UNDEROATH Writing On The Walls ~ Composer Reaction The Decomposer Lounge Music Reactions 

Underoath's sound has basically always been defined by the tension between the two vocalists. I love this freaking album.

The fact that Aaron Gillespie is drumming like this while singing like this has always been mindblowing to me. What a sight to behold live.

listening to a professional musician/composer recognize just how unbelievably talented the guys of Underoath are is really awesome. Love this!

Whoa, this one caught me off guard! This song is so nostalgic for me.

Didn't expect to see some classic 00s post-hardcore getting dissected on here. One of my favourite bands of all time and I appreciated hearing your thoughts. The call and response vocals between Aaron and Spencer were always a great selling point alongside the band's tendency to eschew traditional song structures. Lots of bands have multiple vocalists, but that level of interaction between them is much less typical. The whole album this track is from is stellar, but You're Ever So Inviting is another stand out.

As far as the vocals go, the harsh vocals are Spencer Chamberlain, who just does vocals, and the clean singing is Aaron Gillespie, their drummer!

Finally, my favorite band crosses your desk. Keep the Underoath songs coming Geebz!

Holy shit you are doing Underoath!!! Yes!!! Anything from Define The Great Line or Lost In The Sound Of Separation would be KILLER!!!!!! Thanks for this GEEBZ!!!

Everything about Underoath is amazing. Their keyboardist always gets overlook and he is the most energetic one on stage. This is the best song to discover them on. It really does cover every aspect of their sound. The albums Define the Great Line and Lost in the Sound of Separation are masterpieces.

Saosin is another great band to cover. They had two vocalists (Anthony Green and Cove Reber) and their styles are black and white.

This song totally rips! The album this song is on (Define the Great Line) is a total masterpiece of post hardcore. Aaron Gillespie is one of the best drummers in the style of you ask me. Glad you noticed how sick he is. I’d love to see you react to more post hardcore stuff! Request: January 1979 by mewithoutYou.

Sometimes the "soundtrack of your life" bands aren't artists you listened to, but artists EVERY ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS listened to. This is mega '05 - '08 nostalgia for me.

I think people often overlook how detailed Underoath’s songwriting in this era was, and you captured it perfectly. Lots of creative work with dynamics, rhythm and song structure Converge or At the Drive-In are some more great examples of metalcore/post-hardcore. You’re the man, Geebz

Underoath got me through a lot of tough times after my dad died when I was a young teen. They’ll always hold a special place in my heart. Technically speaking, Underoath were trailblazers for moving the post hardcore scene into mainstream appeal and they have continually evolved their sound over the years. Too many good songs for me to recommend just one lol but I would recommend something from their newest album to see how much they have evolved since “Define the Great Line”. Edit: forgot to add my ubiquitous request for Circa Survive! Anything from “Descensus” would be a great entry point.

This band never wrote for radio. Their genre was never radio friendly. So your comment about non conventional arrangement and composition, thats what they did better than anyone else. In fact. Either this album or the next has exactly one song with a chorus. One. Lol reallllly hope you dig into more of them man. We would love to get you up to speed! They were big in 2005-2010 and then popped back up in 2013 and have released another new album this past weekend. For the next reaction to them, pick ANYTHING off of Define The Great Line or Lost In The Sound Of Separation and youll be blown away. Almost like the metalcore version of tool in a small small sense. Thanks Geebz!!!

Great reaction. This album (define the great line) is legendary, one of my all time favorites. They have some other good work in their discography, but none of it stands up to this IMO. Returning empty handed would be a great place to go from here.

Such a great band and their sound has really continued to progress. They just dropped a new album on Friday called Voyeurist that's definitely worth checking out. Thanks Geebz! Hope your recovery is going well!

That chord progression in the quieter section near the end defines this whole album for me. It comes back on the last track called "To Whom it May Concern" which is one of my favorite Underoath tracks.

The second half of this song makes me cry every damn time. As soon as Spencer says "I remember... your presence" I just break down. I have no idea why.

Underoath continue to be unlike any other band out there, even on their new album "Voyeurist" that recently dropped a few days ago. These dudes do it different.

Something I like about this track (among others) is the linear arrangement, where no major sections repeat (compared to standard cyclical arrangement with verse 1, verse 2, repeating choruses, etc.). Really takes you on a journey. EDIT: Whoops, left this comment in the middle of the video. Looks like you noticed this too, haha.

“ I REMEMBER YOUR PRESENCEEEEE” always gives me the waterworks. me and an old buddy shared a deep love for this song together and he died almost two years ago. always think about him when i hear it!

If you grew up a Christian, there's a good chance you had Underoath on your ipod

Matt Goldman and Adam D did an incredible job engineering this album. Goldman really captured a great drum sound. And CLA absolutely nailed the mix on the record.

