Thursday, June 28, 2012

WHITECHAPEL First Week Chart Numbers Revealed!



"The band's best album yet"
-Alternative Press     


Last week saw the release of the highly anticipated new full-length album from Knoxville, Tennessee's WHITECHAPEL. Their self-titled fourth album has been met with critical acclaim and fans are clamoring to see the band perform the new material live. Whitechapel landed spots on five of Billboard's charts. The album debuted at #47 on the Top 200 Chart, #10 on the Top Independent Albums Chart, #3 on the Hard Music Albums Chart (Current), #2 on the Hard Music Albums Chart (Core Stores) and #64 on the Top Digital Album Chart.

European and Canadian chart numbers saw WHITECHAPEL coming in at:

Canadian Top 200: #60
Canadian Hard Music Chart: #5
Canadian Top Digital Album Chart: #9
Canadian iTunes (Release Day) Top 200 Current Chart: #39
Canadian iTunes (Release Day) Rock: #6
Canadian iTunes (Release Day) Metal #1
Germany Newcomer Charts: #9
German Media Markt/Saturn Charts: #99

WHITECHAPEL commented on the initial fan reaction and reception of their fourth album:

"We are really excited about our first week numbers and our charting position on the Billboard 200.  It's further proof that we have amazing fans that support us by still buying physical CDs, or legal downloads on iTunes.  A big thank you goes out to ours fans and anyone involved with the making of this record for its success!"

WHITECHAPEL will be a part of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival which is set to kick off June 30th in San Bernardino, CA. Following the festival run, WHITECHAPELwill hit the road supporting Hatebreed this September. A complete list of all dates including headlining shows can be found below.

WHITECHAPEL filmed a series of videos during the recording process of the new album.  The first video in the series provides an in depth look at the drum tracking process for the album. The second installment focuses on the recording of the guitar parts for the new album. The third video focuses on the vocal tracking process.

Having spent several years lauded as one of the frontrunners in their genre, in 2012WHITECHAPEL stand as a defining force in contemporary heavy music. Building dramatically on the trademarked bludgeon of their first three releases, with Whitechapel the Tennessean sextet have inarguably delivered their most intense, dynamic, and downright hostile record to date. Drenched in atmospheric darkness, the record is also rife with gripping melodies that drag the listener in to the tumult, willing or otherwise, and across its ten tracks it is infused with an emotional depth that pointedly separates the band from the plethora of two-dimensional mosh-starters that have sprung up in their wake.

The album was engineered and mixed by Mark Lewis (Black Dahlia Murder, DevilDriver), who also handled production duties alongside the band. The album artwork was created by Aaron Marsh of Forefathers Group with art direction provided by WHITECHAPEL.


Whitechapel Tracklisting:
1)      Make it Bleed
2)      Hate Creation
3)      (Cult)uralist
4)      I, Dementia
5)      Section 8
6)      Faces
7)      Dead Silence
8)      The Night Remains
9)      Devoid
10)  Possibilities of an Impossible Existence
  
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival w/ Slipknot, Slayer, As I Lay Dying
6/30: San Bernadino, CA @ San Manuel Theater
7/1: Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
7/3: Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheater
7/4: Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheater
7/5: Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound**
7/6: Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
7/7: Albuquerque, NM @ Hard Rock Casino Presents The Pavilion
7/8: Englewood, CO @ Comfort Dental Amphitheater
7/9: Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion**(w/ The Devil Wears Prada)
7/10: Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
7/11: Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
7/13: Tampa, FL @ 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheater
7/14: Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater
7/15: Indianapolis, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
7/18: Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheater
7/20: Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/21: Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
7/22: Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Center
7/24: Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
7/25: Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
7/26: Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon**(w/ Upon a Burning Body, I the Breather)
7/27: Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
7/28: Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
7/29: Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
7/31: Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8/1: Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe**
8/3: Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
8/4: Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
8/5: Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theater

**Headline shows. Not a part of Mayhem Fest

With Hatebreed, All Shall Perish and Deez Nuts
9/13: Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
9/14: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
9/15: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
9/16: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
9/17: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
9/18: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
9/19: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
9/20: Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
9/21: Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
9/22: Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue
9/23: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
9/24: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
9/25: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
9/26: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
9/27: Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
9/28: San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
9/29: Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater
9/30: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
10/1: Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
10/2: Lubbock, TX @ Jakes (Whitechapel Headlining Show)
10/3: Austin, TX @ Emo's East
10/4: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
10/5: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
10/6: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
10/7: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
10/8: Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans
10/9: Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
10/10: Richmond, VA @ The National
10/11: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
10/12: Detroit, MI @ Harpo's

For More Information Please Visit:
http://www.whitechapelband.com (Official Site)
http://www.metalblade.com/whitechapel (Order Page)
http://www.facebook.com/whitechapelmetal (Facebook)
https://twitter.com/whitechapelband (Twitter)
http://www.metalblade.com   

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