doesn't really cross your mind. idk. it's like if you juxtaposed their past couple records against the five stages of grief, they've covered all the bases except for acceptance. nobody is saying you have to be religious anymore, but it gets old to sing about your anger towards Evangelical Christianity album after album.

although within the context of the BMTH album, that line felt more like the whole "if Jesus came back, his followers wouldn't recognize him and would crucify him instead", which feels like it fits into whatever metanarrative BMTH is going for on this album, moreso than Spencer's disdain for Christianity.

 

Love this song, don't like the Jesus lyric. Just seems provocative for the sake of it, which I expect from BMTH but not Underoath. I'm not religious so ultimately I don't really care, think they could have been more clever, still love the song.

 

I don't know if it totally counts but Iowa by Slipknot came to mind

 

I honestly don't understand this post.

Dog Fish is asking if there's an instance where someone claimed their new album sounded like their old classic material and it was actually true.

Iowa was Slipknot's second album. There's only one other album at that point it could have sounded like. Unless you mean they're claiming their new material sounds like Iowa and you think that's a true statement? If so, which album?

 

I just meant that they basically promised something "heavier and darker" leading up to its release and that Iowa lived up to that

 

That’s not what we’re talking about it’s more like if they were saying their new album sounded like iowa and not whatever their last album was

 

My bad, I guess I misinterpreted it

 

Lol all good it’s kind of confusing but I get the gist

 

Did you buy it off someone or is there a repress I’m unaware of??

 

Revolver Icons did a repress back in December 2022: Revolver Icons

 

Ahhhhh damnit. Time to see what Discogs is selling it for lol

 

Info on the fan vote for the set list is coming soon.

 

Two nights in Sac? I wonder if that’s for Aftershock

 

Both those shows are at ace of spades and both are sold out. Aftershock is oct 10-13.

 

They are teasing something for June 15.
Re-record of TOCS?

 

Very little TOCS news could excite me, but a revisited album with fresh production and new Spencer screams would be rad and likely my new definitive listen for me.