The Almost and Underoath are two very different bands. What ties them together? Aaron Gillespie. While recording Underoath's Define The Great Line, Floridian drummer/vocalist Aaron started penning songs for a side project, and The Almost was born. Aaron even recorded all the instruments featured on the album except for bass on a few tracks, which featured The Starting Line's Kenny Vasoli. Since then, Aaron has taken to playing guitar and singing, adding four pals to the touring lineup. We chatted with Aaron about refusing to sell out, Shania Twain, and his childhood nickname, Pig -- read it all here.

So why did you decide to form The Almost?
When you do anything, you always want to branch out. I wanted to try to make a rock record and then I decided I wanted to try to do it by myself. Nothing too complicated. With Underoath, it's totally different. I just know that I love both things in different ways.

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