Fireworks flew across the country on July 4th, but four days later the skies flashed and roared like the blast from an atomic bomb as the second annual Sounds Of The Underground rocked Cleveland, Ohio on July 8th.
For the next five weeks, the intense, ultra-aggressive metal and hardcore tour will criss-cross North America exposing the masses to some of the best bands playing today. The extravaganza will be headlined by As I Lay Dying, and will feature nine other showstoppers: In Flames, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse, GWAR, Terror, Black Dahlia Murder, Behemoth, The Chariot and Through The Eyes of the Dead.
Select shows will also feature the following hellraisers: Converge, Evergreen Terrace, Horse The Band, Killswitch Engage, Machine Head, E. Town Concrete, Shadows Fall, VOD, Job For a Cowboy, It Dies Today, Still Remains, Above This Fire, Ringworm, This is Hell, Municipal Waste, Dog Fashion Disco, The Last Starfighter, Killamora, A Heartfelt Tragedy, Sworn to Secrecy and Foreverendeavor.
The last day of this monumental tour is August 12 in Los Angeles.
Tickets for the second annual Sounds of the Underground are still available, but they're going fast, ensuring maximum sized crowds for the chaos. Lambgoat.com are offering fans to chance to win tickets to the show of their choice as well as meet and greet passes for any band on the bill. For more information log here.
In addition, WSOU are giving away tickets to the July 15th Sayreville, New Jersey show. Enter the contest on wsou.net between July 3 and July 13 for a chance to win.
Fans who want to gear up for this year's Sounds Of The Underground can pick up an exclusive CD and DVD collection at Hot Topic. The package features 22 songs on two discs from various bands on the bill along with a DVD of videos from 11 Sounds bands and another six acts on labels sponsoring the bill, including Metal Blade, Truskill, Ferret, Eulogy, Prosthetic and Mono Vs. Stereo.
Don't miss the concert event of the summer.
07/08 - Cleveland, OH - Plain Dealer Pavilion w. HTB, RingWorm
07/09 - Chicago, IL - 1st Midwest Bank Amp. Parking Lot W/ Converge, Horse the Band
07/11 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre W/ Converge, Horse the Band
07/12 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis - AILD, IF, TRIV, GWAR, CC, TERROR, BDM ONLY
07/13 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid Hudson Civic Center W/ Converge
07/14 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center Parking Lot - w/ KSE, Converge
07/15 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom Outside / E-Town Concrete, Converge, Horse the Band, This Is Hell
07/16 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Waterfront w/ VOD, Converge, Horse the Band
07/17 - Washington DC - Merryweather Pavilion w/ Converge, Municipal Waste, Dog Fashion Disco, Horse the Band
07/19 - Orlando, FL - Tinker Field w/ Horse the Band
07/21 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre w/ Horse the Band
07/22 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete St Amphitheatre w/ Horse the Band
07/23 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amp Parking Lot w/ Horse the Band
07/26 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre - W Shadows Fall, IDT, Still Remains, Job for a Cowboy
07/27 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues - AILD, IF, TRIV, GWAR, CC, TERROR, BDM ONLY
07/28 - San Diego, CA - Soma - w/ Shadows Fall, IDT, Still Remains, Job for a Cowboy
07/29 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amp. Parking Lot W/ Machine Head, Job for a Cowboy
07/31 - Denver, CO - City Lights Pavilion w.MH
08/02 - Sauget, IL - Pop's Outside w.MH
08/03 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre w. MH
08/04 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom w.MH
08/05 - St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
08/06 - Winnipeg, MB - Convention Centre
08/07 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Center
08/08 - Edmonton, AB - Northlands Agricom
08/10 - Vancouver, BC - The PNE Forum w/ 3 inches of Blood
08/12 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Universal Amphitheatre
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