Last week we posted about Underoath seeming to have come off hiatus for the first time since 2013 and we were right! Not that the clues were exactly cryptic or anything, but still. Small victories.
The band will be playing Self Help Festival 2016, March 19 at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA (video announcement below), and will have original drummer Aaron Gillespie back in the fold! Here's what the band told AltPress.com, which essentially boils down to the fact that Underoath will play the show and new music could possibly happen… though it also might not.
Chamberlain: “I want to leave things open-ended. I don’t think we’re ever going to be a full-time band again, but I don’t like the idea of being so closed off to things. That’s what was so hard about the farewell tour, because it could’ve been that we were going on an indefinite hiatus. And I think now, the idea is the hiatus is off. Are we writing? I don’t know until we get in a room together. Are we going to do another tour? I don’t know. Like, everyone has their schedules to work around, but maybe we when get home, we decide we could squeeze in Europe or Australia, if the stars align.
I feel like when bands get older, they only do one or two tours a year, or every other year. Maybe that will be Underoath. I just don’t know. Like I said, I’m open to it, but I still have to keep focused on what’s next for me and how my future is going to pan out. I can’t depend on my past for my future’s sake. I’ve gotta stay focused on what’s ahead. If that’s another Underoath record, then I’ll put every single ounce of my energy into it. Like, will we ever write another song? Maybe. You just never know. I haven’t been in a room with those guys in a long time, but we might get together and practice and be like, “Holy shit, we just wrote three songs.” I just don’t want to force anything.”
Gillespie: “I would never rule that out, but for me, I don’t know that it’s possible. I’m so busy: I own a studio, I’ve been playing for Paramore, I’m doing my solo thing and we all have families, etc. Is it feasible with what everyone has going on? That’s the main part of the situation.”
ThePRP.com, who are usually right, have also heard more shows will be coming. So watch out for those announcements too!
