Underoath Show Canada Love

Tampa, Fla. metallers Underoath were in Toronto recently to promote their newly released Lost In The Sound Of Separation, and ChartAttack had the chance to talk to them just after a sound-check prior to an MTV Canada appearance. They were far more freaked out about television than talking to me.

"This will be the first time we've ever played on TV," said bassist Grant Brandell. "It's kind of cool that they're letting us do it, so hopefully it will be good.

"It's a little nerve-racking playing live, but whatever. We do it every day in a way, so it will be fine, I'm sure."

Kids packed the Masonic Temple studio to catch a free performance by the boys, who later played the Phoenix Concert Theatre. Brandell says Canadian fans always give the band a warm reception, which is why they played the Toronto show before heading to Europe.

"We wanted to do some cool CD release shows, and Canada has always been really good to us for shows and people coming out, and we definitely appreciate it. It has just always been cool to do a day-after CD release show here for the Canadian fans, too. It's kind of weird. We've just always had really good shows here. I don't really know why, but I'm not complaining by any means.

"It's just cool to be able to play new songs now, too. Kids have the CD, so they actually know what the lyrics are and the music and stuff, and they get more into it when we play live."

Brandell says it's important for kids to understand the message in the band's music, as their goal was to create a multi-dimensional album that's meant to be enjoyed from front to back.

"Nowadays, some people kind of just listen to a couple of tracks, skim through it and get in and out of it. I think listening to a band's whole album isn't done as much anymore. I think that you take the good and the bad out, you have songs that you love and songs that you don't like as much, but it's all part of the whole thing."

Though the significance of Underoath's message is important to the band, Brandell only has one wish regarding fans and his music:

"I just hope they just enjoy it. I would obviously like them to think that it's our best stuff and that it's good, but I just hope they just enjoy it, get what we're going for and support us."

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