Underøath drummer Aaron Gillespie has responded to negative online criticism from fans.
The band have come under fire of late for their decision to include expletives on new album Erase Me whilst also taking on a new sonic direction.
Taking to Twitter, Gillespie wrote that he and his band “are people too. We read. We hurt. We also spent more time on erase me than on any other record we’ve ever made.” In doing so, Gillespie quote a relatively negative comment from a disgruntled fan, using it as the backbone for his argument. Check it out below.
We are people to. We read. We hurt. We also spent more time on erase me than on any other record we’ve ever made. pic.twitter.com/0ceV6gzfxV
— aaron gillespie (@aaronrgillespie) May 8, 2018
Following his tweet, multiple members of Underøath’s contemporaries also took to Twitter in Gillespie’s defence. Sleeping With Sirens’ Nick Martin responded with a sly “Fuck ’em”, whilst The Amity Affliction’s Joel Birch and August Burns Red’s JB Brubaker both came out in high praise of Erase Me. The Word Alive’s Telle Smith, on the other hand, emerged with a small rant of his own. Check that out below.
Who the fuck goes from “more than a hero to me” to completely insulting the emotional and creative energy put into music.
Y’all need to chill on this “sold out” shit and wake the fuck up. YOU are killing the rock music scene not the bands.
We give all we have to music. Period. https://t.co/zc2bfi4MPQ
— TELLE SMITH (@tellesmith) May 9, 2018
There isn’t a single song on Erase Me that I don’t see the big picture of what Underoath was is and will be. Without Underoath bands like mine might not exist.
Without friends like @aaronrgillespie and @wschamberlainsharing what they go through there might not be some of you.
— TELLE SMITH (@tellesmith) May 9, 2018
Straight up, more people listen to & physically purchase hip-hop/rap than rock in America now.
You know why? People just listen, enjoy, connect & spread love and support what they love & don’t worry about the rest.
Artists collab & push the genre forward. Rock is elitist af.
— TELLE SMITH (@tellesmith) May 9, 2018
Everyone is offended by everything lol it’s insane these days. People don’t even get to know how amazing the scene was… it’s sad.
— TELLE SMITH (@tellesmith) May 9, 2018
Read more of Smith’s views here, and watch the video for Underøath’s Rapture below.
