Sounds Of The Underground Wraps Up Year 3!

A third year has come to a close. 27 nights of destruction! We'd like to take a moment to thank Hot Topic, all of our sponsors, all of this years bands, crew members and of course you - the loyal devotee of all that is underground! We will be posting links to various live reviews and photo journals in the coming weeks. If you missed your chance to pick up this years SOTU official merch while you were at the show (or didn't want what you bought to get covered in GWAR blood, piss and ... you know) then you're in luck - check out our official online store for all of this years designs - they will be up this week! The end of SOTU 2007 only means 1 thing - year 4 approaches... keep checking back.

ETID DO DISNEY

Every Time I Die sent Alternative Press a video of themselves working hard in the studio on Ferret's dime. Check it out here: http://www.altpress.com/media (click on the ETID album cover to check it out). Oh yeah...their new album, THE BIG DIRTY, is out on September 4th, check back soon for some sweet pre-order action.

GET AN SOTU DOWNLOAD CARD AT ALL HOT TOPIC STORES

So you went to Sounds Of The Underground and forgot the pick up the download card featuring MP3s from your favorite bands on the tour?  Well, now you have a second chance.  Head over to your local Hot Topic store and purchase any merchandise from the SOTU bands - or a copy of the exclusive CD/DVD comp - and you'll get the card!  Quantities are limited, so it's first come, first serve.  Go to www.hottopic.com to find out the location closest to you...and we'll see you in the pit.

SOTU and IMEEM team up to bring you to SOTU in San Jose CA!

Whether you live in San Jose, CA or not we're going to do our best to get you to the show - for FREE! IMEEM have set up a contest for all you artists out there. You design a custom/original SOTU poster and submit it to IMEEM. You can share your art and comment and rate others! ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE BY JULY 27th! The best poster will be selected as the winner and you'll receive the following:

- Personalized art work to be turned into the official poster for the San Jose date of Sounds Of The Underground Tour on August 3rd, 2007

- Round trip airfare and overnight accommodations for two in San Francisco and transportation to the show in San Jose

- Two passes to the the 'Hot Topic' Meet-n-Great BBQ with Shadows Fall and others

- Two tickets and backstage access to the the San Jose stop of the Sounds Of The Underground Tour.

- Your poster signed by select artists on the tour.

Get into it here - http://soundsoftheundergroundtour.imeem.com/

FREE DIGITAL SAMPLER AT SOTU SHOWS

Heading out to Sounds Of The Underground this summer? Stop by the Hot Topic autograph booth or the SOTU official merch booth and pick up your free "download card" from Disc Revolt. It features FREE MP3s from all the bands on the tour including a new track from Every Time I Die's upcoming record, The Big Dirty

This Saturday July 7th @ 10 PM EST; MTV 2 Headbangers Ball Celebrates The Launch Of Hot Topic Presents - Third Annual Sounds Of The Underground Tour!

This weeks episode of "The Ball" features your favorite 2007 SOTU bands videos airing, tune in or miss out!

Video playlist is as follows:
Amon Amarth- Cry Of The Black Birds
Chimaira- Ressurection
Shadows Fall- Redemption
Every Time I Die- The New Black
Goatwhore- Alchemy of The Black Sun Cult
Darkest Hour- Sound The Surrender
Job For A Cowboy-Embedded
This Is Hell- The Polygraph Cheaters
The Acacia Strain- Angry Mob Justice
See you in the pit !!!

Watch an exclusive Sounds of the Underground tour edition of the Loud & Proud Video Playlist on Music Choice.

Go to Music Choice on your cable on demand menu or visit www.musicchoice.com for more info.

SOTU CD/DVD AT HOT TOPIC NOW

Just a reminder to those of you that might have slacked over the past week: The 2007 Sounds Of The Underground 3-Disc CD/DVD collection is available now at all Hot Topic stores! For only $9.99 you can have over 30 songs and 15 videos from this year’s artists, as well as some unreleased tracks from tour alumni such as A Life Once Lost and Throwdown. Head out to Hot Topic now and get ready for next week when the tour launched in Dallas on July 6th!