Lost in the Sound of Separation
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Lost in the Sound of Separation is the sixth album by American metalcore
band Underoath
. The album was released on September 2, 2008. The album title is taken from a line of the lyrics of "We Are the Involuntary". In an interview with MTV News about the effort, the band stated it featured 11 songs that total around 42 minutes. It is the band's last release with founding member and drummer, Aaron Gillespie
.
The album was nominated for a Grammy Award
at the 52nd Grammy Awards
for "Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package". Prior to the album's release it was said to be a lot "heavier" and "darker" than Underoath's previous album Define the Great Line
. A handful of people from MTV were the first to listen to several of the songs off the album, saying afterward that "The songs were anthemic, feedback-filled numbers that build slowly to their thunderous, ear-splitting crescendos."
could be placed on a participant's social networking website to display pictures of his progress. On the release date of the album, Underoath asked for fans to take pictures of both their beard and a copy of Lost in the Sound of Separation. All members of the band also participated in the event. Popular music review and information site AbsolutePunk were also running a contest in conjunction with Tooth & Nail, giving members of AbsolutePunk the opportunity to win an Underoath prize pack.
Two weeks before the release of the album, Underoath announced that a very limited quantity of "golden passes" were packaged with select copies of Lost in the Sound of Separation. The winner of a golden pass is allowed into any Underoath concert for the rest of their formation. Any edition of the album may contain a golden pass.
In its first week, Lost in the Sound of Separation debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200
charts, selling around 56,000 copies in the US alone.
containing two 10" colored "saw-blade" die cut heavy gram vinyl and a 56 page book in addition to the CD and DVD. The deluxe edition is also limited to 5,000 copies, which are hand numbered and signed by the band. A fourth version of the album, a standard 12" vinyl record, was later released.
Additionally, on July 30, 2008 the band released 10 limited edition "suitcase" packs hand painted by Justin Nelson of Verdure Studio and released through Underoath's webstore in conjunction with The Audible Diversion Group. Nine of the suitcases were put for sale and the tenth retained to be given away in a sweepstakes through the webstore. All nine suitcase packages sold out in approximately 11 minutes.
Due to a manufacturing issue with the deluxe edition vinyl set, the release date was pushed back several weeks. To make sure that everyone who pre-ordered the deluxe edition would get to hear the new album by the official release date, Underoath worked with Tooth & Nail Records
to send out digital copies of the album. An email was sent out to those who pre-ordered the record with a link to download the album.
. The song "Too Bright to See" was also nominated for Short Form Music Video of the Year.
on July 14, 2008. The song was released on the band's MySpace on July 22 at Midnight EST
/ 9 PM PST. It has also been announced that this single will be featured on the soundtrack of the upcoming release of Madden NFL 09
. As a result of the new song being on the Madden 2009 soundtrack, it will be downloadable on iTunes in coming weeks as part of a special "Madden" playlist. The single is also featured in the game Rock Band 2
along with 19 other songs on a free track pack.
The second single from the album, "Too Bright to See, Too Loud to Hear" was released April 20, 2009, and the music video for the song was the winning video created by a contestant in a contest exclusive to the United Kingdom.
Additional musicians
Production
Art
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band Underoath
Underoath
Underoath is an American Christian metalcore band from Tampa, Florida. Founded by Dallas Taylor and Luke Morton on November 30, 1997 in Ocala, Florida, subsequently its additional members were from Tampa, Florida...
. The album was released on September 2, 2008. The album title is taken from a line of the lyrics of "We Are the Involuntary". In an interview with MTV News about the effort, the band stated it featured 11 songs that total around 42 minutes. It is the band's last release with founding member and drummer, Aaron Gillespie
Aaron Gillespie
Aaron Roderick Gillespie is an American musician, best known for being the former drummer and clean vocalist for the metalcore band Underoath, and the current lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the alternative rock band The Almost...
.
The album was nominated for a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
at the 52nd Grammy Awards
52nd Grammy Awards
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Neil Young was honored as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year on January 29, two days prior to the Grammy telecast. Only ten of the 109 awards were received during the broadcast...
for "Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package". Prior to the album's release it was said to be a lot "heavier" and "darker" than Underoath's previous album Define the Great Line
Define the Great Line
Define the Great Line is the fifth album by American metalcore band Underoath. The album was released in the United States on June 20, 2006 along with a limited edition version containing exclusive artwork and DVD. For the recording of this album Underoath's usual producer, James Paul Wisner, was...
. A handful of people from MTV were the first to listen to several of the songs off the album, saying afterward that "The songs were anthemic, feedback-filled numbers that build slowly to their thunderous, ear-splitting crescendos."
Promotion
Beginning on August 1, 2008 Underoath encouraged their male fans to grow a beard for one month until the US release date of the album, September 2, 2008. The rules were that participants were to upload a picture of their beard to the website daily to show the progress of their beard growth. For the duration of the growth, a widgetWeb widget
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could be placed on a participant's social networking website to display pictures of his progress. On the release date of the album, Underoath asked for fans to take pictures of both their beard and a copy of Lost in the Sound of Separation. All members of the band also participated in the event. Popular music review and information site AbsolutePunk were also running a contest in conjunction with Tooth & Nail, giving members of AbsolutePunk the opportunity to win an Underoath prize pack.
Two weeks before the release of the album, Underoath announced that a very limited quantity of "golden passes" were packaged with select copies of Lost in the Sound of Separation. The winner of a golden pass is allowed into any Underoath concert for the rest of their formation. Any edition of the album may contain a golden pass.
