Sounds Of The Underground Tour: 3 Week Countdown

posted Jun 3, 2005 at 4:58 PM by darkstar. (31 Comments)

Band Photo: Lamb of God (?)

The countdown is on. Three weeks from now the North American Continent will be hit with a five week musical storm - The Sounds Of The Underground Tour launching June 25th in Lowell, Mass.!

Lead singer D. Randall Blythe proclaims: "Lamb Of God are very pleased to be included as the headliner for the Sounds Of The Underground tour. The tour has a very diverse line up, including many of our old friends, and showcases established acts as well as many excellent up and coming bands to watch for. Corporate politics had no part in the formation of this tour - this one's for the bands and the fans, not some executive's paycheck. The party is coming your way this summer - show up with your dancing shoes and help us bring the ruckus!"

This history making tour features 26 shows in 31 days; bringing 22 of todays heaviest and most hard core underground musical performers to the forefront. This fan friendly event is keeping ticket prices very low, under $30.00 per ticket in most markets. The tour delivers Lamb Of God, Opeth, Gwar, Clutch, Poison The Well, Every Time I Die, Chimaira, A Life Once Lost, Throwdown, Unearth, Norma Jean, DevilDriver, From Autumn To Ashes, Madball, High On Fire, Strapping Young Lad, All That Remains, Terror, The Red Chord, Nora and Fear Before The March Of Flames to arenas all summer long.

Even more for the fans: SotU special Tour Program insert will be in every issue of Revolver magazine on the newsstands in June; with additional limited edition copies of this tour program on heavy stock paper to be distributed at each show.

Also available now and all summer long at Hot Topic is the exclusive DVD/CD Box Set specially priced at $9.99; featuring videos and songs from every band on the tour as well as other favorites from the labels who bring you the SotU tour and also contains a trailer of Lamb Of God's new "Killadelphia" DVD (June 21 Epic Records).

Tickets are still available thru the website where surcharges on tickets are much cheaper, also the website lists many surcharge free box office available locally.

Source: ultimateguitar.com

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31 Comments on "Sounds Of The Underground Tour: 3 Week Countdown"

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1. Hvymetal writes:

I AM GOING! L-o-G IS THE sh**!!!!!

# Jun 4, 2005 @ 12:31 PM ET | IP Logged

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2. angrystoner writes:

there awsome and i cant see them going main stream like alot of my other favorit bands.

# Jun 5, 2005 @ 6:57 PM ET | IP Logged

3. scorpio writes:

they may get more popular, but touring on tours like this with little to no pay with so many bands and cheap tix is proving they are still loyal to their roots even though they got the fat contract, they deserve it

# Jun 6, 2005 @ 6:01 PM ET | IP Logged

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4. KurtCobain writes:

Wow, what an awsome f***ing line-up, all great bands!

# Jun 7, 2005 @ 12:51 PM ET | IP Logged

5. FUCKinG DEATH METAL!!!!!!!!!!|||^><^ writes:

S.Y>;L and Opeth AweSome MAADDDNESSS!!!

# Jun 8, 2005 @ 12:18 AM ET | IP Logged

6. kill_you_kill_you writes:

LAMB OF GOD RULE !!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY RULE !!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO DOUBT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# Jun 13, 2005 @ 8:48 AM ET | IP Logged

7. Dead Eternity writes:

Lamb of God have already gone mainstream

# Jun 15, 2005 @ 12:03 AM ET | IP Logged

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8. deathbringer writes:

Mainstream....riiiight. I Think their next tour is with Simple Plan andGood Charollette actually.

# Jun 15, 2005 @ 12:27 AM ET | IP Logged

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9. angrystoner writes:

lamb of god are main stream among people who like metal but not the majority.
deathbringer dont even joke like that.

# Jun 16, 2005 @ 10:51 PM ET | IP Logged

10. sender writes:

simple plan and good charllette are pretty good bands actually
lamb of god are not too bad.......
this tour doesn't sound too bad, even if the bands are not really high calibre performers.
I suppose all the bands put together equal to one half decent meainstream band so for 30 bucks it may be ok.

# Jun 16, 2005 @ 11:18 PM ET | IP Logged

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11. angrystoner writes:

im just going to pretend post 10 did not say simple plan and good charollette are good bands

# Jun 18, 2005 @ 1:04 AM ET | IP Logged

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12. angrystoner writes:

sender you are a fuc king dumb ass

# Jun 18, 2005 @ 4:53 PM ET | IP Logged

13. thedude writes:

hes just f***ing with you to get people p***ed

# Jun 18, 2005 @ 6:33 PM ET | IP Logged

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14. DEADMETAL writes:

... there is a huge difference between being accepted by the mainstream and selling out for the mainstream ...

LoG has gained acceptance by the mainstream cuz they are badass and added a little melody to the mayhem ...

Slipknot on the other hand sold-out for the mainstream and went full on gay ...

# Jun 18, 2005 @ 8:59 PM ET | IP Logged

15. dirty fuckin dave writes:

this sh** is going to f***ing rock any one who thinks this tour is gay should go to hell and suck d***

# Jun 18, 2005 @ 10:01 PM ET | IP Logged

16. Linkin Park Killa writes:

ABout time. Real bands who don't have their heads up their asses.

