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Preaching for a New Breed By "SIN" |
An interview with Spencer Chamberlain of
UnderOath.... UnderOath aren't your typical run of the mill Emo-Scremo-Metal Core-whatever you want to tag this new breed of metal infesting our rock trenches. Not only combining a hybrid of metallic guitar riffs and guttural, emotionally charged vocals, UnderOath also mixes very infectious grooves, giving them a little more to offer kids seeking something new. Unadulterated anti-fashion seems to be an added given with this Floridian export which is a very fresh addition to most other acts who have more flash tha n talent. After spending a few moments with UnderOath, you can obviously feel the sincerity of a band fueled by simply playing the music they have come to love and adore. Midwest Excess recently got a chance to sit down with lead vocalist Spencer Chamberlain briefly before UnderOaths sold out show and only weeks away from their trek on the ever popular Vans Warped Tour for a little scope into what inspires these new kids on the block. MWE:
First I gotta ask, are you completely surprised
by the sudden success of UnderOath and you consistently sold out
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| SPENCER: Oh yea, our goals for the last record weren't very high. We kinda just went with it and didn't stop touring. MWE: I know you guys just got back from Sweden; did you have any extremely positive experiences that were memorable?
MWE: Being from America, has UnderOath received a good response overseas for the most part? SPENCER: Yea, overseas for the most part seems to be all right. It's cool, though we had some legal issues we had to work out overseas, but for this record that's about to come out it should be pretty good. It's been good in the past and the shows are always good. MWE: You seem to be pretty hyped for the new record and your summer stint on the Vans Warped Tour, whats the feelings? SPENCER: Yea, man just like being asked to play main stage all summer, it's kinda crazy. We never thought we would ever do that. MWE: Are you playing anything new in your set and if so, how has the response from fans been? SPENCER: Oh yea, kids have been stoked on it. We play like 3 and 1/2 new songs. We play the beginning of one that's almost like an interlude kind of thing. MWE: What do you hope kids take home from UnderOath? SPENCER: Hopefully with this new record, maybe more of an open mind on music. Just like maybe trying something different musically, taste wise. There's more out there then all the crappy pop stuff you hear on the radio. There is really in an art sense, no limitation on what you can do and not be scared to embrace or listen to it; checking something out that you would have never listened to before. We're not all the same, so were not going to all write the same songs. MWE: Do you find it hard not to be lumped into the fashionable trends of music these days? SPENCER: I think maybe at first but not so much any more. We stay clear of radio and major labels, ummI don't know. We just do our own thing, we always have.
SPENCER: I think the coolest thing that has happened is with our newest record. I don't know if you've heard it but we really focused on pushing ourselves musically and lyrically, just raising the bar for ourselves and not worrying about being accepted by interviewers, media, MTV, FUSE, whatever. All the feedback we've gotten has been great. People are really stoked about it and to know that there are bands that try to make those people happy, and all we did was focus on writing the best record we could at the time. That's a good feeling. DON'T MISS UNDEROATH ON THIS SUMMER VANS WARPED TOUR....... NEW ALBUM JUNE 20TH.......
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SPENCER:
Yea, meeting the people. The people there are very genuine people.
Theyre pretty die hard about what they do, like their work ethic.
Whether theyre working at Mc Donalds or shooting a video, they
seem to do it because they love it. They don't do it for the money.
It was pretty wild in Sweden. We got to go snowmobiling and that
was awesome. The video company surprised us with the snowmobiling.
MWE:
What has been the most personally rewarding feeling from playing
in a band that has somewhat succeeded while staying true to yourselves
without selling out?