Jesusfreakhideout.com Music News, July 2008: UNDEROATH TO RELEASE LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION SEPTEMBER 2

UNDEROATH:
TO RELEASE 'LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION' SEPTEMBER 2
ON TOOTH & NAIL/SOLID STATE

MAYHEM FESTIVAL NOW UNDERWAY WITH UNDEROATH
HEADLINING 'HOT TOPIC' STAGE

OVERSEAS DATES IN THE U.K., GERMANY, ITALY, SOUTH AFRICA AND AUSTRALIA FOLLOW 'MAYHEM'

MAJOR FALL U.S. HEADLINING RUN IN OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

BAND TO SHOOT VIDEO FOR
"DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE MEASURES"
WITH DIRECTOR WALTER ROBOT

NEWS SOURCE: MSO PR
July 15, 2008

As the final notes ring out on LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION, it's clear that UNDEROATH--who've built their career on being both heavy and experimental--have delivered their most accomplished album to date. Succinct and resolute, there's no denying the power of LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION, due out September 2 on Tooth & Nail/Solid State as the follow-up to 2006's rapturously received and gold-certified Define The Great Line.

Now headlining the Hot Topic stage of the Mayhem Tour, UNDEROATH perform daily from 6:25-7:00pm at the festival, joining hard music heavyweights Slipknot, Disturbed, Mastodon and Dragonforce, among others. During days off from the Mayhem tour, UNDEROATH will play a series of headlining dates with The Red Chord supporting. Next, in early September, UNDEROATH will headline an eight-city U.K. trek, to be followed by dates in Germany, Italy, South Africa and Australia. In October and November, look for UNDEROATH to return to the U.S. for a major headlining run--kicking off at Honolulu's Pipeline Café (3,000 cap) on October 4--before touring Central and South America.

UNDEROATH--whose last three albums count combined sales in excess of one million copies--have worked diligently to reach this creative apex while building what may be the biggest metalcore following in the world. "Breathing In A New Mentality" launches the new record with an ingenious false start that gives way to innovative ferocity. "We wanted people to hear it and have a first impression like, 'Man they must've cut a lot of corners,'" says guitarist MCTAGUE of the disc-opener. "And then it kicks in and your entire car, blows up. We wanted to come out, blow them away. Just shut people up. And in doing that, we've made the beginning of the record very memorable." Beyond exceptional, it's a breathtaking brain-rattling affirmation that the six men of Tampa, FL-based UNDEROATH--lead vocalist SPENCER CHAMBERLAIN, guitarist TIM MCTAGUE, bassist GRANT BRANDELL, drummer AARON GILLESPIE, keyboardist CHRIS DUDLEY and guitarist JAMES SMITH--have taken a huge creative step forward. The group recently shot a video for the scathing "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures" with director Walter Robot (Milosh "The City," Modest Mouse "Missed the Boat," The Pinkertones "Sexy Robot") in Los Angeles. Expect more news about the clip soon.

By trusting their instincts, pushing their songcraft to the limit and meticulously perfecting it with Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage) and Matt Goldman (Copeland, The Chariot), the band has soared to new artistic heights with LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION. "The Created Void" offers a melodic reprieve. "Naturally we are a heavy band and we want to put our best foot forward in that respect, MCTAGUE says. "I love 'The Created Void,' one of the most melodic songs we've ever done, the bottom line is everything sounds the way it does on the record because we agreed that's how it should sound, whether it's heavy or melodic." "We've had to work hard at being open-minded about our own art and let it flow naturally", MCTAGUE continues. "We love melodies, but our instincts usually go in the other direction."

Defying the band's traditional approach, the uplifting "Too Bright To See, Too Loud To Hear" is a beautiful near ballad lighter destined to become a fan favorite. "I originally wrote the music without intending for it to be a quote-unquote accessible song," MCTAGUE says of the memorable soundscape. "It was a slow-paced, slowed- down jam-out song." With such a diverse musical display coupled with the input of six opinionated souls, the completion of LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION--thanks in part to the skilled mixing of veteran David Bendeth--is an epic achievement. "We laboriously toiled over this record," GILLESPIE admits. "Even when we're in the studio, I don't think we are all ever totally happy. There is constant change and flux until we're done. We always push ourselves to make the best music imaginable."

