Editing Underoath (section)

=== ''Define the Great Line'' (2006–2007) ===
{{Main article|Define the Great Line}}
The title for their fifth album, ''[[Define the Great Line]]'' is presented upon the theory of an individual having "to find that line and that way to live your life."<ref name="Driven"/> The band had been writing for the album two weeks after the release of ''They're Only Chasing Safety''.<ref name="Crazy">{{Cite news| last= Harris| first= Chris| title= Warped Tour Band Underoath Aren't into Crazy FOOS Parties| publisher= MTV| date= March 28, 2006| url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1529694/20060427/underoath.jhtml| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080121005430/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1529694/20060427/underoath.jhtml| url-status= dead| archive-date= January 21, 2008| access-date= January 25, 2008}}</ref> [[Matt Goldman]], who produced albums for [[Copeland (band)|Copeland]] and [[Norma Jean (band)|Norma Jean]], and [[Adam Dutkiewicz]], guitarist for [[Killswitch Engage]], enlisted as producers.<ref name="Solid"/> Chamberlain noted that the vocals for the album would sound less like an imitation of former vocalist Taylor, but more like the vocals of Chamberlain's former band. The lyrics were also meaningful to Chamberlain because they had been written about "things that have molded him into who he is today".<ref name="Busted">{{cite interview| last= Dudley| first= Chris| interviewer= Matt Fink| title= Busted: Underoath| work= BustedHalo.com| year= 2006| url= http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/BustedUnderoath.htm| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071222200630/http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/BustedUnderoath.htm| archive-date=December 22, 2007| access-date= January 25, 2008}}</ref>

An unfinished version of the album was leaked onto [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]] websites and [[Peer-to-peer file sharing|P2P]] services months before the release date. Drummer Aaron Gillespie, during the short time after the recording of ''Define the Great Line'', recorded the [[Southern Weather|debut album]] for his side-project [[The Almost]], which was produced by Seattle producer [[Aaron Sprinkle]] and was released April 3, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=2126&c=3 |title=The Almost – Southern Weather – Release Date – AbsolutePunk.net |access-date=August 21, 2008 |publisher=AbsolutePunk.net}}</ref> In April 2006, the band had been courted by several major record labels, instead re-signing with Tooth & Nail Records because they felt that major labels "don't get heavy bands" and "we don't really agree with a lot of the business practices major labels employ sometimes."<ref name="Crazy"/> On April 21, Underoath flew to [[Sweden]] to work with Popcore Films, to create music videos for "In Regards to Myself" and "Writing on the Walls"; the latter was chosen as the lead single for the album{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} and was later nominated for the 2007 [[Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video]].<ref>{{cite web| title= 49th Annual Grammy Awards Winner List| publisher= [[Grammy Award|National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]| url= http://grammys.org/Grammy_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx| access-date= January 26, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070403171336/http://grammys.org/Grammy_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx |archive-date = April 3, 2007}}</ref> Dudley commented that the videos were "high-energy videos and more intricate than any video we've ever done."<ref name="Crazy"/>

Released on June 20, 2006, ''Define the Great Line'' sold 98,000 copies in its first week and debuted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] Chart at No. 2,<ref name="ap5">{{cite magazine| title= Artist Chart History|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| url= {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=henry gonzalez|chart=all}}| access-date= January 12, 2008}}</ref> the highest debut for a Christian album since 1997.<ref name="ap6">{{Cite magazine| last= Hasty| first= Katie| title= Furtado Scores First Chart Topping Album|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| date= June 28, 2006| url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57978/furtado-scores-first-chart-topping-album| access-date= January 12, 2008}}</ref> With the debut of ''Define the Great Line'', Underoath simultaneously released a special edition version of the album featuring special artwork and a DVD that includes another behind-the-scenes movie and a "making of" video. ''Define the Great Line'' was certified [[Gold Album|Gold]] by the [[RIAA]]<ref name="Gold">{{cite web| title= Underoath gain gold album for 'Define The Great Line'|publisher= [[Cross Rhythms]]| date= January 22, 2007| url= http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/news/Going_Gold/26217/p1/| access-date= January 27, 2008}}</ref> on November 11, 2006, representing 500,000 shipped units of the album. The album was also released on vinyl however, this edition was limited to only 3,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=detail&title_id=31942 |title=Vinyl Records, SACDs, DVD Audio, Audiophile Equipment &#124; Acoustic Sounds |publisher=Store.acousticsounds.com |access-date=October 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tower.com/define-great-line-underoath-vinyl/wapi/106417193 |title=Music: Define the Great Line (Vinyl) by Underoath (Artist) |publisher=Tower.com |date=June 20, 2006 |access-date=October 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721010113/http://www.tower.com/define-great-line-underoath-vinyl/wapi/106417193 |archive-date=July 21, 2011  }}</ref>

[[File:Underoath Warped06.jpg|thumb|right|Guitarist Timothy McTague and vocalist [[Spencer Chamberlain]] performing at 2006's [[Warped Tour]] in [[San Diego]], [[California]].]]

