Sound Of The Underground 2007 Details

With two stellar years behind them, Sounds Of The Underground is thrilled to announce the lineup for their third neck-snapping, skull-splintering tour. With what might be their most high-powered offering to date, SOTU remains the cutting-edge summer tour.

Following two straight appearances in the middle of the day, the event will be closed most nights by splatter metal champions, GWAR; ensuring that fans will remain blood and gore-free until the closing hours of the show. Three other bands will rotate in the headlining position prior to GWAR bringing the house down: a block-buster artist yet to be announced, face-shredding metal pugilists Chimaira, and experimental noisemakers Every Time I Die.

The day will be completed with a devastating bill including Necro, Darkest Hour, Amon Amarth, The Acacia Strain, The Devil Wears Prada, Heavy Heavy Low Low, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Goatwhore, This Is Hell, and 2 Cents. Expect additional special guest headliners to join the bill on select dates.

The monumental event launches in July and runs into August.

Mark Hunter, Chimaira vocalist boasts, "We are happy to announce that we will be taking part in this years Sounds Of The Underground. We played the first year and we had a fucking blast. This year we are going to up the production level and bring something special to our fans. Then we will get wasted every night with ETID and Gwar. See you this summer!"

After being involved with the tour for it's first two years, Hot Topic is proud to be stepping up to present the tour this summer. Continuing another tradition, Hot Topic will carry the 2007 version of the 2CD + 1 DVD Sounds Of The Underground Exclusive Compilation - look for it in stores and online in late June.

Tickets will be available for presale starting April 25th and everywhere May 11! You can find constant updates, news, ticket and artist info at soundsoftheundergroundtour.com.

See you in the pit:

07/06 - DALLAS, TX - PALLADIUM BALLROOM
07/07 - CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - CONCRETE ST. AMPHITHEATRE
07/08 - HOUSTON, TX - VERIZON WIRELESS THEATRE
07/09 - OFF -
07/10 - ORLANDO,FL - UCF ARENA
07/11 - MYRTLE BEACH, SC - HOUSE OF BLUES
07/12 - OFF -
07/13 - WORCESTER, MA - PALLADIUM
07/14 - SAYREVILLE,NJ - STARLAND BALLROOM OUTSIDE
07/15 - PHILADELPHIA, PA - ELECTRIC FACTORY
07/16 - WINSTON-SALEM, NC - MILLENNIUM CENTER
07/17 - OFF -
07/18 - TORONTO, ON - KOOLHAUS COMPLEX
07/19 - DETROIT, MI - STATE THEATRE
07/20 - MILWUAKEE, WI - EAGLES BALLROOM
07/21 - CLEVELAND,OH - TIME WARNER CABLE AMPHITHEATER AT TOWER CITY
07/22 - COLUMBUS, OH - LIFESTYLE COMMUNITIES PAVILION
07/23 - CHICAGO,IL - CONGRESS THEATRE
07/24 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MYTH
07/25 - OFF -
07/26 - OFF -
07/27 - CALGARY, AB - MACEWAN HALL
07/28 - EDMONTON, AB - SHAW CONFERENCE CENTER
07/29 - OFF -
07/30 - PORTLAND, OR - EXPO HALL
07/31 - OFF -
08/01 - SALT LAKE CITY, UT - SALT AIR PAVILION
08/02 - OFF -
08/03 - SAN JOSE, CA - EVENTS CENTER @ SAN JOSE UNIV.
08/04 - IRVINE, CA - IRVINE MEADOWS SIDE STAGE
08/05 - MESA, AZ - MESA AMPHITHEATRE
08/06 - LAS VEGAS, NV - HOUSE OF BLUES
08/07 - OFF -
08/08 - DENVER,CO - FILLMORE

Comments

[duncang]

Splatter metal?

Hah.

Anyway, that's a pretty bad lineup.

duncang wrote:

Splatter metal?

Hah.

haha, that's what I thought too.

[lionheart0117]

I'd only go for Devil wears prada and #12 looks like you.

[Pumpkins4Life]

except for GWAR that lineup kinda sucks

[GreenFlame08]

i'd agree. nothing will beat in flames, trivium, as i lay dying, trivium and machine head all in one show.

[-[NiL]-]

duncang wrote:

Splatter metal?

Hah.

Anyway, that's a pretty bad lineup.

Lol. You know, I've always wondered what category GWAR was classified in....

On topic, I suppose the lineup is mediocre. There's a couple of bands I like in there.

[BucketheadRules]

GreenFlame08 wrote:

i'd agree. nothing will beat in flames, trivium, as i lay dying, trivium and machine head all in one show.

