3/07/2007

Underoath Interview - mvremix.com

You can't really get a better venue for a band interview than the tour bus just before the show - thank you Underoath and MVREMIX! Honest to God, I knew little about these Christian rockers (forgive me for the blasphemy) before I met them, but they certainly proved their music spans far and beyond any boundaries or influence of religion:

Underoath: Just Playing Games, Not Seeking Fame
There is a mass of shit on the floor, from clothes to teddy bears, given to the band by fans. Through the large windows of the $600,000 tour bus, all that can be seen is a line of fans, extending around the corners of Vancouver's PNE Forum.



"What the hell was that breakaway," shouts an Underoath band member. "That was ridiculous!" The group is playing some NHL game on a PS2. Show time is in an hour.

The boys are chilling out, "preparing" for an explosive 45-minute set of intense and mind-blowing songs taken from their latest album, Define the Great Line (released on June 10, 2006). Lead vocalist Spencer Chamberlain sits calm and collected, speaking in an almost monotone voice, but the 24-year-old expresses undeniable passion for what he does.

"I love writing music, I love writing lyrics... I love performing. Playing shows every night is the most fun ever. And there’s this camaraderie of friends hanging out all the time. It’s pretty amazing..."


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