Underoath talks about "Define the Great Line," major labels

Underoath recently spoke to MTV about why they opted to stick with indie, Tooth and Nail after the success of their 2004 breakthrough album, They're Only Chasing Safety had them being courted by majors:

The band, who formed in 1999, had this to say:

Major labels, I think, as a whole, don't really get it a lot of times," he said. "They don't understand how bands like us work. They understand how Madonna works and how 50 Cent can sell 8 million records. But they don't get heavy bands. We don't really agree with a lot of the business practices major labels employ sometimes. We weren't feeling what they wanted us to do. But we got a lot of free dinners out of it. We told our manager to set up meetings with whoever asked, because we like free food. Free dinners are always a good thing."

The band also spoke about their upcoming full length, Define the Great Line. The album is due out June 20th, 2006 on Solid State/Tooth and Nail and the band is promising a bit of a change in dynamic:

We've tried things we'd never tried before, and it's just going to be completely different. This album's way heavier, with more energy to it. It's more technical musically -- it's not a bunch of verse/chorus songs.

In the weeks leading up to the release, the band will be headed out on a tour with
Poison the Well and As Cities Burn on the entire run, and support will be filled by both Spitfire and Since By Man.