Underoath - Erase Me (April 6, 2018) Album • Page 163

I am way more into Thrice, but yeah I agree that Erase Me is more out there and creative than the last Thrice album, which is just straight foreward rock, amazing rock, but still.

 

Thrice does it better for sure, but I wouldn't mind some more Alchemy level experimentation from them.

 

I was actually more talking about the two recent tracks from Thrice than their last album they put out, but I find it funny that people don't think Erase Me is a pretty straight forward radio rock album. That was like everyone's main complaint when it first came out.

 

Ohhhhh, yeah I think Only Us and The Grey sound so different from eachother that I can see that POV.

Earse Me has a lot of experimental stuff on it still, it's just more radio friendly than their other efforts, but it's still out there for the typical radio crowd I think, esp with some of the song structures like I Gave Up, Sink With You and No Frame.

 

If Erase Me and Thrice's TBEITBN are by the numbers rock, they both do it a lot better than the majority of veteran post grunge and alt rock bands who have been doing that sound for many years.

 

Still probably gonna be on my Top 10 of the year tbh

 

It's probably my number 2 of the year.

 

I could see this making my top 5 for sure. I wouldn't put it any higher yet though. Alice In Chains, Thrice, and Mae all have very promising releases coming out before the year is over and the songs that they have put out from them are all fantastic. TEN is also putting out a new one this fall and I have not yet completely ruled out a new Baroness album before 2019. This could be a very very stacked second half of the year.

 

Great point!

 

Yeah, this is currently in my top 10 and my favourite heavy release up until this point.

 

Selling some Erase Me variants. Shipping out on Thursday. Make an offer:

Price includes shipping.
Erase Me - Smartpunk clear with green splatter - $23
Erase Me - Hot Topic black with green splatter - $16
Erase Me - 180g green - $13
Erase Me - Green Deluxe spine crumple damage - $40
Erase Me - White Deluxe - $30
Erase Me - 7" box - $30

Take all the Erase Me vinyl for $140

 

this'll probably be like top 80-ish for me this year I guess

 

@Brodobaggins34 might be looking for a replacement.

 

Yea I don’t have monies right now but if these around later I’m eyeing that white deluxe and/or 7” box set.

 

Just let me know. Regular 180g green is sold!

 

:)

 

I think my favorite part of the album is the bridge in ihateit

 

oh man. My favorite parts:

-Aaron's preverse/verse part on "It Has To Start Somewhere"

_ The opening and verses of "On My Teeth"

- the last couple minutes of "Sink With You"

- All of "Hold Your Breath"

- Most of "No Frame"

 

My favorite parts are all the bridges. Damn can they write amazing bridges.

The bridges to ihateit, In Motion, Hold Your Breath and Bloodlust are all the best parts of those songs. So good!

 

Agree with all the above but some additional under appreciated nuggets:

-bridge in IHTSS. Simple but I love the little guitar lick front and center
-the way Aaron says “I know there’s no escape” in rapture
-bridge in wake me. Love Spencer’s “I wish that I could be like you”
-the way the guitar stabs follow spencers “these events are already in motion”
-all of loneliness

 

Also, this band is riyl “August burns red, underoath, the devil wears Prada’s older stuff.” Don’t wholly agree but not bad.

Hear Rising Metalcore Act Roseview Channel Underoath on New Song "Graveyard"

 

It Has To Start Somewhere is one of my favourite Underoath songs at this point.

 

When Aaron says "I give up" it gets me every time.

 

That riff towards the end of I Give Up is gnarly

 

That subtle soaring guitar really makes it. I wish it was brought out in the mix a bit more.