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2006's Define the Great Line proved to be a turning point for faith-based, post-hardcore/screamo outfit Underoath. While the tendency to dissolve into the abyss of angtsy emo-pop was still there, there was a darkness lurking in the nooks and crannies between the crackling snare hits and heavy "drop-d" riffing that hinted at a little pre-evolution, a notion that comes to fruition with their sixth studio record and fourth for Solid State (the metal subdivision of Tooth & Nail Records). Lost in the Sound of Separation gets off to a rocky start with its two most forgettable songs, "Breathing in a New Mentality" and "Anyone Can Dig a Hole But It Takes a Real Man to Call It Home," both of which are big, loud, mean, monotonous, and virtually interchangeable with any other formulaic "loud, quiet, scream, loud, quiet, scream" alt metal tune. However, it doesn't take long for Separation to rescue itself from painfully serious, aggro-MTV mediocrity, as those two tracks are quickly followed up by the riveting "A Fault Line, A Fault of Mine" and "Emergency Broadcast: The End Is Near," two slightly experimental, highly melodic cuts (make that four, as "Too Bright to See Too Loud to Hear" and near-instrumental closer "Desolate Earth: The End Is Near" are mini-masterpieces of hope and anguish) that not only signal growth for the Florida ensemble, but deliver on the dark promises that haunted Define the Great Line, exposing a more mature, post-apocalyptic nightmare that manages to give equal time to both loss and redemption, declaring allegiance to neither. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
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- They're Only Chasing Safety
- Released 2004
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- Define The Great Line
- Released 2006
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- The Changing Of Times
- Released 2002
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- Survive, Kaleidoscope: Live
- Released 2008
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Review :D
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- By HagixPR
- 7/28/2009 22:48:59
- This Album may not be as good as Define The Great Line.But is One of ur best albums in all your music history So keep it guys and God Bless you :D.
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- By scooter1265
- 1/11/2009 05:24:16
- Not a huge scream fan, but Underoath is the perfect balance. 5/5 for the album & the group.
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Eff the review-er.
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- By buree
- 1/6/2009 05:48:23
- Underoath is amazing. And this album is amazing. nuff said.
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AMAZING!
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- By TheSuddenUrge
- 1/2/2009 10:24:30
- non stop listening
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Just Plain Awesome!
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- By Firebird3776
- 12/2/2008 05:13:02
- There isn't a song I don't like by them! Their best albums in my opinion are: They're Only Chasing Safety, Define The Great Line, and Lost In The Sound Of Separation. You definitely can't go wrong with this album.
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The Zune reviewer blows.
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- By Neptune0100
- 10/4/2008 03:57:55
- The first two tracks he says are "the most forgettable"? Who the hell does he think he is? There isn't a song on that album that's "forgettable", I didn't know bands weren't allowed to be heavy anymore, because according to him, it's "aggro-MTV mediocrity".
That guy is a joke, get a different reviewer for an amazing album such as this. - 3 out of 8 people
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Best UnderOath Album Yet!
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- By N4v164t0r
- 9/23/2008 21:35:18
- Ever since Define The Great Line, fans have been waiting for the next Underoath album. Would it return to the monotonous emocore noise that was They're Only Chasing Safety or would it go off into some unforeseen direction, leaving listeners to ask "what happened?"
Define The Great Line was the top of the hill, right?
So Underoath defined the great line, and they have now broken it, with Lost In The Sound Of Separation. Building on the softly progressive acts of their previous album, replacing the pop-influence of Define The Great Line with more metal and introverted lyrics, Underoath has created another masterpiece. Rather, the masterpiece.
Define The Great Line was a journey, heading through cold rooms with dripping water, back to the top, an adventure as powerful as it was gripping, starting from the bottom in self-hatred, and progressing to more positive outlooks. Lost In The Sound of Separation continues this story. While not a concept-album, per se, it is quite thematic, featuring epic builds, but without filler tracks (a la "Salmanir" from their 2006 record) to drag down the action.
Gone is most of the pop influence on this album, and it is arguably for the better. Nothing stopped Define The Great Line from being an excellent album, but Lost In The Sound of Separation has beaten the odds of slumps of bands that have an excellent album come out, only to be brought back down to mediocrity with their next record. With more room for experimentation, without losing the perfect production team from before, Lost In The Sound of Separation promised what most people thought unfulfillable, a worthy follow-up to an album that had once defined the great line. - 7 out of 9 people
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underoath = amazing
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- By emaredubyou
- 9/18/2008 04:59:59
- defiantly love the new album! not quite sure if it can live up to define the great line, but its up there!
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A brilliant mixture
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- By FRAGM3NT
- 9/15/2008 16:29:56
- In this new UnderOATH album boundaries are broken as they seemlessly mix their new found hardcore obsessions with a slight return to THey're Only Chasing Safety, with the consistent noise that proceeded from Define The Great Line, Lost In The Sound of Seperation makes everything a little clearer, especially with songs such as A Fault Line, A Fault of Mine. This coupled with melodic songs like Too Bright to See, Too Loud to Hear (That bring to mind Aaron Gillespies The Almost project) makes this album a favorite amongst fans for either They're Only Chasing Safety and the heavy Define The Great Line.
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amazing!
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- By nevinwebster
- 9/2/2008 22:59:54
- has a cool new sounds, but still sounds like the underoath we love...<br/>flat out amazing.
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