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-Asterisk-, November 11th, 2010

Underoath over the years have shown the most passionate embrace to evolution. Never once has this band settled on a single sound (other than Act of Depression into Cries of the Past) from record to record, and continuity lies in expecting the unexpected. Their dedication isn't in the need to be different, change, or find something new, but embrace the fluctuating and most personal nuances of each of its members. It's hard to consider them a hardcore band, as we've seen in recent years, because they simply don't follow the principles of one. Yes, on the surface, they do have elements musically that point to it, but in their passion to stand on their own as their own sound and image, they became an entity of their own nature. I'd like anyone to really try to define the single genre for Underoath. You'll find how difficult that would be when you begin to listen to their latest album, and then further inspect their previous albums in the process. …