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"They are fun and have great potential to come out on the scene full-force and expect great things from them." - welikeyoublogsite "You will be able to kick out a couple of cold ones and have a very good time." - Unrated Music Magazine, Chicago Lifestyle "Heavy metal and rock n roll with energy that can't be matched" - Chicago Reader "On Friday night, I got to see Chicago band “Thunderunderus” perform live at LIVE in Milwaukee, WI (LIVE is the name of the bar). This band was pretty refreshing in a style of metal that I wouldn’t normally seek out. Overall, it was a cool show, with some cool songs, and some cool riffs. I would have to describe Thunderunderus as metal. I know the line can get blurry between hard rock and metal sometimes, and usually something like guttural vocals is there to push something over the line into the metal category. This band sang. They sang hard; so hard it distorted their voice boxes. I hope this doesn’t offend them, but the closest thing I could compare the vocals to would be Rob Halford of Judas Priest. Both aggressive and high pitched, it was a relief to hear some melody in the oversaturated dog-barking vocals of most modern metal. If anyone thinks that makes this band sound like the 80’s, so be it. The next 80’s metal reference has got to be the dueling lead guitar solos. Is the dueling guitar solo a dated riff of a time past? I hope not, because they sounded awesome! The lead guitarist was sure to utilize every fret on the neck on every song, but the occasional guitar harmonies gave the leads a hook that was something to pay attention to (not just noodleing for the sake of noodleing). Not to knock his noodleing, since his left hand hypnotized me more then once. It just looked smooth and effortless, yet aggressive. Two thumbs up for the guitar work! I have to say this: “Thank you, Mr. Bassist.” After all, when both guitars jump way above the treble clef, mediocre bass work wouldn’t have cut it. Good job holding it down. At one point, he handed the bass off to the rhythm guitarist to rock the keytar for one song. (Did I just confirm an 80’s sound with that last observation?) Anyways, Hats off to the man that kept the low end full and thick the whole show… All while staying tight with the drummer. Speak of the devil; Great drum work! I’ve learned to just assume that any band out of Chicago (with a high enough opinion of themselves to present their work in multiple cities) has a fantastic drummer. So I almost feel bad saying that I expected the drums to be as good as they were. Sorry if that doesn’t come off as flattering as it is intended. Let me sum that up: The drums were as great as I expected. So overall, this is a live review. Go see this band live for all of the above reasons. I picked up their CD, but have yet to listen to it. So, I suggest you check them out and review their CD yourself." -Karma Review Magazine "The ’80s was a dark time for music. Gone were daring innovation and rebellion found in ’60s rock ’n roll, and the guitar-driven, hard-partying spirit of hard rock that fueled the ’70s had slowly evolved into uninspired synth lines and cheesy music videos filmed in an impenetrable fog of hairspray. Sure, pop music in the ’80s was great for dancing, and I would be lying if I said I’ve never gotten down to “Down Under” by Men at Work. But the only savior for real music seemed to be hair-metal. It might be fair to mention that my standards for real music are based largely on the quality of a song’s guitar solo. The rest is based on the length of said solo. While a lot of these bands were just as shallow and fake as the rest of the music being created in this lost decade, in my eyes, underneath all the perms and eyeliner, there was at least a guitarist who could shred you under the table, and that was good enough for me. There’s not a lot of mainstream music today that features especially impressive guitar, and maybe that’s just something I’ll have to get used to. Oddly enough, some modern bands have chosen to embrace the spirit of ’80s hair-metal. Chicago-based band, Thunderunderus, belts out catchy guitar-driven jams that are equal parts awesome and cheesy. They even have stage names such as Durango, Kip Lightning, The Reverend Jonny Rokkyn and of course, Buck Beautiful. It’s hard to tell if the band performs with a tongue-in-cheek attitude, or if it’s completely serious, and honestly, I’m not sure which answer would be cooler." -Vox Magazine |