Visit www.underoath777.com for up-to-date information and catch UNDEROATH on the road in the following cities:

DATE CITY
Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Tue 7/15 Fresno, CA Wed 7/16 San Diego, CA Headlining off date with The Thu 7/17 St. George, UT Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Fri 7/18 Phoenix, AZ Sat 7/19 Albuquerque, NM Sun 7/20 Denver, CO Tue 7/22 Kansas City, MO Wed 7/23 St. Louis, MO Headlining off date with The Thu 7/24 Little Rock, AR Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Fri 7/25 Dallas, TX Sat 7/26 San Antonio, TX Sun 7/27 Houston, TX Tue 7/29 Tampa, FL Wed 7/30 W. Palm Beach, FL Headlining off date with The Thu 7/31 Charleston, SC Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Fri 8/1 Virginia Beach, VA Sat 8/2 Pittsburgh, PA Sun 8/3 Scranton, PA Headlining off-date with The Mon 8/4 Albany, NY Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Tue 8/5 Boston, MA Wed 8/6 Uniondale, NY Fri 8/8 Toronto, ON Sat 8/9 Detroit, MI Sun 8/10 Chicago, IL Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Tue 8/12 Atlanta, GA Wed 8/13 Indianapolis, IN Fri 8/15 Camden, NJ Sat 8/16 Hartford, CT Sun 8/17 Washington, DC Tue 8/19 Buffalo, NY Underoath European Headlining Sat 9/6 Manchester, UK Sun 9/7 Glasgow, UK Mon 9/8 Birmingham, UK Wed 9/10 Cardiff, UK Thu 9/11 Norwich, UK Fri 9/12 London, UK Sat 9/13 Leeds, UK Sun 9/14 Portsmouth, UK Tue 9/16 Berlin, Germany Wed 9/17 Köln, Germany Fri 9/19 Roncade, Italy Sat 9/20 Cesena, Italy Tue 9/23 Durbanville, SA Wed 9/24 Umhlanga, SA Thu 9/25 Boksburg, SA Fri 9/26 Eikenhof, SA Sat 9/27 Lonehill, SA Underoath Australian Headlining Tue 9/30 Sydney, AUS Wed 10/1 Melbourne, AUS Thu 10/2 Brisbane, AUS Underoath Headlining
Sat 10/4 Honolulu, HI VENUE
tour-Hot Topic stage: 6:25-7:00pm
Save Mart Center
Coors Amphitheatre

Red Chord
The Electric Theater

tour--Hot Topic stage: 6:25-7:00pm
Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Journal Pavilion
Coors Amphitheatre
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Red Chord
The Village

tour--Hot Topic stage: 6:25-7:00pm
Superpages.com Center
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sam Houston Race Park
Ford Amphitheatre
Cruzan Amphitheater

Red Chord
Music Farm

tour--Hot Topic stage: 6:25-7:00pm
Verizon Wireless
Post-Gazette Pavilion
Toyota Pavilion

Red Chord
Northern Lights

tour--Hot Topic stage: 6:25-7:00pm
Tweeter Center for Performing Arts
Nassau Coliseum
Downsview Park
DTE Energy Music Theatre
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre

tour--Hot Topic stage: 6:25-7:00pm
Lakewood Amphitheatre
Verizon Wireless Music Center
Susquehanna Bank Center
New England Dodge Music Center
Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

Tour
Academy 2
Garage
Academy 2
University Solus Room
Waterfront
Astoria (Mean Fiddler)
Cockpit
Wedgewood Rooms
Kato
Luxor
New Age Club
Vidia Club
The Barnyard Theatre
The Wavehouse
Black Dahlia
The Lido
The Rustic Theatre on Main

Tour
UNSW Roundhouse
Billboard
The Arena

Pipeline Cafe