Swallow the Sun

We are thrilled to announce that we are going to do an all Finnish North American tour next year with Finntroll, Moonsorrow and Survivor's Zero. The dates are as follows:

6.4. Jaxx, Springfield, VA, US
7.4. Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA, US
8.4. Gramercy Theater, New York, NY, US
9.4. Palladium, Worcester, MA, US
10.4. Club Soda, Montreal, QC, Canada
11.4. Imperial de Quebec, Quebec, QC, Canada
12.4. Opera House, Toronto, ON, Canada
13.4. Peabody's, Cleveland, OH, US
14.4. Blondie's, Detroit, MI, US
15.4. The Rave, Milwaukee, WI, US
16.4. Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL, US
17.4. Station 4, St. Paul, MN, US
19.4. Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO, US
21.4. El Corazon, Seattle, WA, US
22.4. Red Room, Vancouver, BC, Canada
23.4. Peters Room, Portland, OR, US
24.4. Thee Parkside, San Francisco, CA, US
25.4. House of Blues, West Hollywood, CA, US
26.4. U.B.'s Bar, Mesa, AZ, US
27.4. The Rock, Tucson, AZ, US
29.4. Emo's, Austin, TX, US
30.4. Meridian, Houston, TX, US
1.5. The Ridglea Theater, Fort Worth, TX, US

Tickets go on sale today exclusively at www.enterthevault.com until December 26, at which point they will be made available through all normal ticketing systems.

We are proud to announce that on it's first week in United States New Moon landed at position #148 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200!

Hey everyone! We are proud to announce that New Moon hit the official Finnish Top 40 Charts at position 10 on its first week! Big thanks to everyone who bought the album!! If you liked it - as we hope you did - please go and vote for us at Finnish Metal Awards! You can vote for us at http://www.imperiumi.net/fma/

So, now that you've had the chance to listen to the new album a bit, it's time to hit the road again. We'll be starting our New Moon Over Europe tour tomorrow November 17th from Henry's Pub, Kuopio!

In addition, Mikko, Aleksi and Markus will be performing a special acoustic set in Levykauppa Äx, Turku, before the actual show on Wednesday 18th at 18:00!! We haven't played acoustic show in Turku ever before, so we are looking forward to this!

The Finnish dates are:

17.11. Henry's Pub, Kuopio
18.11. Levykauppa Äx, Turku (free acoustic set at 18:00)
18.11. Klubi, Turku
20.11. Tavastia, Helsinki (w/ Insomnium)
21.11. Rytmikorjaamo, Seinäjoki (w/ Amorphis)
22.11. Lutakko, Jyväskylä (w/ Soulfallen)

You can get tickets to the shows from http://www.tiketti.fi and to Lutakko from http://www.jelmu.net/index.php?id=13&action=buy_ticket&event_id=169

After the shows in Finland we'll embark on the New Moon Over Europe tour with our friends Insomnium and Omnium Gatherum! Starting at Nov 27th from Rotterdam, Netherlands we will play 22 shows in 9 countries! The dates are:

27.11. Baroeg, Rotterdam, Netherlands
28.11. Turock, Essen, Germany
29.11. Biebob, Vosselaar, Belgium
30.11. White Rabbit, Plymouth, UK
1.12. Rios, Leeds, UK
2.12. Central Station, Wrexham, UK
3.12. The Star and Garter, Manchester, UK
4.12. Ivory Blacks, Glasgow, UK
5.12. O2 Academy 2, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
6.12. Seven, Nottingham, UK
7.12. Underworld, London, UK
8.12. De Kelder, Amersfoort, Netherlands
10.12. Glazart, Paris, France
11.12. Feierwerk, München, Germany
12.12. Blackout Club, Rome, Italy
13.12. Sottotetto Club, Bologna, Italy
14.12. Arena, Wien, Austria
15.12. Randal Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
16.12. Exit Chmelnice, Prague, Czech Republic
17.12. K17, Berlin, Germany
18.12. Landespavillon, Stuttgart, Germany
19.12. Conne Island, Leipzig, Germany

See you on tour!