El término screamo se aplicó en primer lugar a un conjunto de bandas que se presentaban desde 1991 en el Ché Café, y que componían un estilo hardcore influenciado por la escena emotional hardcore, particularmente de bandas como Fugazi y Nation of Ulysses. Este conjunto agrupaba a bandas como Heroin, Antioch Arrow, Mohinder, Angel Hair, Swing Kids, y Portraits of Past; y destacó por su peculiar sentido de la moda, inspirado en la cultura mod.
Underoath fue una banda de Metalcore, formada en Tampa, Florida, E.E.U.U caracterizada porque todos sus miembros son cristianos. Actualmente su discográfica es Tooth & Nail Records/Solid State Records. Su estilo musical ha cambiado constantemente debido a los cambios en su formación.
Underoath se formó en 1998 en Florida, con sólo tres integrantes, los que eran Dallas Taylor como vocalista, el guitarrista Lucas Morton, y el baterista Scott Nunn. Un tiempo después el bajista Octavio Fernández y el guitarrista Corey Steger fueron agregados a la banda . Aaron Gillespie también substituyó a Scott Nunn en la batería. El talento de la banda llamo la atención Takehold Records, y rápidamente firmaron contrato. Era entonces que Lucas Morton decidido dejar la banda. En 1999, la banda lanzó su primer disco titulado Act of Depression. El álbum contaba con seis canciones .
I've been up at this all night long
I've been drowning in my sleep
I've prayed for your safe place
And its time for us to leave
Time is running, is running on empty and the gas is running out
I've decided that tonight is the night
That I set love aside
Speed ahead this seems to be the place
I've seen this once before
Planned perfection sought in my dreams
Hoping this would take you home
My knuckles have turned to white
There's no turning back tonight
So kiss me one last time
Around this turn where the cross will cast your shadow
The people will all gather
To remember such a day where the flames grew as high as trees
And the world stopped for you and me
My knuckles have turned white
There's no turning back tonight
Kiss me one last time
Shut your eyes
My knuckles have turned white
There's no turning back tonight
Kiss me one last time
Shut your eyes
I will now bring new meaning to the word alone
Endless nights of dreaming of life
And the days we should have spent here
Drowning in my sleep I'm drowning in my sleep
Drowning in my sleep I'm drowning in my sleep
Glass shatters and comes to a halt(Drowning in my sleep I'm drowning in my sleep)
I thought we'd be there by now(Drowning in my sleep I'm drowning in my sleep)
I thought it would be so much quicker than this(Drowning in my sleep I'm drowning in my sleep)
Pain has never been so brilliant(Drowning in my sleep I'm drowning in my sleep)
I made sure you were buckled in(Drowning in my sleep I'm drowning in my sleep)
Now you can walk hand in hand, hand in hand with him(Drowning in my sleep I'm drowning in my sleep)
My knuckles have turned white
There's no turning back tonight
Kiss me one last time
Shut your eyes
My knuckles have turned white
There's no turning back tonight
Kiss me one last time
Shut your eyes