Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival announced yesterday that hard-hitting metalcore band Underoath will headline the Hot Topic Stage at this summer’s highly anticipated tour, set to kick off July 9th at the White River Amphitheatre in Seattle. The much-buzzed-about tour will hit 30 cities in the U.S. and Canada between early July and late August. A full itinerary will be announced on April 1st with the festival’s Pre Sale commencing on April 4th and the national on sale to commence on April 19th.

Underoath joins an all-star lineup that includes main stage closer Slipknot, Disturbed, Dragonforce, Mastodon and a plethora of hard music’s most influential artists and exciting young voices. The Hot Topic Stage will be on of two second stages. Fans can go to www.mayhemfest.com to keep up with details as they are released.

Underoath are currently recording the follow-up to their juggernaut gold-certified and critically acclaimed third album Define The Great Line (Tooth & Nail/Solid State). The Florida- based sextet’s inexplicably delightful amalgam of mayhem and melody, plus their depth and ability, propelled the landmark 2006 album to a #2 debut on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. Renowned for their cathartic and frenzied live performances Underoath have solidly built their fan base from incessant touring and their unrelentingly intense live shows, establishing an unbreakable bond with their fans. The combined sales of their three albums is close to one million copies. The strength and explosive lure of Underoath continues in 2008.

For more information on Underoath, visit their YMZ artist page.