Underoath Call It Quits, Announce Farewell Tour
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Well Underoath, you’re late to the party. Right on the heels of the Foo Fighters confirmed hiatus, Underoath have announced that after 15 years they will be going their separate ways.
Don’t worry though; the band isn’t going out without one, er, I mean two, last hurrahs. The band will be embarking on one final tour in 2013, with plans to announce the dates later next week. In addition, they will be releasing Anthology 1999-2013 on Nov. 6 via Solid State Records, which will contain two new songs, Sunburnt and Unsound.
You can read the band’s farewell statements after the jump.
“It’s sad to say that we feel like it’s time to close this chapter, but we have never seen things more clearly, says vocalist Spencer Chamberlain. These have been the best years of my entire life, and I owe that to every single person who ever supported this band along the way. This wasn’t a quick decision by any means. It’s just time for us to move on.
Over the past decade or so of our lives, we have been able to live a dream traveling the world, playing music that excites us, and meeting more amazing people than we could have ever fathomed, says keyboardist Chris Dudley. This couldn’t be a more bittersweet moment for us. We have accomplished more, met more friends, seen more places and have just done more than we could have ever imagined, and we really wanted to just go out on the highest note possible. That’s why we have put together a group of great friends and musicians for what will be our final tour ever. We are taking every moment of this tour as an opportunity to say goodbye to you all, as well as celebrate what has taken place over all these years. The love we have and the debt of gratitude that we owe to all of you is not able to be measured in any way.
We don’t take this very lightly and it’s heartbreaking for all of us, Chamberlain says of the band’s announcement, but all good things must come to an end. We love all of you and hope to see you again soon.
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