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Act of Depression
File:Underoath-Act of Depression.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 4, 1999[1]
RecordedMarch 1999
StudioAudiolab Studios, Tampa, Florida[2]
Genre
Length55:55
LabelTakehold
ProducerJames Paul Wisner
Underoath chronology
Act of Depression
(1999)
Cries of the Past
(2000)
Reissue cover
File:Act Of Depression (Reissue).jpg
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout[1]

Act of Depression is the debut album by Underoath. Released July 4, 1999, through Takehold Records, the album was out of print for some time as there were only 2,000 copies originally released. Solid State reissued this album alongside Cries of the Past on August 20, 2013.[5]

Musical content and style

The style of this album has been described as hard hitting Christian metal, stylistically featuring a mix of metalcore, death metal, and black metal.[5][3][6]

The hidden track "Spirit of a Living God" begins with commentary by lead guitarist Corey Steger speaking about his description about God, talks about receiving Jesus Christ and that he dedicates the album to those that were victims to rape, suicide and depression. It features drummer Aaron Gillespie in the background of the commentary singing along with an acoustic guitar. It later leads to the song itself which is an acoustic rock song that features singing vocals by Gillespie.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Heart of Stone"5:50
2."A Love So Pure"10:39
3."Burden in Your Hands"6:28
4."Innocence Stolen"6:35
5."Act of Depression"10:23
6."Watch Me Die"6:56
7."Spirit of a Living God" (hidden track – sometimes credited as "Praise")9:08
Total length:55:55

Personnel

Underoath
  • Dallas Taylor – lead vocals
  • Corey Steger – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, clean vocals, backing vocals
  • Octavio Fernandez – bass
  • Aaron Gillespie – drums, backing vocals on "A Love So Pure", lead vocals on "Spirit of a Living God"
Production
  • Produced by James Paul Wisner

References

  1. ^ a b c Powless, Steven (November 29, 2011). "Underoath, 'Act of Depression' Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Underoath – Act of Depression (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Boland, Casey (July 4, 1999). "Home Reviews Underoath - Act of Depression". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on August 29, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Gramlich, Chris (May 2002). "Underoath - The Changing of Times". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b "Instagram post by Solid State Records • Jul 26, 2013 at 9:13pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  6. ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 976. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.