Man I listened to a lot of Underoath back in my teen years 10-15 years ago. Thank you for doing this video! Absolute masterpiece of an album by Underoath!

Love this band and still continue to go to their shows. Returning Empty-handed is my favorite from them but the whole album of Define The Great Line is a masterpiece.

Absolutely love Underoath. If you decide to do another breakdown of them, I would recommend Too Bright to See Too Loud to Hear/Desolate Earth: The End is Here. They are technically 2 “separate” tracks, but if you listened to the album, you can’t tell unless you looked at the timer or track number. Really shows off their creativity in song writing/structure. Cheers!

Woooooo Remember the first time I saw this music video, was at a youth group thing at a church we all skateboarded at 🤟

I'm glad that you covered this band, but man, this song is not the pinnacle of their quality!!! Paper Lung, Returning Empty Handed, Too Bright to See, so many tracks that show off their immense talent!!! Please do more from this band!! Their albums from 06 - 10 are a different level compared to other metalcore and still (my opinion) hasn't been touched!! :) 🤙🤙

This is probably the best song you could have started with for this band. It's the lead single from their best-selling album, and is really at the center of their work between the light and heavy. The more I hear this song the more I'm realizing just how much they packed into those four minutes, and this is after fifteen years of hearing it. I hope you also get to hear some of their older and newer stuff because they've been all over the map when it comes to genres.

So cool to see you do this. Underoath's run of albums from define the great line to disambiguation is legendary and so influential to many bands that are out in the post hardcore/metalcore today. I find myself going back to them all the time because they sound so modern and representative of what's going on now. They also just released a great new album that is worth checking out, very good stuff that sounds even more modern and industrial in some moments

It would mean the world to me if you reviewed Ghostemane!!! Please please please! There is a song that he did with Underoath, but the best song to review would be "Inside" or "fed up"

Norma Jean Bless The Martyr And Kiss The Child is a great album! Definitely worth a listen.

Saw these guys 3 times during the mid-late 2000's. Those were awesome times. Incredible live, massive energy.

One of the best live bands I have ever seen. Back in like 2004-5 they played so free live. They made the music so much more insane in a live show. Amazing musicians

Love this! Now keep the Metalcore listeners coming with August Burns Red. Someone recommend a song because I can't pick one.

Morning morning. Here in Cleveland we got plastered with snow. Total opposite from Hawaii. New band, I don't think I've heard em before

One of the most unique "metalcore" bands ever.

I fucking love Aaron Gillespie. Im not religious but the dude kind of saved my life and started me on a career in music(as a drummer). He's so good. I'll never forget the first time i heard underoath. People ALWAYS dog on Aaron, like, the 'legit' drummers, lol. He's not trained, no he's not referencing your favorite jazz licks, and yea he hits really fucking hard. but its sick, and you can't throw shade on the dudes hooks, not vocal hooks, drums hooks. Best drum hook writer of all time in my books, the first thing I remember about EVERY UO song is the drum part, and it always stands out to people. Those violent rim shots, wild hats, and really off beat accents create a super unique drummer that needs like, 10x the love. And thank you for mentioning the structure!! my favorite thing about underoath and has stayed with me throughout my life in songwriting. Surprises in structure are memorable and powerful moments

Aaron Gillespie is one of my favorite drummers, and he kills it while also doing the clean vocals.

My favorite band I’m excited as can be

totally surprised to see you do Underoath, LOVE the album this song is off of (Define the Great Line). Would love to see more reactions to Underoath Geebz.

Guts theme. Or “4 Gatsu”, same somg, just different names. Not metal or rock, just a beautiful composition for an older show. Really bittersweet. Or “Gwyn, Lord of Cinder”, another somber composition.

The drums are even more impressive when you realize that he also does the clean vocals. Amazing ability to multitask.

Kinda crazy how you are doing an underoath reaction at this point in time. They literally just came out with a new album too

Do "A Boy Brushed Red, Living In Black and White" next by Underoath

The fun thing about Underoath is that every album is DRASTICALLY different from the others. So many different vibes to choose from.

As a drummer myself, being able to sing and play simultaneously is like a superpower that's far beyond my capabilities. Aaron Gillespie is a rare talent. His drumming is a bit unorthodox and he can sing on top of that. Its crazy to me lol. Phil Collins is the only other example I can think of that comes remotely close

The producer was the guitarist from killswitch engage and they had a documentary on the process. It's fairly entertaining

Yes some post hardcore on the channel and my favourite band for good measure 😀

Excellent album to enjoy front to back. Segways'/interludes between tracks. Great album.

"There could be nothing after this" - Underoath is my favorite song by them. Highly recommend checking it out

If you want a band that totally throws song structure out the window, listen to La Dispute. I'd love to see a reaction to Said the King to the River! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--1TqXTD4vRU.html

Yay Underoath :)

My favorite song from my favorite album from my favorite band!

