History Music / Unearth

* PerformanceVideo: The majority of their music videos are either concert shoots ("Black Hearts Now Reign" and "Never Cease", for example), or rehearsal-style videos ("The Swarm", "Giles").

* JerkAss: Mike Justian was accused of being this by fans who had met him, and it's thought that his unpleasant personality led to conflicts with the other members and, ultimately, his termination. Interestingly, the press release announcing his firing went so far as to say "We are not in the business of airing dirty laundry".

* CoverSong: The deluxe version of ''Watchers of Rule'' features a cover of Music/{{Slayer}}'s "Spirit in Black".

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: There was [[{{Understatement}} a tad bit]] of skepticism when it was first announced that they had recruited a drummer off of Website/YouTube. This ignored the fact that the selection process that brought Nick into the band was the internet equivalent of a closed audition, with the band only looking into drummers who already had experience with other bands[[note]]a quick check of his Metal-Archives page reveals stints with numerous bands and a couple albums[[/note]], and explicitly asking them to record the drum tracks from their older work and post them on their pages. There's also the fact that Nick had to run an entire tour as a fill-in before being bumped up to full-time, which probably would have been a condition for any other drummer who could've gotten past the audition phase. These days, majority opinion is that Nick is an excellent fit with the band.

* ItWillNeverCatchOn: There was [[{{Understatement a tad bit]] of skepticism when it was first announced that they had recruited a drummer off of Website/YouTube. This ignored the fact that the selection process that brought Nick into the band was the internet equivalent of a closed audition, with the band only looking into drummers who already had experience with other bands[[note]]a quick check of his Metal-Archives page reveals stints with numerous bands and a couple albums[[/note]], and explicitly asking them to record the drum tracks from their older work and post them on their pages. There's also the fact that Nick had to run an entire tour as a fill-in before being bumped up to full-time, which probably would have been a condition for any other drummer who could've gotten past the audition phase. These days, majority opinion is that Nick is an excellent fit with the band.

The second album, ''The Oncoming Storm'', was relased in 2004 under Metal Blade records, with [[Music/TheRedChord Mike Justian]] debuting as Rudberg's permanent replacement. In the summer of 2004, they toured alongside Music/LambOfGod, Music/ShadowsFall, and Music/KillswitchEngage.

* TrueCompanions: In a 2011 interview, Trevor Phipps characterized the relationship between the original five members as this, noting that he, Ken and Buz still hung out with Mike Rudberg whenever they were back in Massachusetts, and that Chris Rybicki never missed an Unearth show in the state between his departure and his death. Basically, the only thing that kept Chris and Mike from continuing were touring issues - Rybicki's are detailed above, while Rudberg basically just burned out after a couple years on the road and went back home to recover.

* PintsizedPowerhouse: Buz in particular is this, and so is Ken to only a slightly lesser degree. Most of their former bassists and drummers are pretty short, too. Averted by Trevor, who has about a head's height on Ken, and by Nick, who has about half a head on ''Trevor''.

* DrugsAreBad: Chris Rybicki, former bassist, was killed in a car accident by a drunk woman,.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Both Chris and John are mainly referred to by their nicknames "Rover" and "Slo", respectively, when talked of by the other members. This spread to the fanbase as a result.

* RevolvingDoorBand: Trevor, Ken and Buz have been nearly constant throughout the band's existence. However, they've had particular trouble keeping drummers since Mike Rudberg left in 2003,[[note]]Buz briefly dropped out around the same time, but returned before the end of the year[[/note]] with only his first permanent replacement Mike Justian lasting long enough to record two albums.[[note]]although Derek Kerswill lasted a year longer, and so has Nick Pierce as of December 2015; Pierce also seems a good candidate to join Justian in the "two studio albums" category based on statements from Susi when ''Watchers'' came out[[/note]] Since John first started missing tour dates in 2013, they've also had a few different live bassists with no permanent replacement yet announced. (apparently, Ken and Buz recorded the studio bass on ''Watchers of Rule'')

!!!Notable Former Members:

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Both Chris and John are mainly referred to by their nicknames "Rover" and "Slo", respectively, when talked of by the other members. This spread to the fanbase as a result.

* Chris O'Toole - Bass (2015-present)

* Chris "Rover" Rybicki (1998-2002)
* John "Slo" Maggard (2002-circa 2013-14)

!!!Members:

The second album, ''The Oncoming Storm'', was relased in 2004 under Metal Blade records, with [[Music/TheReChord Mike Justian]] debuting as Rudberg's permanent replacement. In the summer of 2004, they toured alongside Music/LambOfGod, Music/ShadowsFall, and Music/KillswitchEngage.

The second album, ''The Oncoming Storm'', was relased in 2004 under Metal Blade records. In the summer of 2004, they toured alongside Music/LambOfGod, Music/ShadowsFall, and Music/KillswitchEngage.

* RevolvingDoorBand: Trevor, Ken and Buz have been nearly constant throughout the band's existence. However, they've had particular trouble keeping drummers since Mike Rudberg left in 2003,[[note]]Buz briefly dropped out around the same time, but returned before the end of the year[[/note]] with only his first permanent replacement Mike Justian lasting long enough to record two albums.[[note]]although Derek Kerswill lasted a year longer, and so has Nick Pierce as of December 2015; Pierce also seems a good candidate to join Justian in the "two studio albums" category based on statements from Susi when ''Watchers'' came out[[/note]] Since John first started missing tour dates in 2013, they've also had a few different live bassists with no permanent replacement yet announced. (apparently, Ken and Buz recorded the studio bass on ''Watchers of Rule'')

** Additionally, Matt [=DeVries=] was been their touring bassist since 2013, when John Maggard stopped being able to tour. He has since dropped out of music at least temporarily, and Chris O'Toole has become their new live bassist.

* GaiasVengeance: The cover art for ''The Oncoming Storm'' depicts the eponymous storm as an enormous tornado bearing down on a major urban skyline. The inside art of the liner notes likewise continues in this theme, as do the songs that have environmentalist lyrics.

* GaiasVengeance: The cover art for ''The Oncoming Storm'' depicts the eponymous storm as an enormous tornado bearing down on a major urban skyline. The inside art of the liner notes likewise continues in this theme, although the songs that have environmentalist lyrics tend to vacillate between this and GaiasLament.

Unearth was formed by Trevor Phipps, Buz [=McGrath=], Ken Susi, Mike Rudberg, and Chris Rybicki. Now important member Phipps was reluctant to join until showing up to a jam session for one of Susi's side bands, Unearth, and Phipps agreed to join after hearing the song "Shattered by the Sun." They released their first EP called ''Above the Fall of Man;; in May 1999 on an independent label, then signed to Eulogy Recordings to release ''The Stings of Conscience'' in 2001 and the ''Endless'' EP in 2002. During the process of recording ''Endless'', Chris Rybicki left the group and was replaced by John Maggard.

Unearth was formed by Trevor Phipps, Buz [=McGrath=], Ken Susi, Mike Rudberg, and Chris Rybicki. Now important member Phipps was reluctant to join until showing up to a jam session for one of Susi's side bands, Unearth, and Phipps agreed to join after hearing the song "Shattered by the Sun." They released their first EP called Above the Fall of Man in May 1999 on an independent label, then signed to Eulogy Recordings to release The Stings of Conscience in 2001 and the Endless EP in 2002. During the process of Endless, Chris Rybicki left the group and was replaced by John Maggard.

* ConceptAlbum: ''The March'' is based one on the good and bad sides of humanity.