Reception
Even before its release, the album had been welcomed with critical acclaim with reviewers from Alternative Press, and on Soul-Audio.com, a music review site, staff critic John Wofford declared the album "a masterpiece," calling it both "frightening" and "rewarding" and giving it a rating of 9.5 out of a possible 10. This marks only the second time a score so high has been awarded in the site's history. During Soul-Audio's End of the Year features, Wofford deemed Lost in the Sound of Separation the best album of 2008.In its first week, Lost in the Sound of Separation debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
charts, selling around 56,000 copies in the US alone.
Different editions
Four different versions of Lost in the Sound of Separation were made available, each with its own cover art. A standard edition, a special edition, a deluxe edition, and a vinyl edition. The standard edition comes with the CD and a 20 page booklet. The special edition comes with a bonus DVD containing a 40 minute making of the album documentary in addition to the CD and booklet. The documentary found on the bonus DVD was produced by The Audible Diversion Group and was filmed and edited by Tim McTague and filmmaker Ryan E. Gardner. The deluxe edition is a five-panel digipakDigipak
Digipak is a patented style of CD, DVD or BD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI World Ltd., an Atlas Holdings company.-Features:...
containing two 10" colored "saw-blade" die cut heavy gram vinyl and a 56 page book in addition to the CD and DVD. The deluxe edition is also limited to 5,000 copies, which are hand numbered and signed by the band. A fourth version of the album, a standard 12" vinyl record, was later released.
Additionally, on July 30, 2008 the band released 10 limited edition "suitcase" packs hand painted by Justin Nelson of Verdure Studio and released through Underoath's webstore in conjunction with The Audible Diversion Group. Nine of the suitcases were put for sale and the tenth retained to be given away in a sweepstakes through the webstore. All nine suitcase packages sold out in approximately 11 minutes.
Due to a manufacturing issue with the deluxe edition vinyl set, the release date was pushed back several weeks. To make sure that everyone who pre-ordered the deluxe edition would get to hear the new album by the official release date, Underoath worked with Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...
to send out digital copies of the album. An email was sent out to those who pre-ordered the record with a link to download the album.
Awards
In 2010, the deluxe edition was nominated for a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards41st GMA Dove Awards
The 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 21, 2010 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2009. The show was held at the The Opry Entertainment Complex in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Bart Millard....
. The song "Too Bright to See" was also nominated for Short Form Music Video of the Year.
Singles
Underoath shot the video for the first single from Lost in the Sound of Separation titled "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures" in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
on July 14, 2008. The song was released on the band's MySpace on July 22 at Midnight EST
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
/ 9 PM PST. It has also been announced that this single will be featured on the soundtrack of the upcoming release of Madden NFL 09
Madden NFL 09
Madden NFL 09 is an American football video game based on the NFL that was published by EA Sports and developed by EA Tiburon. It is the 20th annual installment in the Madden NFL video game franchise. This game is known for its realistic graphics and big hits...
. As a result of the new song being on the Madden 2009 soundtrack, it will be downloadable on iTunes in coming weeks as part of a special "Madden" playlist. The single is also featured in the game Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2 is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems. It is the sequel to Rock Band and is the second title in the series. The game allows up to four players to simulate the performance of popular songs by playing with controllers modeled after musical instruments...
along with 19 other songs on a free track pack.
The second single from the album, "Too Bright to See, Too Loud to Hear" was released April 20, 2009, and the music video for the song was the winning video created by a contestant in a contest exclusive to the United Kingdom.
Track listing
Release history
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Personnel
Underoath- Timothy McTague – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Christopher Dudley – keyboard, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
- Aaron GillespieAaron GillespieAaron Roderick Gillespie is an American musician, best known for being the former drummer and clean vocalist for the metalcore band Underoath, and the current lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the alternative rock band The Almost...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Spencer ChamberlainSpencer ChamberlainSpencer Chamberlain is an American musician, best known as lead vocalist for the metalcore band Underoath. Before fronting Underoath, Chamberlain was also the vocalist for the band This Runs Through in which his brother, Phil Chamberlain, was the drummer.-Background:Spencer Chamberlain was born in...
– lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
, additional guitars - Grant Brandell – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- James Smith – rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
Additional musicians
- Additional drums for "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures", Daniel DavisonDaniel DavisonDaniel Davison is an American drummer and musician. He is best known for being a co-founder and former drummer of the band Norma Jean, the current drummer of the Florida-based metalcore band Underoath, and an artist and filmmaker...
- Additional vocals for "Too Bright to See, Too Loud to Hear", Jeremy Griffith and John Duke
- CelloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
for "Desolate Earth :: The End Is Here", Leah Helfen
Production
- Produced by Adam DutkiewiczAdam DutkiewiczAdam Jonathan Dutkiewicz is an American musician, recording engineer and music producer, best known as a guitarist and backup vocalist from Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage.-Biography:...
, Matt GoldmanMatt Goldman (record producer)Matt Goldman is an American record producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter based in Atlanta, Georgia.-Biography:Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on December 30, 1969, Goldman is a drummer by trade and noted for his support of independent artists and labels, as well as being readily accessible...
and Underoath - Assisted by Jimmie Myers
- Mixed by David BendethDavid BendethDavid Bendeth is a multi-platinum award-winning record producer. Born in London, England and then moved to Toronto as a teenager, He has worked with acts such as Paramore, Papa Roach, Killswitch Engage, In Flames, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Underoath, Breaking Benjamin, Cavo, Taking Back Sunday,...
- Mastered by Ted JensenTed JensenTed Jensen is an American recording engineer. Jensen is the chief mastering engineer at Sterling Sound. He started his career as a mastering engineer in 1976 and is currently the most active Mastering Engineer in the industry...
- Drum technicianing by Nathan Warshowski
Art
- Art direction and design by Jordan Butcher
- Illustrations by Drew Beckmeyer
- A&R by Chad Johnson