Define the Great Line
by Underoath
- Type: Album
- Released: 20 June 2006
- Label: Tooth & Nail
- Country: United States
- Length: 45:58
- Community rating: 3.95/5 from 9 ratings
Artists on this release: Matt Goldman
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A pivotal release in the mid-2000s metalcore scene, 'Define the Great Line' saw Underoath embrace a darker, heavier, and more experimental direction. The album incorporates elements of post-metal and ambient textures, creating a dramatic tension between crushing heaviness and atmospheric interludes. It marked the first full-length with vocalist Spencer Chamberlain, whose raw screams contrasted with drummer Aaron Gillespie's melodic clean vocals, becoming a defining feature of their sound.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, progressive metalcore, breakdowns, melodic, dynamic, distorted, emotive, harsh-vocals
Tracklist
- In Regards To Myself (3:24)
- A Moment Suspended In Time (3:59)
- There Could Be Nothing After This (3:26)
- You're Ever So Inviting (4:13)
- Salmarnir (2:57)
- Returning Empty Handed (4:27)
- Casting Such A Thin Shadow (6:13)
- Moving For The Sake Of Motion (3:15)
- Writing On The Walls (4:02)
- Everyone Looks So Good From Here (2:56)
- To Whom It May Concern (7:02)
Credits
- Underoath - primary artist, producer, written by, recorded by, music by
- Chad Johnson - a&r
- Chandler Owen - art direction [packagin], art direction, graphic design
- Susanne Dawursk - booking
- Mike Mckoy - legal
- Jeff Verne - lighting [director]
- Aaron Gillespie - lyrics by
- Spencer Chamberlain - lyrics by
- Randy Nichols - management
- Russ Hickman - management [tour]
- Chris Lord-Alge - mixed by
- Keith Armstrong - mixed by [assisted]
- Jeff Gros - photography by, photography
- Adam Dutkiewicz - producer
- Matt Goldman - producer
- Nathan Warshowsky - technician [drums]
- John Creech - technician [guitar]