Search - Sounds of the Underground, Vol. 1: Live From the Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ, July 2, 2005 on DVD

Kinda bummed about the lack of Opeth and Red Chord, but stil

C. Taylor | Rockland county NY | 06/28/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This DVD chronicles most of the sounds of the underground event at Starland ballroom from July 2, of 2005, and I was there. The day was hot as the sun rose high and the show opened with the Red Chord, who were noticeably absent from the disc as well as Opeth's Powerful 6 pm performance, which was very dissapointing. You get a song from each band except the fore mentioned and basically runs you through the day, All that Remains, A Life Once lost, Madball, High On Fire, Devil Driver, Strapping Young Lad, Norma Jean, Throwdown, Everytime I Die, Gwar, Poison the Well, Chimaira, Clutch, From Autumn To Ashes and Lamb Of god, not exactly in that order. What the DVD shows you that you didn't see at the show was some really great backstage antics, which definetly meets Pantera home video criteria with a big smile on my face, sure the show might have been on stage, but it looks like it was a ball backstage. The main feature shows a little piece with the band, then a 1 song performance from each, which is kind of a bummer, because I know High Roller video taped their whole sets. Most songs consisted of whatever the "single" was at that time, so don't expect some odd one off song to be represented here. Even with the 1 song a band, and not inlcuding Opeth or the Red Chord, this is still a GREAT DVD. Possibly one of the best High Roller has made? This was released on DRT."