Underneath
| Code Orange
Underneath
Underneath is the fourth studio album by American hardcore punk band Code Orange, released on March 13, 2020. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Underneath is as goofy and garish as the worst of nu metal.
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Kill Your Stereo
From the way it sneakily references and exceptionally builds off previous material, to how it pushes the boat out even further for the bleak world that Code Orange’s music crafts, this is a phenomenal redesign of self.
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Louder
Code Orange's Underneath is the greatest metal record in a generation.
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Clash Magazine
the sheer, clear-eyed ambition they exhibit in pursuing the impossible is compelling enough to make ‘Underneath’ an absolute must-hear for anyone who dares to dream differently.
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MetalSucks
Underneath is, from start to finish, the band’s most satisfying release to date.
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Distorted Sound Magazine
This is nothing like you’ve heard before, for the second time, the future of heavy music is now: and it’s phenomenal.
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Rock Sins
You want Code Orange, and you will not be left wanting after even one listen to Underneath. Truly, Code Orange is forever.
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Insert Review Here
The production on Underneath is masterful and captures Code Orange so well in every single aspect of their core sound. The heaviness, the rawness, the crazy tempo changes, the vocals, are all mapped out extremely well.
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NPR
With jaw unhinged, Code Orange's Underneath, out Friday, devours a body of extreme sounds — sludge, noise, metallic hardcore, doom, grunge, industrial and whatever else it takes to make the mosh pit swarm — to make uncompromisingly chaotic metal.
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Sputnik Music
Code Orange prove that they just can't stay on task.
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Ghost Cult Magazine
Is Underneath destined to be divisive? Hell yeah. Is it going to move Code Orange forward into some interesting directions? Absolutely.
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Stereoboard
This is exciting, forward-thinking heavy music by a band who are capable of doing anything they want in the future.
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Independent
Underneath is a glitchy, industrial wasteland.
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Silent Radio
‘Underneath’ will break through anything Code Orange previously hadn’t with ‘Forever’. As I said, there is going to be a lot of people listening to this one. For the right reasons.
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Cryptic Rock
For their fourth full-length LP, Code Orange yet again confound all expectations to craft a massively-layered, genre-defying experience that is chock full of Hardcore aggression, Industrial atmospheres and textures, and a colossally daring need to experiment within the framework of every single track.
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TrebleZine
More a hand around your neck and a headbutt to your nose than an album, Underneath is an auditory horror film, purely visceral and gut-wrenchingly tactile.
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Theprp
But as a bona fide sonic outlier from the herd they set out to thin some years back, “Underneath” not only stands on its own, it also stands out.
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Brooklyn Vegan
Code Orange might just be the first band to be mainstream metal, hipster metal, and hardcore scene-approved all at once, and that chameleonic ability is no small part of what makes Underneath great.
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Punk news
This album is a rare treasure and should be enjoyed and revered as such.
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Heavy Blog Is Heavy
Forever may have been divisive, but Underneath is undeniable.
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Transcended Music Blog
This record marks another step in the ever evolving band that is Code Orange.
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Scene Daddy
A cornucopia of sounds that merge into the territories of hardcore, metal, and electronic elements, Code Orange provides a soundscape experience that only they can bring.
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Consequence of Sound
The fourth LP from the metallic hardcore outfit is the Pittsburgh band's strongest yet.
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Kerrang!
It makes Underneath one of the most powerful, cathartic, creatively satisfying and bruisingly heavy records of its age.
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The Guardian
The Pittsburgh quintet marry technical mastery with genre-fusing risk in a record of poetry and spectacular potency.
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NME
game-changing, forward-thinking hardcore that will draw blood and raise bruises.
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Blabbermouth
As flawed as it is, you can feel the conviction and belief in everything that CODE ORANGE do here, and "Underneath" is undoubtedly their most distinctive and potent statement yet.
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Wall of Sound
Underneath is the moment this band takes the stage as one of the most inventive bands in heavy music.
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Rock N Load Magazine
Code Orange has created a very strong contender for album of the year and has become one of the most important bands in the Rock world.
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Riff Magazine
It’s a solid achievement in Code Orange’s ongoing endeavor to carve out its own niche in aggressive music.
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Metal Wani
Ultimately, Underneathfollows the trend of “victorious thirds”, wherein an artist’s third record finally pushes past the underground and is a breakout success, and for good reason.
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Mind Noise Network
Savour it and enjoy it, records like Underneath don't come around very often.
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V13
While, Underneath is most definitely the game-changer that everyone expected from the band, it remains to be seen if those outside the extreme metal scene have the stomach for this one.
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Noob Heavy
Underneath sounds like it’s either random ruined tracks or immaculate single tracks which is a really weird way to structure an album.
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Stars and Scars
rife with experimentation and creative leaps, you can’t help but commend the fascinating specimen that is Underneath.
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Sleeping Village Reviews
Underneath is a beast of an album. It’s not afraid to call things out as they are and turn a filthy mirror onto our current society. It does so in a vile and grimy package, and while the sheer harshness of the album may lead some to have headaches, it is a sentiment that should at least be acknowledged by many fans of extreme music.
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Exclaim
Their fourth LP, Underneath, has every nuance they have ever dabbled with shifted into overdrive.
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Sound Sphere Magazine
‘Underneath’ is an instant classic, and Code Orange should absolutely revel in it.
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The Soundboard
It's the sort of excitement that only reveals more and more of itself with each listen.
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Dead Press!
‘Underneath’ is an album that the impact of which will never leave you, and will continue to be spoken about for a long time. Rest assured, you’ll be hearing much, much more from Code Orange for years to come.
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Punktastic
The Pittsburgh punk outfit are happy to be as they are, and happy to put out an album that serves not to argue their case or convince you of the sonic superiority, but to simply be a heavy (and fun) as hell album that’s perfected what’s come before.
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Live4ever Media
Code Orange have made a record which takes them above their past, and Underneath is written in a language that anyone who has ever lived uncomfortably with themselves will know. In fusing the essence of metal’s tribes together, it’s the infectious howl of a band now ready for mass appeal.
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Deviant Art
Overall, Code Orange has lived up to the success of their previous studio album by following up with another heavy and relentless project that will keep fans satisfied. It is only slightly easier to digest than previous efforts, but the music on this album still aims for the throat and refuses to let go. The highlights on this album prove that there is more underneath the surface than what you might believe.
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SXU Student Media
Underneath is definitely worth a listen for fans and those who aren’t familiar with the genres of hardcore and metalcore, as this record really breaks boundries for the genre, giving it the capability to have a wider appeal.
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This Decay
The album as a whole is an astonishing piece of work that sounds unlike anything else.
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News Break
If listeners want to hear an album that contains loud instruments and vivid vocals, Underneath is the record for them. This album is worth listening to because it gives a great kick of hardcore music.
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Yahoo
Underneath spreads its tendrils in every direction, reaches into the coffers of diverse genres like grunge, industrial, death metal, intellectual dance music, and assimilates them all into a cohesive whole. More impressively, it does so without sacrificing their hardcore roots.
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Bring The Noise
Underneath is an indecently thrilling, punishing-yet-utterly exhilarating ride that makes its illustrious predecessor seem like a children’s tea party in terms of its approach.
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The Razors Edge
what Code Orange have delivered in ‘Underneath’ is a gripping tale wrapped in noise and delivered with vigour. Just listening and investing time in the album, raised my heart rate considerably and left me perched on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happens next. If, like me, Code Orange have passed you by in their career so far 'Underneath' is an excellent place to start.
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