...guy must like Trivium...

[Jarrott]

Amon Amarth, Darkest Hour and GWAR at Sounds of the Underground?

I'd hit that if it wasn't for all the other bands.

[emil_sej]

I'd go there just for Chimaira

[lwnovember]

anyone in toronto have ANYYYYY idea how they are going to put that in the KOOL HAUS?? im buying a ticket just to see them try

[CheifSlapAhoe]

Eh, line up is decent.

Not as good as summer slaugher however.

But i'll be there in Dallas.

[Kepulix]

Amon Amarth is the only decent one to go for... horrible lineup

[UnDead_Knight1]

Lineup kinda weak, but hell if I care, I'm going for GWAR!!!!!

[ZeRoGuY]

GWAR and CHIMAIRA would be worth it alone. Screw all those other emos.

[boyan89]

damn it why dont they come to Ottawa why does Ottawa have to be such a pussy town,with their pop shit but i might go to Toronto and I would go to see Chimaira,GWAR,Goat***** and Darkest Hour!!but the rest of the bands well meh i havent really heard them but why couldnt it be more good bands!!!i mean Chimaira,Gwar,Goat***** and Darkest Hour are insane..but why couldnt they add Machine Head,Trivium,LOG,In Flames,As I Lay Dying etc. and Ottawa sucks!!the only good bands that have come here are Metallica,Black Sabbath,Megadeth,Slayer,G
uns N Roses, and Seether!!DAMN IT OTTAWA GET HEAVIER YOU POSERS EMO FREAKS!!!!!

[Septerra]

Chimaira owns. XD

[IlikeMetal]

most of the lineup does suck, except for Amon Amarth, Chimaira, and GWAR.

I'd go but i really don't feel like being tortured by 2 cents again, once with KsE was enough to make me want to thrust a sharp object into my ears

[boyan89]

another band i would go for Amon Amarth their amazing too!!

[Nor'Easterbass]

the year when unearth, aild, trivium, and etc were playing (the first year) was the only time i've seen them actually have a good lineup. devil, chimaira, gwar, and darkest hour wouldn't be too bad...but that lineup is B-squad for sure. might as well have MY band playing and we'd draw as many ppl lol (joke).

[Septerra]

Trivium and unearth rule too!! >_< too bad they aren't on it.

[boyan89]

UNEARTH WERE THERE MAN THIS LINE-UP PISSES ME OFF!!It would rock to see Trivium,Machine Head,Chimaira,Unearth,LOG
,GWAR,Amon Amarth,Darkest Hour,AILD, and Goat***** and the "good bands" that came before!!!

[boyan89]

p.s i am not badmouthing Unearth they are an amazing and talented band

[HellAwaits]

AMON AMARTH IS INCREDIBLE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT MAKE THIS SHOW WORTH IT. BUT ITS VERY WORTH IT CAUSE AMON AMARTH OWNS!!!!

[nemesis_angel]

if they wanted to bring in a ****in huge crowd.
bring in Children of Bodom!!!!

[zigslip]

line up this year is weak

[stumtk]

K so when they say "OFF" in the tour listings, does that mean their not playing there at all or does it mean that they just dont have it officially set up on that date yet. Cause i live in Saskatchewan and they go from Calgary to Edmonton and if they skip us that'll ****ing suck cause we've been skipped by the best bands this year!

[alp_1989]

HOLY SHIT!!!! i recently saw gwar and chimaira separately but together?..... o man, cant ****ing wait!!
and i agree, bring C.O.B.!!

[skindred]

f*ck sounds of the underground, download festival for me, chimaira, machinehead, devildriver, lamb of god, slayer, the list goes on =]

[FS Guitar]

gee what a unique and diverse lineup...NOT.

[Cannibalkyle16]

Wow, with the exception of 3 or 4 bands...that lineup BLOWS!!! The bands near the end of the list have the stupidest band names I've ever heard to. AND ITS NOT EVEN COMING TO VAN, there not getting my money this year.

[vIsIbleNoIsE]

amon amarth is awesome, wtf are they doing on this lineup??

[zakkiante]

Lol, a band called necro. what has this world come to?

[Cied Shredder]

Horrible line up. Heavy Heavy Low Low and Devil Wears Prada? Screamo HXC WANNABES LOLOLOL111!1!11! This lineup sucks. Amon Amarth would be the only thing I would go to see.

