Deluxe version of O (disambiguation) features 3 bonus remix songs, live studio performance footage, behind the scenes commentary, and the full 'Making Of The Record' DVD Documentary. With ex-Norma Jean drummer Daniel Davidson in the fold, this veteran Florida metalcore outfit regains the lethal edge that made 2006's Define the Great Line such a landmark release. Frontman Spencer Chamberlain stretches his vocal abilities, revealing more subtleties in both his clean and guttural singing modes. What counts most is the primal aggression of the band's ensemble work, tempered by an underlying rock-solid faith. The tracks
In Division and
In Completion frame a brooding song-cycle laden with images of isolation, drowning and destruction. The tense, churning rhythm of
Who Will Guard the Guardians and the fractured funk-thrash of
Catch Myself Catching Myself embody a reoccurring theme of spiritual warfare. The eerie experimentation within
Driftwood sets the listener up for the staccato guitar thrusts of
Vacant Mouth. Tracks like
Paper Lung and
A Divine Eradication are harrowing messages from the abyss. Amidst this sea of barely controlled chaos, Underoath reveals glimmers of salvation behind the darkness.
CD+DVD Details
- Release Date: November 09, 2010
- Record Label: Tooth & Nail / Solid State
- UPC: 5099990831621
- Number of Discs: 2
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