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Sounds Of The Underground Tour 2005

Ferret Music, Prosthetic Records, Trustkill Records, Metal Blade Records, Music Choice, Revolver, PureVolume, and Hot Topic are joining forces to put together a summer tour package dubbed the Sounds Of The Underground Tour. The tour will run from June 25th through the end of July in the U.S. and Canada. The following bands have been confirmed thus far: Clutch Poison The Well Opeth Unearth From Autumn To Ashes Chimaira Norma Jean Every Time I Die Strapping Young Lad Throwdown High On Fire DevilDriver All That Remains A Life Once Lost Meanwhile, a special half-time performance will be made by Gwar midway through the show. Additionally, Madball and Terror will be splitting the East and West portions of the tour. Finally, additional appearances will be made by The Red Chord (East Coast markets), Fear Before The March Of Flames (Midwest and Southeast markets), and Himsa (Western markets). One additional headliner will be announced within the next few weeks. Here's a quote from Clutch frontman Neil Fallon regarding the tour: "I look forward to the catering tents and excited youth groups. Leave your styling gel at home. Marshall stacks and mag lights all the way around! Sign me up and give me all your drink tickets."

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canwestartagain 3/8/2005 8:14:48 AM

pirst fost, wtf???!?!

xcthc 3/8/2005 8:16:48 AM

is this a joke?

nyhcse54 3/8/2005 8:32:41 AM

Lamb of God is the headliner. This tour is amazing.

nashvegas 3/8/2005 8:34:00 AM

some of these bands are okay.. the others.. blah

Fenton_D_Daxter_the_IV 3/8/2005 8:36:13 AM

...Ozzfest?

mydixiewrecked 3/8/2005 8:42:15 AM

underground at it's finest....SIKE

ksizzle 3/8/2005 8:46:09 AM

if opeth is really gonna be there, than so will i... unless they dont hit up minnesota. opeth is worth any amount of money

joeyxairborne 3/8/2005 8:46:42 AM

madball is going to hate this tour like how everyone on here hates everything. PS-slowwwwwwwwwwwwwpeth.

rickrock 3/8/2005 8:50:03 AM

Hot Topic involvement = Not so underground anymore. Also = Teh Gay

xgabex 3/8/2005 9:01:07 AM

time to email some friends and get free tickets. woo hoo!

justinbean 3/8/2005 9:20:59 AM

its funny how much opeth destroys every other band on that list.

xGunmedownx 3/8/2005 9:43:45 AM

uhhh... oddest idea ever.

34t4v461n4 3/8/2005 10:10:57 AM

youre all just mad that Isis isnt on the bill. Unearth, Clutch, SYL, ATR, and even Devildriver are pretty fun live. I could do without Norma Jean & FATA though. Will be there if it comes to PA.

Liftmycurse 3/8/2005 10:38:27 AM

Nice line-up. As fcking usual Cleveland will probably get this show instead of Columbus. The Agora is not big enough for this show. Promo West Pavalion is the place to play.

jwcp 3/8/2005 10:40:27 AM

i'll probably go if it comes close

Selvin 3/8/2005 11:08:29 AM

Oh fuc *faints*

xRYBREADx 3/8/2005 11:42:20 AM

It's funny how you guys think Opeth still slays. Their last 2-3 efforts have been slightly above par at best, especially compared to their past. And they've played MN like 3 times or so in the last year, haven't you caught them than?

xRYBREADx 3/8/2005 11:42:57 AM

Also, this tour looks cool, i'm just confused on how it will run if it hits MN. Use both stages at The Quest or what?

nocomply 3/8/2005 11:55:22 AM

Opeth = the shit

theyuppiegrinder 3/8/2005 12:04:41 PM

pretty fcking ghey- sounds of the underground?! alol is like, the only good band on that roster. ha.

drewxblood 3/8/2005 12:20:35 PM

this makes me sick.

motherfckzombies 3/8/2005 12:26:02 PM

All this talk about how much this tour sucks and its a fact all of you will be there moshing and singing along. It doesnt make you the coolest person in the world to hate on bands on message boards everyday.

xgabex 3/8/2005 12:34:57 PM

i like majority of those bands and for the most part it'll be fun because half of those bands are friends so, while all you are on the wagon of talking shit, i'll be on the side lines watching ALOL.

Crap 3/8/2005 12:37:24 PM

xgabex drop some more names please

xtroyx 3/8/2005 12:59:34 PM

this will either be the best thing ever, or the worst. i'm not sure yet. we'll see how things are run and the cost. cost is key.

xtroyx 3/8/2005 12:59:50 PM

unfortunately by having norma jean, fata, etc, they probably can charge alot because most fans of those bands still have allowances and get money from mommy and daddy.

chemicallyimbalancedsloth 3/8/2005 1:09:23 PM

I realy hope this isnt then summer tour Opeth was talking about. I dont want some diminished Opeth show because they had to tack all those other shit bands on the bill.

d4n 3/8/2005 1:18:09 PM

i like some of those bands, i can't believe they got alol to play i almost want to go now

Fraulein 3/8/2005 1:45:44 PM

This was a bad idea. Won't be there.

xgabex 3/8/2005 1:53:58 PM

FATA's gurantee is like 2,500. So its not that bad. Every Time I Die's was $500 the lasttime i spoke to them.

wormhead77 3/8/2005 2:06:54 PM

cmon. log, unearth, fata, chimaira, throwdown, devildriver, and all that remains are all amazing bands on album and definitely live. i'm especially looking forward to seeing throwdown again.

rickrock 3/8/2005 2:12:02 PM

There should split this show up onto two stage: A Metalheads/Shredders stage and a Fashioncore/Bullshit stage.

xtodayithawx 3/8/2005 2:12:14 PM

this is some dirty corporate scheming if you ask me: east coast MARKET??!!? what the fck is that shit? this is music, not fcking demographics.

Vorak 3/8/2005 2:15:28 PM

Yeah this tour is pretty sweet. A lot of these bands are amazing live. I saw All That Remains for the second time last week on the GWAR tour and they did nothing but own the stage.

holycitybradley 3/8/2005 2:22:10 PM

Sounds from the Money Pulpit is a better title for this tour.

eaglesbecomevultures 3/8/2005 2:35:12 PM

this is the worst tour ever.

you_in_hawk_country_now 3/8/2005 2:41:45 PM

every nationally touring band and every record label thinks about demographics and markets. how do you think bands get shows or big tours? their label sends out press releases and promo material and industry stuff on a daily basis. you dumb gay.

eaglesbecomevultures 3/8/2005 2:42:26 PM

honestly, this is the worst idea ever, "Lets take some 'underground' bands, put 'em all together, charge the kids $40 for a ticket and take it to arenas and huge outdoor venues. It'll be like Ozzfest, only cooler."

thehangedman 3/8/2005 2:59:58 PM

Madball is definitely the selling point of this tour.

xscottx 3/8/2005 3:04:07 PM

I'd go for Madball or Terror. I wonder how they really feel about this tour, haha.

XOmeletX 3/8/2005 3:06:27 PM

Clutch, ETID and LOG make this worth going to. I'll be there with fcking bells on.

Mikey216 3/8/2005 3:08:45 PM

Liftmycurse, if this tour went to Columbus chances are someone would get killed and I doubt they want to risk Clutch dying.

Mike 3/8/2005 3:15:51 PM

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the best and probably only band worth seeing on this. High on Fire!

ChemicallyImbalancedSloth 3/8/2005 3:28:59 PM

high on fire is boring

enough_to_stop_a_heart 3/8/2005 3:43:19 PM

wow, that clutch front man is a fcking moron.

niggaugay 3/8/2005 4:14:05 PM

dude, fck this show. there are 2 good bands on the whole fcking bill. hardcore has become so marketable.

moraleclipse 3/8/2005 4:39:11 PM

I dont think im going to read the comments anymore, its like some of you guys just look for reasons to hate shit. Personally I think this will be a great tour....For those who arent negative jerks, I will see you there

rhino 3/8/2005 4:39:27 PM

sounds like a good time,the only bad part is the TERROR and THROWDOWN fans that will show up,2 decent bands with alot of idiot fans!!!!

SeveredInTwo 3/8/2005 4:46:31 PM

all these bands dont deserve to play with all that remains

buckwheat 3/8/2005 4:54:41 PM

Look, this is pretty Hot Topic-y indeed, but for a MAJOR touring festival, it's good shit. ESPECIALLY at under 30 bucks. I mean Clutch alone is worth that cash. But add on Opeth, SYL, and a COUPLE quality metalcore acts? I'll definitely be there.

brickhouz 3/8/2005 5:04:31 PM

terror is better than you

west 3/8/2005 5:12:56 PM

alol -10 scene points. all the mall punks are hanging up their 2 ft chain wallets and jncos for girl pants and fata shirts.

deadgeneration 3/8/2005 5:18:21 PM

i think this tour is gonna be fcking great, with a few shitty aspects. it will be really hot topicified, but who cares, etid, alol, atr, opeth, unearth, fear before are all fcking great.

xadfx 3/8/2005 5:47:39 PM

Gabe keeps dropping something.

bigego 3/8/2005 6:09:29 PM

some good ones and some bad ones...this tour will make money from different people who like different bands...hot topic is still gay

shredmyaxe 3/8/2005 6:19:48 PM

I've already seen a majority of these bands on here, and for a decent price wouldn't mind seeing them again.

monarchy 3/8/2005 6:40:29 PM

unearth... all that remains... awesome

mattdude 3/8/2005 8:26:31 PM

basically like a touring version of hellfest or new england hardcore and metal fest of hte past few years, with mostly metalcore bands.

revspin 3/8/2005 8:32:29 PM

opeth > comments

vegans_taste_good 3/8/2005 8:49:01 PM

buckwheat hit the nail on the head

Paul_NJxHC 3/8/2005 10:15:38 PM

At least Clutch, and All That Remains are playing. Other then that it's gonna beat a girl jean gay fest

ErieEd 3/8/2005 10:19:55 PM

wow 4 good bands alol, terror, madball, and red chord, id go for terror dance as hard as i can and then leave cause its not worth much more than that

natexnathan 3/8/2005 11:00:30 PM

if this is the tour that represents the underground sound then no one will stop listening to their radio

Randy305 3/8/2005 11:04:26 PM

if it comes to miami,i'd probably go.theres only 5-6 bands i wanna see,but it should still be fun.

xihaevrespectx 3/9/2005 12:00:05 AM

if its cheap enough i'll go just to wreck nu metal kids and fashioncore gays when terror plays

corycamefalling 3/9/2005 12:06:31 AM

ehh this will be ok. i like half the bands

stoned 3/9/2005 12:38:17 AM

all the gays in town will attend this tour. horrible idea for a tour. wont be there. all but 4 of the bands on the tour bring the suck and ghey. fck this.

deadgeneration 3/9/2005 1:52:46 AM

"if its cheap enough i'll go just to wreck nu metal kids and fashioncore gays when terror plays"....way to prove the comment about how stupid terror fans are. those kids wouldnt be even interested when terror played anyways.

curtis 3/9/2005 2:01:28 AM

gwar having halftime set on private stages=best idea ever.

ErieEd 3/9/2005 2:28:49 AM

wa wa wa cry about it terror brings out pissed off people and there has always been violence in hardcore, nothings changed

thegreatuther 3/9/2005 2:47:45 AM

Hot Topic=Bad news. Another event to suck the life right out of Rock n roll. There will be sound, but where is the underground?

ArevolutionwithoutGuns 3/9/2005 3:03:55 AM

wow, this is a horrible idea. about half of those bands suck shit. im surprised atreyu isnt on the bill.

thegoddamnawesome 3/9/2005 6:40:03 AM

It's as if the axis of evil has formed to bring down all that is good and right about the world. fck this fcking tour.

gay_porn_time_kiddies 3/9/2005 10:21:41 AM

meh i would go for everytime i die and a life once lost

maudlin 3/9/2005 10:27:18 AM

Opeth alone is enough to get me to go.

clevelandhardcore 3/9/2005 11:15:10 AM

complete shit tour.

savorytortillachips 3/9/2005 11:21:41 AM

The tour, which is expected to run June 25th through to late July, will feature numerous rotating slots for a number of the bands on the bill with an average of 25 to 30 minute sets.

ipoopedinyourcloset 3/9/2005 1:13:32 PM

The problem isn't that people enjoy bands like Terror or bands like FATA... The problem is that too many people think you can't enjoy both styles.

warhellride 3/9/2005 1:21:42 PM

wowee get your dancin pants on.

LEX_LUGER 3/9/2005 3:07:44 PM

Let's hope this shit festival won't make it to Cleveland. Every single band on this tour sucks with the exception of Madball, The Red Chord, and GWAR! Terror gets the award for releasing the single worst pile of crap in hardcore history.

xlionox 3/9/2005 3:13:10 PM

lets call terror crap just because everyone likes them right?..you would be jockin that shit if they were unpopular...gay

DoctorDooom 3/9/2005 5:29:54 PM

Well in MN im sure it would be somewhere outside, maybe in Somerset actually. Or perhaps at Roy Wilkins. Looks like a good show though. I wouldnt mind seeing Opeth again.

west 3/9/2005 6:58:58 PM

xlionox the only thing your jocking is terrors nuts.

brodowntonight 3/9/2005 9:58:11 PM

This is really iffy

XXX 3/10/2005 8:10:22 PM

TERROR 0WNZ. fck THE HATERS

PasafadeJD 3/11/2005 5:18:24 PM

It's pretty ignorant to call this an underground tour but, I'll be there, many good bands.

rhino 3/13/2005 11:42:22 AM

HEY XXX,TERROR ARE THE HATERS!!!!! but youre cool for cussing when you post,just dont let your mom see it




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