{\Screamo}/metalcore {~Warped Tour} mainstays {$Underoath} expand their sonic palettes on the blistering and occasionally majestic {^Define the Great Line}, a mammoth production that exemplifies how far {\Christian metal} has come since the days of {$Stryper} and {$Bloodgood}. On their third full-length release, the Florida-based rockers have found the delicate middle ground between throat-shredding {\grindcore} and {$My Chemical Romance}/{$From Autumn to Ashes}-style {\emo}-{\punk}, utilizing the highly flexible voice of {$Spencer Chamberlain} as a compass for both melody and cacophony. {^Define the Great Line} is bookended by its best cuts, the rousing {&"In Regards to Myself"} and the epic closer, {&"To Whom It May Concern."} Both exemplify the group's newfound confidence in the studio and introduce a real progressive bent to both the production and the overall arrangements. While {$Underoath} explore their faith with both reverence (the monastic {&"Salmarnir"}) and suspicion ({&"There Could Be Nothing After This"}), something that sets them apart from the polarizing righteousness of many {@CCM} acts, their crossover potential remains huge, as the prevailing themes of isolation, anger, introspection, and the quest for self-confidence are universal. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide