Underoath - The Place After This One (March 28, 2025) Album • Page 34

172 - UNDEROATH: New Album, Sacrifices, Hiatus & Getting Jumped at a Show

This pod with Tim and Chris rules. The Australian one with Aaron and Spencer was a little cringe in a few parts. This one doesn’t cover the new record music wise but it’s a great deep dive.

 

I’ve kind of been the opposite, been liking it less with subsequent listens, not sure why. Voyeurist was the exact opposite.

If I had to rank:

Lost in the Sound
Define
Disambiguation
Voyeurist
Safety
Place After
Erase Me

Never got into pre-Spencer stuff.

 

My ranking:

LITSOS

EVERYTHING ELSE

 

Devil and Shame absolutely need to be added to the setlist. Talk about earmwormy catchiness.

 

That second verse of Generation No Surrender is so good.

 

THE END OF CANNIBAL

 

My only current gripe with this album is that it ends so quickly. I don't remember the run time, but I'll be in the gym and it's already done and I have to go and find something else to put on. A lot of the songs that didn't hit me at first are now coming back around. This is still in the same section of Voyeurist for me: not reinventing anything, but definitely pushing forward since the reunion.

 

I love the run time. Makes me want to immediately replay it, doesn't feel bloated.

 

It’s just so frenetic and just long enough to not wear out it’s welcome. I used to hate on shorter albums, but the older I get, and the louder/heavier the music is, I tend to enjoy the album a lot more.

 

Still really have no idea how I feel about this album after having it for a few weeks and listening a dozen or so times. I feel like while I'm listening to it, I generally really enjoy it. Pretty much every song has a part or two I think is really great. I really love Devil. As has been mentioned in here many times, it's a great album to run to. That being said, pretty much every song has a part I dislike. Vultures is a big flop for me. As soon as the album is finished, I pretty much have forgotten everything I just listened to, so it doesn't really have any sticking power for me. But I do feel like I keep having the urge to go back and litsen because it all goes down very easy and is enjoyable.. It just kinda feel like auditory fast food for me. I'd like to see some of these songs live though. I think they'd translate really well.

 

Still listening to this constantly. Teeth and Vultures are the only songs I've taken out of my rotation.

The bridges on a lot of these songs are the real highlights of the album.

 

Also just learned that All The Love Is Gone actually hit #33 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. That's their best single charting since Rapture 7 years ago.

But surprisingly, the album didnt even make the Billboard 200.

 

Wow, how the heck did this not make the Billboard 200? That’s actually insane to me

 

Voyeurist debuted at 126, so it's unfortunately not that surprising.

 

They sound great

 

DTGL is their best to me. It’s a masterpiece. One of the best ever in this genre. Returning Empty Handed is incredible.

 

At the show right now and it’s amazing to me that Spencer continues to grow as a live vocalist every single time.

If Underoath could bottle their new songs live for the studio recordings, a la Digital Ghost, I think the reunion records would be held in such higher regard.

 

Yup, this is why I'm looking forward to the Audiotree session. Stuff like this has been a long time coming post-reunion, though I get that there aren't as many opportunities for heavy bands as there were back in the day.

I remember growing up watching scene bands perform on The Daily Habit, Fearless TV/Music, late night shows at rarer occasions...

Still wondering about unreleased performances from the Erase Me days, like that acoustic Paper Lung one etc.