[iammetal]

lineup sucks.....hope the unnamed band is really good to help this tour out

[rocknrollreject]

i hate these people put all these diffrent generes on music splatter metal thats retarded just call it metal

[MetalorDIE]

Job for a Cowboy is also on the bill, i was on the website before this blog came out and they were on there, but what gets me is that they are actually like going on right before GWAR, Chimaira, and ETID...so in other words they are like in a higher position than amon amarth and all the other bands, dont get me wrong i love JFAC, but jsut because alot of scene kids like them doesnt mean they should go over metal vets like amon amarth. If u go on the sounds of the underground website ull see what i mean. Other than that the lineup is so-so, last year was sick thow! hoepfully this "unannounced blockbuster act" is someone else worth going for other than Chimaira, Amon Amarth, GWAR, Darkest Hour, and JFAC.

Checked.

Rubbish Lineup, but I don't care cause i'm not American, lawl.

[whippingpost134]

TWO THINGS UG: One, this article forgot to mention Job For a Cowboy being on the bill which they are. Two, that 7/14 show is in Sayreville, NEW YORK, not New Jersey. just thought these things needed to be fixed

[Agent_00Funk]

Amon Amarth ftw.

[DaBlackE]

Gwar is one of the best bands I've ever seen live

[_3Lm0_]

ha ha shit lineup except for amon amarth and chimaira. Chimaira are the only band i like from "the new wave of heavy american metal"

[Salvial]

Kepulix wrote:

Amon Amarth is the only decent one to go for... horrible lineup

Agreed.

[I_Collect_Picks]

Aman Amarth are the only band worth seeingg..

but

I dont live in America so
..

[twitch1331]

I don't think any line up can out do In Flames, Trivium, and Shadows Fall (for those who went to the Mesa show).

[chris_122]

i'd go to see The Acacia Strain.

[BassmastaRob]

lineup sucks other than Amon Amarth, Chimera and Gwar. but they arent coming to MD/DC/VA so im spared the shame

Checked/Deleted

[tralala13]

Yeah, this is underground. Not.

[anthony4326]

heavy heavy low low are alright.....and gwar.....ugh! not good. and also, I really think its stupid when people say (random) OWNS!.....

[metalfan]

wow that sucks the only good band there is amon amarth.

[GodofCheesecake]

as everyone else already said, i'd only go for amon amarth, chimaira, and darkest hour. i don't really go for GWAR.... they're a bit on the insane side and i'm not so into getting sprayed with fake blood...

[Pysmone]

GWAR, and Devil Wears Prada are the only bands worth going for.

[rockybo]

HAHAHAHAHA.

They're playing at the Myth nightclub in Minneapolis. 400 people there, tops.

[death576]

gwar, amon amarth, and darkest hour own ass
but the rest of the bands suck horribly

[lordpaco18]

i dont understand

this lineup is HORRIBLE

but last years was AMAZING, how the HELL did this happen???? job for a cowboy is all thats worth seeing. and why the **** is it indoors???

[x_themetalfan_x]

Hooray, they're coming to Edmonton! I'm sure it'll kick ass even though the only two bands on that lineup I'm interested are Amon Amarth and GWAR. Still, it's worth going just because I haven't had a chance to see Amon Amarth yet!

[slayer7666]

theyre not coming to vancouver
but the bands arent all that great anyways...

[AnEvilWalrus]

nemesis_angel wrote:

if they wanted to bring in a ****in huge crowd.
bring in Children of Bodom!!!!

Oh HELL YEAH!

I'd love to go, Amon Amarth and Chimaira would be awesome to see

[darkfire_storm]

GreenFlame08 wrote:

i'd agree. nothing will beat in flames, trivium, as i lay dying, trivium and machine head all in one show.

there are two triviums??!?!?!!

anyways, this looks like a pretty crappy tour...

[f***music]

lwnovember wrote:

anyone in toronto have ANYYYYY idea how they are going to put that in the KOOL HAUS?? im buying a ticket just to see them try

lol i was thinking the same thing about the state theatre in detroit.

Amon Amarth friggin rock.

When it comes to music, Gwar's bark is worse than their bite. They have some alright stuff tho.

[thunderbritches]

Hmmm, isn't Devil Wears Prada a Christian band? If so then I have an feeling this tour will absolutely suck for them with bands like GWAR, Necro, and Goat*****.

[episode_666]

I definitely think last year's lineup kicked the shit out of this one.

[guitar_player5]

Wow. That's gay. GWAR is so wierd and nuts. I'm not that much into metal. For those who are going to ask why I even looked at this is, because I want to see what made it the top news story on UG.com.

[starkula]

dude anyone who says this sucks can suck it anything with gwar chimaira and amon amarth is ill

[starkula]

also why does everyone even bother commenting on this if they dont like the bands if you dont like them then go away or shut your mouth

[guitar_player5]

"For those who are going to ask why I even looked at this is, because I want to see what made it the top news story on UG.com."

