Ø (Disambiguation)
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Ø is the seventh album by American metalcore
band Underoath
. Released on November 9, 2010 through Tooth & Nail Records
, the album is the band's first without founding member Aaron Gillespie
, the first with Daniel Davison
, formerly of Norma Jean
. As of this album, none of the members that appeared on Underoath's debut album remain in the band. Ø Disambiguation was met with a high amount of acclaim and was recorded at Glow in the Dark Studios in Atlanta Georgia, the same studio where the band's previous album, Lost in the Sound of Separation
was recorded.
, with production done by Jeremy SH Griffith and Matt Goldman (Goldman having worked with the band previously, on Lost in the Sound of Separation and Define the Great Line
). The new album was aimed to be released sometime later that year. Following the departure of Gillespie, Underoath recruited ex-Norma Jean drummer Daniel Davison
for drumming duties.
Underoath hosted a game on their Twitter and Facebook profiles. It consisted of scrambled titles for tracks featured on the album. The first person who unscrambled the words won an Underoath T-shirt. The band also released one of their new songs, "Illuminator", by layers, giving away one instrument's part at a time. The song was fully uploaded on October 1, 2010. The second song Underoath released was the single "In Division", on November 2.
The band also developed a contest, for the track "Catch Myself Catching Myself". The song was uploaded to YouTube
on October 28, however, all the vocals were taken out. The lyrics were put up in the video, and viewers were told to put their own vocals over the song and upload it to YouTube. The submission chosen to be best would receive an Underoath prize pack containing a shirt, poster, stickers and more, and the guitar used for the video of "In Division". Two runners-up would receive the prize pack only.
A music video for "In Division" was released on November 1, 2010.
In its first week, Ø (Disambiguation) sold 24,000 and debuted at #23 on the Billboard 200 charts.
A music video for "Paper Lung" was released on April 25,2011.
Production
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...
. Released on November 9, 2010 through 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...
, the album is the band's first without founding member 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 first with Daniel Davison
Daniel Davison
Daniel 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...
, formerly of Norma Jean
Norma Jean (band)
Norma Jean is an American metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Since their inception in 1997 and replacement of members throughout the years, the band's only original member is the guitarist, Chris Day...
. As of this album, none of the members that appeared on Underoath's debut album remain in the band. Ø Disambiguation was met with a high amount of acclaim and was recorded at Glow in the Dark Studios in Atlanta Georgia, the same studio where the band's previous album, Lost in the Sound of Separation
Lost in the Sound of Separation
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...
was recorded.
Recording and production
During a late 2009 interview, guitarist Timothy McTague stated that the band had "just started writing songs that may be included on the next record", and that they are hoping to enter the studio late summer or early fall 2010. On April 5, 2010, the band announced the departure of their final founding member, drummer and vocalist, Aaron Gillespie. On May 10, 2010, through their official Myspace blog, Underoath announced that they will be entering the studio on May 24 to record their follow up to Lost in the Sound of SeparationLost in the Sound of Separation
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...
, with production done by Jeremy SH Griffith and Matt Goldman (Goldman having worked with the band previously, on Lost in the Sound of Separation and 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...
). The new album was aimed to be released sometime later that year. Following the departure of Gillespie, Underoath recruited ex-Norma Jean drummer Daniel Davison
Daniel Davison
Daniel 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...
for drumming duties.
Release and promotion
The band hosted a pre-release listening party on September 15, 2010, which generated two independent reviews. A postcard containing a piece of the artwork was sent to each person who pre-ordered the album. The buyer was to take a picture of that postcard and upload it to Underoath's official website. Once every piece had been uploaded, the band would release the artwork. They did so at 1 pm EST, September 21, 2010.Underoath hosted a game on their Twitter and Facebook profiles. It consisted of scrambled titles for tracks featured on the album. The first person who unscrambled the words won an Underoath T-shirt. The band also released one of their new songs, "Illuminator", by layers, giving away one instrument's part at a time. The song was fully uploaded on October 1, 2010. The second song Underoath released was the single "In Division", on November 2.
The band also developed a contest, for the track "Catch Myself Catching Myself". The song was uploaded to YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
on October 28, however, all the vocals were taken out. The lyrics were put up in the video, and viewers were told to put their own vocals over the song and upload it to YouTube. The submission chosen to be best would receive an Underoath prize pack containing a shirt, poster, stickers and more, and the guitar used for the video of "In Division". Two runners-up would receive the prize pack only.
A music video for "In Division" was released on November 1, 2010.
In its first week, Ø (Disambiguation) sold 24,000 and debuted at #23 on the Billboard 200 charts.
A music video for "Paper Lung" was released on April 25,2011.
Track listing
Personnel
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– lead vocals, additional guitars - Tim McTague – lead guitar, backing vocals
- James Smith – rhythm guitar, percussion
- Grant Brandell – bass
- 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...
– drums, percussion - Chris Dudley – keyboard, synthesizers
Production
- Jordan Butcher – art direction, design
- Jeff Carver – A&R
- Brandon Ebel – A&R, executive producer
- Matt Goldman – engineer, producer
- Ben Grosse – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering