The metalcore legends are back once more to take us through an emotional rollercoaster of a song. Underoath just released their newest single, "Survivor's Guilt", and it is easily the best thing the band has ever released. I don't think Underoath ever misses when it comes to a release. This track has it all from a captivating chorus to an in-your-face energy to a refreshing take on the metalcore genre. While the high energy of the song dances on the tails of the dark lyrics. When speaking on the single, vocalist Spencer Chamberlain had this to say:
I feel this heavy guilt about making it out alive when so many of my friends didn’t. There have been many times during my recovery when I’ve felt guilty, and that’s a mindfuck in itself, but it’s a real feeling. The opening line explains it pretty bluntly. I’ve been off drugs for 7 years, and I’ve lost 8 friends in 2023 alone to the same demon I was entangled with. It’s a heavy feeling to bear because it’s not like you’re better than anyone else out there—you literally just got lucky. I got my shit together before it was too late and I’m grateful for every single day I wake up now, especially because there was a time when I wasn’t sure I would.
The only thing better than the track release is the accompanying music video. It looks like something produced by A24. Regarding the music video, guitarist Timothy McTague comments that:
We had the idea to shoot a music video for ‘Survivors Guilt,’ as we really think the song is special and it needed a proper visual representation to accompany it. We are on the longest tour of our lives and had no time before we left, so we decided to shoot one ourselves with our content creator, Jacob Moniz. We spent the first few weeks of tour talking out ideas, and flew into Denver early on our day off and just went for it. We had a plan, but much like a song, you have an idea and if you let the project speak back to you and let it in the driver’s seat, magic happens. Some ideas we had came out better than we thought, other ideas morphed into shots we didn’t know we could capture. We started shooting at 5:30 PM on Wednesday and had the final cut before our show on Friday. I’m beyond impressed by the band and how we all dug in and sacrificed long hours to pull this off and I’m probably more proud of this video than anything we have done in years.
As well as the upcoming When We Were Young Festival on the 18th and 19th of October, the band is currently on their (They're Only Chasing Safety) 20th Anniversary Tour.
