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Underoath

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Whether you describe this type of alternative rock as screamo, post-hardcore, or melodic hardcore, albums like They’re Only Chasing Safety are all about contrasts — heaven contrasting with hell, melody contrasting with sledgehammer brutality, “normal” singing (whatever “normal” is) contrasting with tortured, agonized, death-all-over-your-face screaming. This screamo/post-hardcore/melodic hardcore approach is quite different from full-fledged metalcore; while metalcore units like Hatebreed, Brick Bath, and Finland’s notoriously ferocious Rotten Sound go right for the jugular, Underoath and similar bands prefer to mix honey with vinegar. Overall, the Tampa, FL, residents do a decent job of integrating the honey and the vinegar on They’re Only Chasing Safety, which is their first album since Spencer Chamberlain replaced Dallas Taylor as lead singer. After Taylor’s departure in 2003, some fans had st