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Lost in the Sound of Separation is the sixth full-length studio album by metalcore band Underoath. It was released on September 2, 2008. The album title is taken from a line of the lyrics of "We Are the Involuntary". In an interview with MTV News about the effort, the band stated it featured 11 songs that total around 42 minutes. The latest release is said to be a lot "heavier" and "darker" than the 2006 release, Define the Great Line. A handful of people from MTV were the first to listen to several of the songs off the album, reviewing afterward that "The songs were anthemic, feedback-filled numbers that build slowly to their thunderous, ear-splitting crescendos." On August 28, 2008 the album was uploaded to the band's MySpace page in its entirety.
Promotion
Beginning on August 1, 2008 Underoath encouraged their male fans to grow a beard for one month until the US release date of the album, September 2, 2008. Participants uploaded a daily photo to Septembeard.com to show the progress of their beard growth. For the duration of the growth, a widget could be placed on a participant's social networking site to display pictures of his progress. On the release date of the album, Underoath asks for fans to take pictures of both their beard and a copy of Lost in the Sound of Separation. All members of the band participated in the event. Popular music review and information site Absolutepunk.net are also running a contest in conjunction with Tooth & Nail, giving members of AbsolutePunk the opportunity to win an Underoath prize pack.
Two weeks before the release of the album, Underoath announced that a very limited quantity of "golden passes" were packaged with select copies of Lost in the Sound of Separation. The winner of a golden pass is allowed into any Underoath concert for life. Any edition of the album may contain a golden pass.
Reception
Even before its release, the album had been welcomed with critical acclaim from respected reviewers from Alternative Press and AbsolutePunk.net, with Drew Beringer of AbsolutePunk calling it: "...unpredictable and ear-splitting, full of ferocity and melody." On Soul-Audio.com, an influential music review site, staff critic John Wofford declared the album "a masterpiece," calling it both "frightening" and "rewarding" and giving it a rating of 9.5 out of a possible 10. This marks only the second time a score so high has been awarded in the site's history.
In its first week, Lost in the Sound of Separation debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling around 56,000 copies in the US alone.
Different editions
Four different versions of Lost in the Sound of Separation were made available, each with its own cover art. A standard edition, a special edition, a deluxe edition, and a vinyl edition. The standard edition comes with the CD and a 20 page booklet. The special edition comes with a bonus DVD containing a 40 minute making of the album documentary in addition to the CD and booklet. The documentary found on the bonus DVD was produced by The Audible Diversion Group and was filmed and edited by Tim McTague and filmmaker Ryan E. Gardner. The deluxe edition is a five-panel digipak containing two 10" colored "saw-blade" die cut heavy gram vinyls and a 56 page book in addition to the CD and DVD. The deluxe edition is also limited to 5,000 copies, which are hand numbered and signed by the band. A fourth version of the album, a standard 12" vinyl record, was later released.
Additionally, on July 30, 2008 the band released 10 limited edition "suitcase" packs hand painted by Justin Nelson of Verdure Studio and released through Underoath's webstore in conjunction with The Audible Diversion Group. Nine of the suitcases were put for sale and the tenth retained to be given away in a sweepstakes through the webstore. All nine suitcase packages sold out in approximately 11 minutes.
Due to a manufacturing issue with the deluxe edition vinyl set, the release date was pushed back several weeks. To make sure that everyone who pre-ordered the deluxe edition would get to hear the new album by the official release date, Underoath worked with Tooth & Nail Records to send out digital copies of the album. An email was sent out to those who pre-ordered the record with a link to download the album.
Singles
Underoath shot the video for Lost in the Sound of Separation's first single titled "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures" in Los Angeles, California on July 14th, 2008. The song was released on the band's MySpace on July 22 at Midnight EST / 9 PM PST. It has also been announced that this single will be featured on the soundtrack of the upcoming release of Madden NFL 09. As a result of the new song being on the Madden 2009 soundtrack, it will be downloadable on iTunes in coming weeks as part of a special "Madden" playlist. The single will also be featured on Rock Band 2 along with 19 other songs on a free track pack.