Starkula, did you not catch that?

[HavokStrife]

Man, a -lot- of good bands, and a -lot- of shitty bands.

Sounds exactly like last years SOTU!

[EndOfNothing656]

Id only go for GWAR, Amon Amarth, and Chimaira, all of the other bands suck, but they dont go to too many places so i cant go anyways

[scarfacesuit]

i like metal, but i don't like metal where all you hear is crappy guitar playing and a guy screaming incomprehensible jibberish while a drummer double basses the whole thing.
that's not music... that's just seeing how loud and annoying you can sound.

[Job 4 a Cowboy]

Um the point is not to get a huge crowd, they are trying to showcase relatively unknown bands

I am going for sure

JFaC, Darkest Hour and Amon Amarth are good enough for me

[asbestospie]

No Vancouver? Shit...

I went last year just for GWAR. They were worth it, but I didn't like the other bands.

[AcrosstheTracks]

It's too bad the line-up has regressed since I first went to this tour. The only band I would really care to see would be Darkest Hour.

[liesofautumn]

Last year wasnt a hell of a lot better but Jesus man, Devil Wears Prada? Number 12 Looks Like You? JFAC? Sounds of the Scene****s is more like it. Amon Amarth is the only band I'd go to see,and GWAR would probably be cool to see.

[Gemini]

Pity the good tours don't come down here. We get to get excited for the likes of Disturbed, Stone Sour, and Three Days Grace. Anyone care to send some real metal to the Mississippi Gulf Coast?

[xolax]

Horrible line up - gets worse every year...

Checked.

[indiecult99]

ha the lineup doesn't "kinda" suck. it does suck. with the very small exception or amon amart and gwar, there's really no legitimate music there. stupid metalcore like it is everyyear. i wonder if the bro from Chimaira realizes how much of a douche he is. haha and to Job 4 a cowboy. you're an idiot because that band sucks live, and they aren't showcasing unknown bands, they're showcasing trendy bands that no one likes now and will be off the map next year.

[MetalorDIE]

ive never even heard of Necro so i checked out the myspace page for them, or should i say him, and the genre of it says hip-hop/metal/ death metal...wow was i mistaken thinking maybe it would be something that the SOTU would have on as an act...its all rap!! not one ounce of metal, or death metal for that reason, at all!! and this guy is playing after Darkest Hour and Amon Amarth....not to diss this guy for the music he likes to play but being on the SOTU? wow this year is more like a Sounds of the Underground with rap and poser bands. Freakin scene kids galore, especially for JFAC, not including their REAL fans.

[drunken ninja]

which necro are they talking about, the white death rapper necro? cause he's tight

[Man-bitch]

Amon Armath is the only one I'd go for
Norwegian vikings ftw!!

[Dobbin87]

News Flash: GWAR sucks. Quit jocking their nuts. They've always sucked, and always will. And quit whining about the lineup. When else will anyone get to see Darkest Hour and This Is Hell in the same show? Seriously.

[JoNnHannah]

I hope everyone who says the lineup sucks doesnt go, so I'll have plenty of space to put out a lawnchair and relax while ETID melts my face. Stop Bitching.

[BassNewbie]

hmm the devils prada and thenumber12lookslike you in one show...wow

darkest hour and chimiraira would be good to see. 2 cents isn't great but they make you laff when they perfom

[IbanezRGshredda]

I hate that garbage, none of these bands are even good.
I just want to mangle that guys face with the devil mask and his tounge sticking out! AHHHH stomp on his throat

[im not mental]

meh not as good as last year...

gwar + amon amarth + chimaira = what i would go see.

[Corrosive]

Last year's lineup was GODLY (In Flames, Gwar, The Black Dahlia Murder, Cannible Corpse, Behemoth, and As I Lay Dying, **** yeah!) but this year's seems to suck.. I'd only go to see Gwar, Amon Amarth, Goat*****, and the Devil Wears Prada

[shiznac]

Im going **** yeah

[shiznac]

oh and how does necro fit in he's a rapper

[kashmirabby]

I'm going for The Devil Wears Prada. I'm also interested in JFAC, Heavy Heavy Low Low and The number 12.

Can't wait. 3 cities!

[whitekevin05]

this line up is bullshit. i miss last year cause every single band was amazing. only decent ones are darkest hour, acacia strain, amon amarth, and devil wears prada. and dont rely on the website for the setlist. its totally screwed up because #12 plays after the acacia strain which is BS. you have to sit thru necro and jfac to see darkest hour. i regret buying the ticket but now i have to go...damn