The band was scheduled to spend June and July 2006 on the main stage of the Warped Tour, but on July 28, 2006, it was announced that Underoath was dropping off the remaining dates of the tour. A statement from the band stated that the members "felt it necessary to take some immediate time to focus on our friendship, as that's more important than risking it for the sake of touring at this time."<ref name="ap1">{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/18890 |title=Underoath drops off Warped Tour |access-date=August 21, 2008 |publisher=PunkNews.org |date=June 29, 2006}}</ref> In an ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' cover story on Underoath, [[Mike Burkett|Michael "Fat Mike" Burkett]] told the magazine that Chamberlain had confided in him that Underoath's band members had been "having a lot of arguments over their religious beliefs."<ref name="AP">{{Cite news| last=Staddon| first=Tristan| title=Sometimes You Walk the Line, Sometimes the Line Walks You| magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]| issue= 219| pages=180–186|date=October 2006}}</ref> Burkett admitted to Punknews.org that he had poked fun at the band for their beliefs, but emphasized that he befriended Underoath's band members at the start of the tour and had a personal policy of not making jokes on-stage about anyone he was not friends with or did not like personally.<ref>{{Cite news| title= Fat Mike addresses Underoath rumours| publisher= Punknews.org| date= July 21, 2006| url= http://www.punknews.org/article/18930| access-date= January 27, 2008}}</ref> It was also spread that the band's withdrawal from the tour was due to Chamberlain's rumored drug problems and time spent in rehabilitation, to which Gillespie responded, "If there was something serious going on like that and he was in rehab, we'd have to tell the press. But it's just not true."<ref>{{Cite news| last= Harris| first= Chris| title= Underoath Drummer Steps Up As Frontman For Side Project The Almost| publisher= MTV| date= December 26, 2006| url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1548820/20061226/underoath.jhtml| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070102103633/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1548820/20061226/underoath.jhtml| url-status= dead| archive-date= January 2, 2007| access-date= January 25, 2008}}</ref> Underoath toured extensively throughout Europe, Australia and Asia in the late 2006, from February to April in 2007 toured with [[Taking Back Sunday]] and [[Armor for Sleep]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/taking_back_sunday_north_american_headlining_tour.html |title=Taking Back Sunday: North American Headlining Tour |access-date=August 21, 2008 |publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar|ultimate-guitar.com]] |date=December 7, 2006 }}</ref>

Underoath shot videos for the songs "You're Ever So Inviting" and "A Moment Suspended in Time" in February 2007;<ref>{{cite web| last= Tate| first= Jason| title= Underoath Shooting Two Videos| publisher= AbsolutePunk.net| date= January 25, 2007|url= http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=206869 |access-date= July 24, 2007}}</ref> both videos have been released and "You're Ever So Inviting" won [[MTV]]'s Battle of the Videos on May 23, 2007. Underoath performed a Canadian tour followed by the Taste of Chaos World Tour, and also played at the 2007 [[Cornerstone Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmmagazine.com/exclusive/cornerstone_festival_2006_review200608/index.php |title=HM – Cornerstone Festival 2006 Review |access-date=August 21, 2008 |work=[[HM (magazine)|HM Magazine.com]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829235715/http://www.hmmagazine.com/exclusive/cornerstone_festival_2006_review200608/index.php |archive-date=August 29, 2008  }}</ref> On July 17, 2007, Underoath released their ''[[777 DVD|777]]'' DVD to the US market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=3191&c=3 |title=Underoath - 777 (DVD) - Release Date – AbsolutePunk.net |access-date=August 21, 2008 |publisher=AbsolutePunk.net}}</ref> Underoath also played the Warped Tour 2007 from July 24 to August 9, and in August 2007, toured Australia and East Asia. During a tour with [[Maylene and the Sons of Disaster]], [[Poison the Well (band)|Poison the Well]], and [[Every Time I Die]], Gillespie went through emergency surgery on an infection in his hand. Instead of cancelling shows, Underoath recruited Kenny Bozich, the drummer of Gillespie's band, The Almost.<ref>{{cite web| title= Shows| publisher= underoath777.com| url= http://www.underoath777.com/shows.php | access-date= August 27, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070705040240/http://www.underoath777.com/shows.php |archive-date = July 5, 2007}}</ref>
Underoath lead vocalist Spencer Chamberlain was featured on the cover of the ''Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation'' album.