Give GlassJaw a listen. Worship and Tribute

Kinda moved you did this. You should do Norma Jean - A small spark vs a great forest.

Tim on lead guitar used a violin bow for those long notes towards the end of the song. To this day idk how Aaron can drum that perfectly while singing like he does. Crazy

When the sun sleeps? Is that the right name of an old underoath song with the funky intro? Was the first one in my circle to find that song, on limewire or bearshare or something, was so damn hooked. Haven't thought about that in a time.

I can not tell you how many times 12 year old me played and listened to this song on my pink iPod shuffle I colored with a black sharpied , very cool to hear your opinion on the way this song was composed

A band that is truly adept at alienating it's fans: Extol. So you liked the first album you heard, huh? Their next one will make you check to make sure you put in the right CD. But seriously, it would be amazing if you would react to either "Ember" (raw, melodic death metal), "Grace for Succession" (technical death/thrash or something), or "Gloriana" (death prog...ish?).

Bands like underoath changed everything about the music that I listened to before them.. the story plays out in the music and takes you through a journey as you said.

If you dig multiple vocalists, please try out The Receiving End of Sirens. Anything from the album "Between the Heart and the Synapse"

there's alot of metal guys out there that will never admit how fucking heavy they actually are, mostly because of their christian background. one of the best live shows i've seen, and they have such a huge/cult following. please do more from them.

Sick reaction. They do have a dedicated keys/synth player in the band so those production bits are him. I think sometimes artists write entire completed songs and in the studio the production sort of bloats with a lot of additional afterthought electronic stuff that wasn't really part of the writing process. With him being in the band, it definitely introduces his part at the writing process and allows them to more thoroughly flesh them out and make them an important and deliberate component.

Gotta do "It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door" next. Love Underoath

Seriously best song and best band of all time I can listen to it for hours on repeat

The next album after this one was recorded with very little editing or production effects. To the point where doubled vocals were two singers and not pitch corrected as opposed to the typical two takes from the same singer with pitch correction. Vocal reverb effects from moving the singer to another room. Natural feedback from the guitarists sitting by their amps. Just really cool and unique. Emergency broadcast the end is near is a great song.

They have a synth/keys/ player as a full member of the band so the synth wasn't just a production thing.

I’m so glad you did this. They always defy what the norm is

Wait until you find out that drummer you dig so much does the clean vocals too

Underoath have a special place in my heart from my youth. Right next to Alexisonfire.

Holy crap what a blast from the past :O Would love to see you react to some He Is Legend one day (my other favorite band from that time

I listened to this album and another one of their albums back in 2007 when I drove out to work in Yellowstone National Park for the summer and back..

did anyone tell him that the drummer is the second vocalist? cause yea thats a thing and underoath is god teir

Do more classic Underoath!

Aarons cleans are the only tolerable “blink 182 Tom/Green Day Joe” rip off cleans.

Fun fact about define the great line. They used violin bows on their guitars for some of the more "ethereal" sounds you hear on some of the tracks.

Probably their best song.

Perfect pick to start this band. They have a full time programmer/synth performer.

Please react to Death - Flesh and the Power it Holds

Spencer Chamberlain is one of the most underrated vocalists in metal

Man this right here is a track. Brings me back.

I really enjoyed this video. Could you do a reaction video to Unsung by Helmet.

Aloha from California Aries represent I hope your show is getting better keep up with the good music brother keep exploring and if possible do at least like two or three videos a day and keeps me going thank you love you mean it aloha

By far my favorite rock album of all time

Please react to Opeth - Hessian Peel

me 28 years old, still my favorite band since i was 12

This song NEVER stops, this band is absolutely made up of genius'

The way you described this song as a journey is how the while album is. This album truly is a masterpiece and is perfect from front to back. The song writing, structure, album flow, emotion, power. Everything about this album is perfect. Put some headphones on, lay back, and enjoy the ride.

soooo happy to finally see some real metalcore on this channel!! Yes! More stuff like Underoath, Norma Jean, The Chariot!!

Yea didn’t expect this haha

I wish he narrated the whole cd

Hey, how about some Ghost?

Played a show with these guys in Milwaukee at The Rave back in my younger days. Amazing dudes. Very personable. Love UnderOath!

This song is a deep cut for me, loved it since it came out, but watching this was like hearing it again for the first time. Gave me chills! I really liked your take on everything, coming from a somewhat outsider perspective. I'll keep it locked on this channel!

one of the best channels

You should do more from these guys. Define the great line is an amazing album. One of those made to be listened to all the way through.

Such a great song!

This takes me back to high school. It would be awesome if you could decompose "January 10th, 2014" by The World is a Beautiful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die