Underworld (Tonight Alive album)

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Underworld
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Studio album by
Released12 January 2018 (2018-01-12)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length46:57
Label
Producer Dave Petrovic
Tonight Alive chronology
Limitless
(2016)
Underworld
(2018)
Singles from Underworld
  1. "Temple"
    Released: 17 October 2017
  2. "Crack My Heart"
    Released: 11 December 2017
  3. "Disappear"
    Released: 4 January 2018

Underworld is the fourth studio album by Australian band Tonight Alive, released on 12 January 2018. It is the last album to feature founding member and guitarist Whakaio Taahi, who departed the band upon the record's completion. [3] The album was recorded in Thailand by producer Dave Petrovic, who has worked on nearly every Tonight Alive release to date. Underworld is the first album of the band's to be released on Australian independent label UNFD. It features contributions from Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor, as well as PVRIS vocalist Lynn Gunn.

Contents

The album's first single, "Temple", was released in October 2017. [4] It was followed by two further singles – "Crack My Heart" in December 2017, [5] and "Disappear" in January 2018. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Book of Love"3:08
2."Temple"3:29
3."Disappear" (featuring Lynn Gunn)3:42
4."The Other"3:52
5."In My Dreams"4:07
6."For You"3:22
7."Crack My Heart"3:31
8."Just for Now"3:58
9."Burning On"3:19
10."Waiting for the End"3:39
11."Last Light"3:59
12."Looking for Heaven"4:09
13."My Underworld" (featuring Corey Taylor)3:36
Total length:46:57

Personnel

Tonight Alive

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] 11
Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] 40
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 55

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