A brand new single titled “Teeth” from gold-certified melodic metalcore band Underoath has just made its way online. The group first premiered the track via SiriusXM Octane earlier today. Vocalist Spencer Chamberlain has delved into the meaning behind the lyrics for this track, offering the below insight:
“With our new track ‘Teeth,’ we dove into a pretty exciting territory for me—something I’ve always wanted to explore with this band but never felt was possible. It almost has a vibe reminiscent of classic hip-hop samples or something that Linkin Park might have done, which I find so cool. I never imagined we’d actually pull it off in an Underoath song, but it came together so naturally.
Lyrically, the song puts you in a scenario of predator and prey, and in this case, I’m the prey. I’m challenging the other person to confront their cannibalistic nature, explaining to me what it feels like to tear through my life as I bleed out in front of them.”
Guitarist Timothy McTague added:
“One thing we keep coming back to as we embark on this new chapter of the band is just lean in. Nothing is “not us” and I think we remembered we can do whatever the fuck we want, Instead of trying to write a specific type of song…we just let it write itself.
I think the really difficult and meaningful work as an artist is knowing when to get out of the way and creativity is sometimes letting the song write itself and not trying to mold it into something it isn’t. Now, more than ever, I personally think that songs have an identity and almost a soul if you let them and that’s what ‘Teeth‘ is to me.”
Touring on the 20th anniversary of the band’s gold-selling 2004 album “They’re Only Chasing Safety” is just around the corner, with the below dates booked:
09/18 Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
09/20 New York, NY – The Palladium
09/21 New York, NY – Palladium Times Square
09/22 Wallingford, CT – The Dome
09/24 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
09/26 Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
09/27 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
09/28 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
09/29 Columbus, OH – Kemba Live
10/01 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
10/02 Indianapolis, IN – The Egyptian Room
10/04 Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Ballroom
10/05 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
10/06 Birmingham, AL – Furnace Fest
10/08 Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theater
10/09 Minneapolis, MN – Myth
10/11 Denver, CO – The Summit
10/12 Denver, CO – The Summit
10/13 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
10/15 Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
10/16 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
10/17 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
10/19 Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young
10/20 Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young
10/21 Ventura, CA – Ventura Theater
10/22 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
10/23 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
10/25 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
10/26 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
10/27 San Diego, CA – SOMA
10/28 Phoenix, AZ – The Marquee
10/30 Dallas, TX – Southside Music Hall
11/18 Austin, TX – Stubbs
11/19 Houston, TX – House of Blues
11/20 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
11/22 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
11/23 Cincinnati, OH – Megcorp
11/24 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
11/26 Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
11/27 Green Bay, WI – Epic Center
11/29 Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe
11/30 Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
12/01 Toronto, ON – History
12/03 Buffalo, NY – Riverworks
12/04 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
12/06 Stroudsburg, PA – The Sherman Theater
12/08 Richmond, VA – The National
12/09 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
12/10 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
12/12 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
12/13 Tampa, FL – Jannus Landing
12/14 Tampa, FL – Jannus Landing
12/15 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
12/16 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
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