Underoath Redefined

Underoath just revealed that they’re feeling pretty confident at this stage. Oh, really?



Of all the things uncovered in our interview with the GRAMMY-nominated hardcore act, this was hardly earth shattering to hear. After all, the band’s last two studio LPs—They’re Only Chasing Safety and Define the Great Line (Tooth & Nail)—were certified Gold, the latter landing at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 100. Numerous high profile headlining slots and magazine covers only solidify the fact that Underoath is one of rock music’s brightest bands.



We recently caught up with keyboardist Chris Dudley to tell us the latest on the band’s new album, Lost in the Sound of Separation (Tooth & Nail), and how they handle the achievements of drummer Aaron Gillespie’s side project (The Almost) with the band’s own success.



CCM: You’re in the middle of CD release season, so what’s the feeling for the band right now?



Chris Dudley (Underoath): It’s awesome. Everyone is just really, really excited to get the record out. It’s a weird thing when a record comes out because we hear the songs for so long. I think we probably have a different view on them than others because we’ve heard them in one form or another for two years. For others, they don’t even exist yet, but for us, we know them all front and back. So we are ready to get it out and see what others will think of it for a change. [Laughs]



CCM: You’re coming off a string of such well-received albums. What is the confidence level on this one? Is it much different?



Chris: Back when we recorded Define the Great Line, we had a real confidence level that we had built something that we loved. We didn’t necessarily know if it would do well sales-wise, because it was so heavy. But we knew that we couldn’t have done any better, and we were very confident in that. With this record, I feel exactly the same way. This one is a lot heavier than Define the Great Line, so I don’t know how it will do necessarily. But we have definitely done the best we can do. I have a lot of confidence that if people like it, they will like us. And if they don’t like it, then there’s nothing we could have done better.



CCM: What’s the theme behind Lost in the Sound of Separation?



Chris: The record as a whole has a theme of realizing that you’re not where you need to be in your life, that you have changes that you need to make. It’s figuring out that you don’t have life figured out. For me, it deals with those times in your life that you feel separated and that you’re not where you need to be in that aspect. It’s that kick in the pants moment when you realize you need to stop being an idiot and just do what you need to do.



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