{"id":128721,"date":"2025-08-08T09:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/128721\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:42:08","slug":"underoath-and-manager-randy-nichols-part-after-over-20-years-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/128721\/","title":{"rendered":"Underoath and manager, Randy Nichols, part after over 20 years together"},"content":{"rendered":"

After over 20 years together, now former-Underoath<\/strong> manager Randy Nichols<\/strong> has announced via social media that he and the band will be parting ways.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nichols mentions in his post that this split is not due to any bad blood or drama between himself and the band regarding this split.<\/p>\n

The post reads:<\/p>\n

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\u00a0I raised them for 23 years, and now they’re heading off into the world to grow up. After more than two decades together, Underoath and I have decided to part ways.<\/p>\n

We started together when they were playing in storage spaces and warehouses, and climbed mountains together \u2014 figuratively and literally (see photo from this post). Underoath grew to sell out shows for thousands of fans on six continents and earn gold records and Grammy nominations. In that time, they became influential to a generation of new artists and industry executives \u2014 not just for their music, but for their marketing prowess as well.
I’ve been here through it all: Dallas leaving the band and being replaced by Spencer in 2003, Aaron leaving and coming back, James leaving, returning, and leaving again. A special recent moment was seeing Dallas reunite with them on When the Sun Sleeps \u2014 from their 2002 album The Changing of Times \u2014 to close out the Chasing Safety 20th anniversary tour, which became the most successful of Underoath’s career.<\/p>\n

Through all the years, the band has continued to grow \u2014 and last year, they had the most financially successful tour of their career. This isn’t a one-off event; it’s the result of sustained growth and endless hours, days, months, and years of hard work over more than two decades.<\/p>\n

The Place After This One, Underoath’s most recent record, didn’t perform as well as any of us had hoped. Fans seemed to love it, and the press couldn’t have been more supportive \u2014 but it just didn’t move the needle the way it should have. It’s incredibly difficult for a band with such a powerful legacy to continue breaking through with new music the way they once did. I did everything I could with the partners we had to get the band the exposure and growth they deserve \u2014 but in the end, I fell short. I failed them.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, bands are businesses. The members are the board of directors; managers are the CEOs. And eventually, every business needs a new leader to steer the next era. This is that moment for Underoath \u2014 a time to bring in fresh energy that can help them reignite their original fanbase and reach a whole new audience.<\/p>\n

There’s no drama \u2014 just time. Time to close one of the most meaningful chapters of my career and create something new and exciting, and time for them to begin their next.
I’m deeply proud of what we built. I’ll always root for them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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