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The Place After This One

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang!3/5[5]
New Noise Magazine[6]
Wall of Sound8/10[7]

The Place After This One is the tenth studio album by American rock band Underoath, released on March 28, 2025, via MNRK Heavy. It is the first album without rhythm guitarist James Smith, who had been with the band since their 2004 album They're Only Chasing Safety until his departure in 2023.

Background

The band released three new singles throughout 2024: "Teeth" in September,[8][9] "Survivors Guilt" in October,[10][11] and "Generation No Surrender" in December.[12][13][14] All three singles were included on The Place After This One, which was announced on February 14, 2025.[15][16][17] Another single, "All the Love is Gone", was released on the same day as the announcement.[18][19]

Talking about some of the singles, vocalist Spencer Chamberlain has stated that "Teeth" "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."[20][21] "Teeth" was the last song recorded by the band for the album, and drummer/vocalist Aaron Gillespie mentioned that he wanted it released as the first single, "Because it's so odd. The day we wrote it, I said this should be the first song we release. It's my favourite on the album."[22] Chamberlain explained that "Generation No Surrender" was "written from the perspective that, if 'they' told us the world was ending and the apocalypse was upon us, we wouldn't be surprised – nor would we run from it."[23][24] Finally, "All the Love is Gone" is described as "one of the most out-there songs we've ever written. We really wanted to create a track that was drum’n’bass-driven, kind of in the vein of The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, Noisia, etc. We also pulled elements from Justice and The Streets."[25][26]

Spencer Chamberlain stated that the album title, which came up before writing, "is open-ended in that way. You could be talking about life after death, but you could be talking about life after this bus ride. You never know what's next. What's after Underoath? Is there life after Underoath? Do we do this until we're too old to walk? Are we going to be onstage like The Rolling Stones, you know what I mean?"[27]

Promotion and reception

The album was streamed entirely in a visualizer video on YouTube on March 30, 2025, two days after its release.[28]

Underoath will embark on a North American tour in support of the album with Papa Roach and Rise Against from March to April and September to October, 2025.[29]

The album has received mixed and positive reviews from critics. Chorus.fm praised the album, stating that "Underoath continue running towards their long-term goal of world domination on The Place After This One, and leave the door wide open to the realm of possibilities of where they will go next."[30]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Spencer Chamberlain and Aaron Gillespie; all music is composed by Underoath, Danen Reed Rector, and JJ Revell, except where noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Generation No Surrender" 2:47
2."Devil" 3:47
3."Loss" 3:01
4."Survivor's Guilt" 3:18
5."All the Love is Gone"
3:02
6."And Then There Was Nothing" 2:13
7."Teeth"
2:36
8."Shame" 2:55
9."Spinning in Place" 2:26
10."Vultures" (featuring Troy Sanders) 2:53
11."Cannibal" 3:21
12."Outsider" 4:18
Total length:36:37

Personnel

Underoath

  • Spencer Chamberlain – lead vocals
  • Tim McTague – guitars
  • Grant Brandell – bass
  • Chris Dudley – keyboards, synths, electronics, programming
  • Aaron Gillespie – drums, clean vocals

Additional contributors

  • Danen Reed Rector – production, recording
  • Matt Huber – mixing
  • Troy Sanders – additional vocals on "Vultures"

References

  1. ^ "News: Underoath Release New Song 'Teeth'". New Noise Magazine. September 17, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "News: Underoath Share New Song 'Survivor's Guilt'". New Noise Magazine. October 21, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "News: Underoath Release New Single 'Generation No Surrender'". New Noise Magazine. December 16, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "News: Underoath Announce New Album, Share Video – New Noise Magazine". New Noise Magazine. February 14, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Album review: Underoath – The Place After This One". Kerrang!. March 25, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  6. ^ "Album Review: Underoath - The Place After This One – New Noise Magazine". New Noise Magazine. March 27, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "Underoath - The Place After This One (Album Review)". Wall of Sound. March 27, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
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  11. ^ Tate, Jason. "Underoath – "Survivor's Guilt" Video". Chorus.fm.
  12. ^ Weaver, James (December 7, 2024). "Underoath release new music video for 'Generation No Surrender'". Distorted Sound.
  13. ^ Tate, Jason. "Underoath – "Generation No Surrender"". Chorus.fm.
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  18. ^ "Underoath's New Album 'The Place After This One' Coming Next Month, New Single Out Now". MetalSucks. February 14, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  19. ^ "Underoath Announce TENTH LP The Place After This One with New Belter 'All The Love Is Gone'". Wall of Sound. February 14, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  20. ^ "Underoath drop new single, Teeth: "We dove into a pretty exciting territory"". Kerrang!. September 13, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  21. ^ "Underoath Bare Their "Teeth" with Latest Single". MetalSucks. September 13, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  22. ^ "Spencer Chamberlain & Aaron Gillespie - Underoath 'Their Most Exciting Frontier Yet'". Wall of Sound. March 25, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  23. ^ ""It's not just about age, it's about all of us": Listen to Underoath's new single Generation No Surrender". Kerrang!. December 6, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  24. ^ "News: Underoath Release Video for 'Generation No Surrender'". MetalSucks. December 9, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  25. ^ "Underoath confirm new studio album, The Place After This One". Kerrang!. February 16, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  26. ^ "Underoath Announce New Album 'The Place After This One'". MetalSucks. February 15, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  27. ^ "Underoath: "We're happier and healthier than we've ever been, but you always have to wonder what's next"". Kerrang!. March 27, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  28. ^ Ambrosio, Isabella (March 30, 2025). "UNDEROATH Drop Full-Album Visualizer For Brand New Album, 'The Place After This One'". Metal Injection. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  29. ^ Childers, Chad (November 8, 2024). "Papa Roach + Rise Against Book Two 2025 North American Tour Legs". Loudwire. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  30. ^ Grundy, Adam (March 28, 2025). "Underoath – The Place After This One". Chorus.fm. Retrieved April 7, 2025.