Underoath At Their Best

Last Thursday, I went to the Underoath concert at Bogarts and it was hands down the most amazing show I have ever been to.

I’ve seen Underoath perform before and they haven’t always put on the best show. Aaron Gillespie, drummer and singer of the band, has struggled in the past to put on a great live performance due to his double role of singing while playing drums.

This time was different. Not only was he better, but the whole band was better. It was the night before Halloween, the atmosphere was great and the fans were so devoted and pumped up. The best part however was the unique backdrop.

The lights went off before the band came on stage, and a cloth backdrop came down in the background. A projector turned on and a very creepy video began playing on the screen. It was a woman running through a field with a guy in a gas mask chasing after her. The chase continued in black and white with very little color tone. The video was gritty and old-seeming. The gas mask guy finally caught up to the girl and right before he grabbed her the screen went static and a hand took up the whole screen with the words “I AM THE MESSENGER” written across it.

Aaron Gillespie was the first to come out and everyone went crazy and cheered. As soon as Spencer Chamberlain came out he started screaming and the first song began. The greatness of the show continued with video’s being played in between and during every song.

Each video had a different theme. There was one that was a collection of video’s from war, explosions and bombings. It was graphic and morbid but sad and hard to look away from. The crowd didn’t even want to clap in between songs for fear of missing the next exciting video. Another one was a tree dying over a long period of time but sped up to be only 4 minutes. And another video was of a man walking alone through a field of dismembered bodies and he was trying to figure out what happened.

All of the video’s had the same gritty black and white background. Some color tones came through in certain areas. It was just amazing. The band was great, the sound was great, everything was perfect.

I have never seen a show use a video in the background before. I felt like I was at a theater watching the best movie ever instead of seeing just a regular band play on stage. It was very theatrical and unique.

Here is a youtube clip of the show which will give a better feel for what the concert was like.

Enjoy!

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