Track Listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Breathing in a New Mentality" | 2:37 |
| 2. | "Anyone Can Dig A Hole But It Takes A Real Man To Call It Home" | 3:16 |
| 3. | "A Fault Line. A Fault of Mine" | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Emergency Broadcast :: The End Is Near" | 5:44 |
| 5. | "The Only Survivor Was Miraculously Unharmed" | 3:09 |
| 6. | "We Are The Involuntary" | 4:10 |
| 7. | "The Created Void" | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Coming Down Is Calming Down" | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures" | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Too Bright To See, Too Loud To Hear" | 4:31 |
| 11. | "Desolate Earth :: The End is Here" | 4:07 |
- Lyrics by Spencer Chamberlain & Aaron Gillespie
- All songs written and recorded by Underoath
Release history
| Region | Release date |
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 Australia
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August 30, 2008 |
 New Zealand
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 South Africa
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September 1, 2008 |
 United Kingdom
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 Canada
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September 2, 2008 |
 Japan
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 United States
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 Mexico
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September 9, 2008 |
 Austria
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September 12, 2008 |
 Germany
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 Switzerland
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 Italy
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September 19, 2008 |
Personnel
Underoath
- Timothy McTague – Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
- Christopher Dudley – Keyboards/Synthesizers
- Aaron Gillespie – Drums/Clean Vocals
- Spencer Chamberlain – Vocals/Additional Guitars
- Grant Brandell – Bass
- James Smith – Rhythm Guitar
Production
- Produced by Adam Dutkiewicz, Matt Goldman, Underoath
- Assisted by Jimmie Myers
- Mixed by David Bendeth
- Mastered by Ted Jensen
- Drum Teching by Nathan Warshowski
- Additional drums on track 4 by Daniel Davison
- Group Vocals on track 10 by Jeremy Griffith & John Duke
- Cello on track 11 by Lea Helfin
Art
- Art Direction & Design by Jordan Butcher
- Illustrations by Drew Beckmeyer
- A&R by Chad Johnson
References
- Underoath Official Website
- Harris, Chris. As I Lay Dying Frontman Pays Tribute To Arnold Schwarzenegger; Plus Underoath & More News That Rules, In Metal File, MTV News, June 13, 2008. Accessed June 13, 2008.
- Harris, Chris. Underoath Get Experimental On 'Desperate' Album; Plus Black Tide, Lamb Of God & More News That Rules, In Metal File, MTV News, May 23, 2008. Accessed June 13, 2008.
- MTV News interview. (Interview) http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1587931/20080522/underoath.jhtml.
{{cite interview}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Sailer, Ben. "Underoath Launch a Website About... Beards?" (August 4, 2008) Alternative Press. Retrieved on August 25, 2008.
- "Underoath Lost In Beards" Rock Sound Retrieved on August 25, 2008.
- Casey. "Go To Underoath’s Septembeard.com Now And Sign Up!" Tooth & Nail. Retrieved on August 25, 2008.
- http://www.toothandnail.com/underoath/absolutepunk/
- Kohli, Rohan. "Underoath To Give Away A Few "Golden Passes" With New Album" AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved on August 25, 2008.
- http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=446561
- http://www.soul-audio.com/album-reviews/08-29-2008/underoath-2/
- Jansen, Clement. "Underoath - Lost In The Sound Of Separation" Futurespace.co.za. Retrieved on October 25, 2008.
- "Aug 31, 2008 - Deluxe Box delay" Underoath's Official Website. Retrieved on October 25, 2008.
- Underoath Official Website
- New Franz Ferdinand Track Leads 'Madden' Soundtrack
- Madden Football marks 20 years with new offerings | Technology | Reuters
- Goldstein, Hilary. "Rock Band 2 Free DLC Revealed" IGN.com. Retrieved on October 22, 2008.
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