# Jun 18, 2005 @ 10:50 PM ET | IP Logged

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17. justice361 writes:

you know lamb of god would be a good band if all there songs didnt sound similar. but this tour is almost worth it cause of gwar, cluth, unearth, strapping young lad.

# Jun 19, 2005 @ 12:43 PM ET | IP Logged

18. relliK writes:

Super gay indeed.Whoa, Im agreeing with you.Holy sh**.That is, if you are who I think you are.

Besides Opeth and SYL, the tour is sh**.

# Jun 19, 2005 @ 10:22 PM ET | IP Logged

19. Sonnie writes:

wow, all i have to say is that im going for throwdown, terror, norma jean, from autumn to ashes and poisen the well, but with all the other bands, this is going to be the highlight of my year.

# Jun 23, 2005 @ 5:51 PM ET | IP Logged

20. metal101 writes:

Sender should be shot dead you can't rock out to that sh**. When is Ozzfest? I NEED to know

# Jun 27, 2005 @ 8:06 PM ET | IP Logged

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21. DEADMETAL writes:

this tour is worth it for LoG alone ... and SYL alone ... and even Opeth alone ... plus if you're into hardcore (which i am) you get like 15 other good hardcore bands ... i like this tour ...

# Jun 27, 2005 @ 10:02 PM ET | IP Logged

22. Trey1206 writes:

I've been debating on which tour to go to SOTU or Ozzfest i decided on SOTU because this set is gonna be pure harda$$ mosh pits no p***y sit down and listen to bands like wicked wisdom, iron maiden, or mudvayne

# Jun 27, 2005 @ 10:56 PM ET | IP Logged

23. fuck u writes:

f*** u iron maiden rules any band on SOTU

# Jun 27, 2005 @ 11:17 PM ET | IP Logged

24. metal101 writes:

Trey is right I'm going to SotU screw Ozzfest and f*** u needs to shut the f*** up and Mudvayne hardly counts as metal. Why did Deadmetal say alone 3 times it usually means for 1 not 3.

# Jun 28, 2005 @ 9:12 AM ET | IP Logged

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25. RememberMetal? writes:

post 23

Maiden are an aging machine. An 8 track in the cd/dvd age perhaps. They were endlessly innovative and their talents transcend time and space --but-- they are also stranded with a timely sound. They are great for what they did not what they do.....and the lyrics are cheese to the 10th degree. We'll be saying the same thing 20 years from now about these bands....The clocks an unforgiving b**** my friend.

Opeth, Strapping Young Lad, Poison The Well and Lamb of God are more than worth the price of admission. Devil Driver, Chimaira, Terror, FATA, Unearth and Gwar just make the whole event are that much more exciting.

Best package tour you'll get to see for the next couple years unless this can repeat itself while not going the way of Ozzfest.....
Examples- Limp Bizkit (98) POD and Methods of Mayhem( 00) Crazy Townand and Papa Roach (01) The Datsuns (03) ect etc till cows come home and chickens rise against the Colonel.

# Jun 28, 2005 @ 10:52 AM ET | IP Logged

26. tireless monkey writes:

ozzfest, what a joke.

# Jun 29, 2005 @ 10:32 AM ET | IP Logged

27. RAY writes:

post 25 is right. maiden died along time ago. i spent alot of time in the 70's & 80's, going around the planet to see them in different cultures, & they were by far, the best show on the planet. then they died. ever heard the x factor? completely fukking ruined maiden for alot of fans. i'll listen to any maiden before 1984. the rest is sh**. fukkin keyboards, give me a break.

# Jun 29, 2005 @ 3:26 PM ET | IP Logged

28. RAY writes:

i digress. can i play with "matches" is pretty funny.

# Jun 29, 2005 @ 3:29 PM ET | IP Logged

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29. DEADMETAL writes:

post 24, i said it like that cuz i would pay the admission fee to see each one of those bands if they were playing by themselves ... and then you throw in the other 15 acts (norma jean and throwdown among my favs) and its a badass show ...

# Jun 29, 2005 @ 5:33 PM ET | IP Logged

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30. bradispissed writes:

maiden didn't die, they are a 90 old sedated sh** bag

dude, norma jean and throwdown are pitiful...while this tour is infinitely better than ozzfest the metal scene still seems to cater to the masses. i'm so sick of this hardcore sh** music. there is absolutely no reason why opeth, gwar, stl, and f***ing high on fire (melvins!) should have to share the same stage as poison the well. just a screaming version of taking back sunday. it sickens me that i will have to listen to opeth standing next to a jerkoff with ripped jeans and a retro skid row shirt.

# Jun 29, 2005 @ 7:45 PM ET | IP Logged

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31. Cfhdon83 writes:

what the fuc k do you mean your sick of hardcore, with out HARDCORE metal would have never evolved into what it is today. We would still have twisted sister and all those fruity a$$ hair metal bands around, listen to some real HARDCORE like Cro- Mags, Agnostic Front, and Sick of It All and then youll appreciate Hardcore for what it really is, which is the Badest Music on the Fuc king planet.
666 R.I.P DIME

# Jun 29, 2005 @ 8:29 PM ET | IP Logged

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