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As you enter tonight's venue, you're instantly hit with what can only be described as a barricade of sound. Oh Sleeper have already taken to the stage, and it dawns on you how perfect tonight's tiny underground room is for a show like this. These are the kinds of shows that the Cockpit was made for, and tonight might just test it's foundations.

Back to the show though, and the Texan openers are impressive with their mix of screamo and metal; perfectly paired to tour with a band like Underoath. Tearing up the stage, they change from carnal to serene in a second. The band may be newcomers to this side of the world, but with the crowd reaction they receive, you get the feeling they wont stay strangers for long.

Next up are Envy On The Coast: a band that you can tell causes much mental conflict for the audience tonight. When they open slowly with just a piano and vocals, the crowd still talk amongst themselves over the quiet music. It's a reaction you wouldn't really expect from a band that graced the Give It A Name mainstage earlier this year, but as they breakdown into some stronger riffs, the crowd perk up. Yet, it continues to feel a little off. The band are very technically on form - with each member showcasing a very strong individual talent - and they're intricate to the last tee, but the vocals to go alongside are too low, and almost a little too messy, next to such sharp guitars. The momentum of their set feels lost as quickly as it's gained and it's confusing to listen to. But don't be fooled! The band seem to possess a huge potential for something brilliant; it's just currently lost beneath the feedback. It's lmost as though they're missing something that I still can't put my finger on, and I'm not sure anyone else manages to in their short set.

Yet, as the lights dim for the headliners, all other thoughts vanish and the band hit the stage. Opening with the first track from their newest release, 'Breathing In A New Mentality', the band show the crowd just exactly how damn good they are. The song bursts through with pent up energy yet ends abruptly with only the words; 'let me start again'. A perfect introduction for their next song. As the strobe lights flicker, the crowd's buzzing gets louder until 'In Regards To Myself' explodes into life and all insanity erupts. The floor shakes and the walls sweat, crowd members fly across the room and the singing roars above most normal levels. Then, just when you don't think a reaction could become much bigger, the old favourite 'It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door' bursts into life and the quintessential Underoath singalong ensues, deafening and heartfelt.

Frontman Spencer Chamberlain swings across the stage, mic planted to his lips, lungs roaring, whilst commanding the mass in front of him like a manic man. Even when drummer-slash-vocalist Aaron Gillespie strains dangerously to hit his notes, the crowd just sing harder in his place. The breaks between songs tonight occur simply so both band and crowd alike can catch their breath; it's clear to see the yearning that existed for this band's return to the UK from the looks on the audience faces. Even the new songs get great reactions, a highlight being 'Desperate Times, Desperate Measures', the band's latest single. However, it's tracks from their previous two records that cause the real ruckus. The reaction to the classic 'Young and Aspiring' is chaotic, in the best way possible. Tonight is more like a purging of the emotions for these listeners, than a regular show, and when fan favourites of 'Writing On The Walls' and 'A Boy Brushed Red... Living In Black And White' hit home, the scenes are of madness, banished into this poorly lit room.

After thanking Jesus Christ - and being applauded for doing so - the band finish up with the larger than life 'Everyone Looks So Good From Here', leaving the crowd basking in the sweaty, dirty glory they have worked so hard to earn. Tonight has been hard and aggressive; tonight has been real.