It’s truly confounding that Underoath chose to stick with Tooth & Nail for yet another album, when they could’ve easily been riding major label dough since 2005 (if not earlier). Sure, their sound is a little jarring for radio or MTV, but it’s certainly FUSE-friendly; their last few albums have achieved massive critical success; they’ve got the Christian leanings; and by this point, they’ve become arguably the biggest band of their metalcore genre.

Perhaps it’s their creative ambition. [more]