(Underoath Official Websites) - When UNDEROATH, one of the biggest rock success stories of the year, suddenly announced they were leaving the Vans Warped Tour two weeks before the trek's conclusion, the fate of the band looked uncertain and in fact bleak. Dramatic internal struggles were taking place while an Alternative Press magazine writer was on the road with the band, and it's documented in the current UNDEROATH cover story in the new October 2006 issue.
Now, after taking a brief hiatus to resolve the issues that were threatening the band's existence, UNDEROATH have emerged stronger and more cohesive as a unit than ever before. "We're sorry we had to drop off tour in the Northeast," notes guitarist TIM MCTAGUE. "Our situation was critical and we had to work through old issues that were hindering us from functioning as a band together. We're excited to be back on the road and we'll definitely come back to the Northeast in the spring to make things up to our fans."
With this new energy, the band will return to the road in September for a Canadian headlining tour with Silverstein, Moneen and He Is Legend. Next, the group heads overseas for the Taste of Chaos international tour with Taking Back Sunday, Thursday and others.
Their explosive album DEFINE THE GREAT LINE on Seattle indie Tooth & Nail/Solid State debuted at No 2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, with over 97,000 copies sold in the first week alone. Critical acclaim continues to follow the group. In the October 2006 Alternative Press cover story, the writer hails DEFINE THE GREAT LINE as "an unrelenting examination of self that tests the bounds of hope, faith and forgiveness that's as technical as it is melodic and uncompromising as it is inspirational."
UNDEROATH-lead vocalist SPENCER CHAMBERLAIN, guitarist TIM MCTAGUE, bassist GRANT BRANDELL, drummer AARON GILLESPIE, keyboardist CHRISTOPHER DUDLEY and guitarist JAMES SMITH-plan to stay on the road well into 2007.
Canadian headlining tour
Thu 9/14 Vancouver, BC Croatian Cultural Center
Sat 9/16 Edmonton, AB Reds Entertainment Complex
Sun 9/17 Calgary, AB MacEwen Hall
Mon 9/18 Saskatoon, SK Prairieland Exhibition Trade
Tue 9/19 Winnipeg, MB Ramada Theatre
Thu 9/21 North Bay, ON The Wall
Fri 9/22 Sudbury, ON On The Rocks
Sat 9/23 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
Mon 9/25 London, ON Centennial Hall
Tue 9/26 Ottawa, ON Civic Center
Wed 9/27 Montreal, UC Metropolis
Thu 9/28 Quebec City, QC L'Imperial Theatre
Taste of Chaos international with Taking Back Sunday, Thursday and others.
Sun 10/8 Auckland, NZ TBA
Tue 10/10 Perth, AU Burswood Dome
Thu 10/12 Adelaide, AU Entertainment Centre
Fri 10/13 Melbourne, AU Vodafone Arena
Sat 10/14 Sydney, AU Entertainment Centre
Sun 10/15 Brisbane, AU Entertainment Centre
Thu 10/19 Osaka, JP Hatch
Fri 10/20 Nagoya, JP ZEPP
Sun 10/22 Tokyo, JP Coast
Wed 10/25 Graz, AT Helmut List Hall
Fri 10/27 Bologna, IT Estragon
Sat 10/28 Winterhur, CH Eishalle Deutweg
Sun 10/29 Brussels, BE Ancienne Belgique
Mon 10/30 Paris, FR Bataclan
Tue 10/31 Tilburg, NL O13
Fri 11/3 Bremen, DE Pier 2
Sat 11/4 Berlin, DE Columbiahalle
Sun 11/5 Munich, DE Zenith
Mon 11/6 Neu-Isenburg, DE Hugenottenhalle
Tue 11/7 Bielefeld, DE Ringlokschuppen
Wed 11/8 Cologne, DE Palladium
Fri 11/10 Birmingham, UK NIA
Sat 11/11 Glasgow, UK SECC 3
Sun 11/12 Manchester, UK Apollo
Mon 11/13 Brighton, UK Centre
Wed 11/15 Dublin, IR Olympia
Fri 11/17 Newcastle, UK Arena
Sat 11/18 London, UK Brixton Academy 1
Mon 11/20 Nottingham, UK Rock City
Tue 11/21 Cardiff, UK Arena
