5 Essential Underoath Non-Singles

It may surprise you to discover that Tampa, Florida’s Christian/Christian adjacent/screamo/just plain heavy band known as Underoath has nine, yes, NINE full-length studio albums. Even if it doesn’t, that’s quite a stat and impressive in any genre. While the band has many “hits,” we attempted to highlight the top five best Underoath non-singles in release order by album. Down, set, go:

“Young And Aspiring” from They’re Only Chasing Safety (2004)

First off, what an opener on this album AND for this piece: Underoath reintroduced themselves to the few/proud who heard their first three LPs, and introduced themselves to a new audience in an incredibly brutal and catchy fashion. Hold your breath, bottle it up, and read the next one!
 

“Casting Such A Thin Shadow” from Define The Great Line (2006)

While Underoath are masters of their craft in terms of heaviness, not enough is said about their atmospheric elements and non-vocal musically. If you have an extra six minutes in your day, we implore you to roll back, focus, and listen to this one all the way through in a picture perfect scenery.
 

“The Created Void” from Lost In The Sound Of Separation (2008)

If you’re a casual Underoath fan, you may have missed this record, which is our favorite from the band, but don’t worry, we’re here for you so hard that this piece contains not one, but two songs from this LP. Somehow Underoath found a way to make streams as catchy as a sung vocal melody here, and that is quite the feat! Was it just a dream or something much more?
 

“Coming Down Is Calming Down” from Lost In The Sound Of Separation (2008)

Immediately after the previous song, Underoath showcased frenetic musicianship and ludicrous (in the best way) rhythms on our last mention from this album, “Coming Down Is Calming Down.” In tried and true fashion, the band doesn’t seem to calm down until its epic album closer “Desolate Earth: The End Is Here,” which is not only underrated, but would make Radiohead proud.
 

“Wake Me” from Erase Me (2018)

Let’s close with the polarizing one: After a brief hiatus from 2013-2015, Underoath signed with Fearless Records and released their most commercial AND controversial record, Erase Me. While we will hold our tongue and won’t go into the weeds as to why it was controversial, we must highlight that track four, “Wake Me,” could have easily been played on mainstream rock radio stations, and we’re all for it!