Hi all! Sadly, this past Saturday was the last scheduled concert I got to attend for 2018, but man oh man was it a banger (head banger, that is). I took my sister with me to go see Underoath! Primarily a part of my middle school and high school soundtrack, the band hadn’t put out any new music since 2010. That is a travesty. Luckily for me, and the rest of the world in my opinion, they released a radical new album back in April. This album pretty much abandoned most of what made Underoath, Underoath. I love a good comeback and this was a great comeback. A lot of other people must have agreed with me, because the show this Saturday sold out! The openers were interesting, to say the least. Unfortunately, we got there late so we missed all of The Plot in You and most of Crown the Empire. I don’t actively listen to Crown the Empire, so the only good review I have is that from far away the lead singer looks like the actor who played Winston in The Ringer (Geoffrey Arend). Sorry. After those two bands, the main opener went on: Dance Gavin Dance. Due to the clean vocalist having a concussion, only the screamer participated, and then the audience was made to do the singing parts. It was tough. You mean to tell me no one else in that band can sing good enough to pass for the clean vocals? I digress. Finally, Underoath came on and delivered “their longest setlist, EVER” and it did not disappoint. They played classics like “A Boy Brushed Red…” and “Reinventing Your Exit” along with plenty of tracks from the new record, my favorite being “I Gave Up” and radio hit “ihateit.” Obviously, it wouldn’t be a great show without ending on your biggest chart topper and cementer in the scene, so we were graced with “Writing on the Walls.” Considering this was my third time seeing them this year (thank you Rock on the Range and Warped Tour, R.I.P.), I’m glad it was Underoath to round out my year of concerts!