- If you don’t know much about post-hardcore and screamo but you really want to learn then there is no better album in existence to learn from than "They’re Only Chasing Safety."
Underoath has undoubtedly created an absolute masterpiece. Every song on the album is pure genius, from the dark, drop-d riffage to the powerful, crisp drumbeats. One listen to "It’s Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door" will definitely have you hooked. From the first 30 seconds of the album, your ears are abused with an almost perfect balance of screams from front man Spencer Chamberlain and harmonious, melodic choruses and insets from drummer and vocalist Aaron Gillespie. Aaron is the only original member of the Christian screamo riot house, and he is definitely the driving force on this album. He commands the songs, throwing them into mayhem through verse and chorus and reining them back in through middle 8ths. This man deserves an award for his ability to keep a drumbeat going with such ferocity whilst delivering such timeless vocals and a range that any front man of a band would aspire to.
"Reinventing Your Exit" is the most commercial offering from the album, and has helped to build a wider fan base. The lyrics harbour subtle odes to their religious routes without being too in your face. "Young and Aspiring" and "I’ve Got Ten Friends…" are testaments within themselves to Underoath’s ability to make such a raw genre of music be so accessible and easy to listen to.
There really is only one negative point to this stand alone screamo revolution. You will play it through so many times that eventually you will wear it out and have to buy and new copy, over and over again. Kudos to the boys from Florida. Let’s hope they preach more of the same in the future.
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