DARKEST HOUR in at #104 on the BB[views:21198][posts:2]_____________________________________ [Jul 2,2009 1:42am - the_reverend ""] DARKEST HOUR’S “THE ETERNAL RETURN” DEBUTS AT #104 ON THE BILLBOARD TOP 200…HIGHEST OF THEIR CAREER #1 ON THE HEATSEEKERS, #16 ON INDEPENDENT CHART DARKEST HOUR’s crushing new album, The Eternal Return, debuted at #104 this week on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and landed at the #1 position on the Heatseekers chart as well as #16 on the Independent chart! The Eternal Return scored the band’s highest chart position of their career and moved over 4800 units in its first week. The band’s previous release, 2007’s Deliver Us, reached #110. Guitarist Mike Schleibaum commented on the album’s chart position: “We really appreciate everyone that went out and bought our new CD the first week it was released. This is the highest we’ve ever charted on Billboard! We are also really excited about all of the contest winners. Make sure to come hang out with us at this year’s Summer Slaughter Tour, you can find us barbecuing in the parking lot.” The success of The Eternal Return caps off what has been a phenomenal summer for the band. DARKEST HOUR is currently on the Summer Slaughter tour, tearing up stages across the country, and the band has also given out TONS of prizes in their “Eternal Giveaway” contest, and there are still several prizes available. Today is the last day of eligibility, so be sure to visit www.victorymetal.com/darkesthour to see the full list and enter your code! Along with such great prizes as a house party featuring a DARKEST HOUR performance, signed instruments, tickets and backstage passes, the band is offering membership to their brand-new fan club, the CIRCLE PIT CREW! Membership in the fan club entitles members to exclusive band content including: * Exclusive Circle Pit Crew T-Shirt * Contests for meet and greet opportunities, tickets to shows, etc… * Monthly random give-aways (merchandise, used drumsticks, signed posters, used cymbals, guitar picks, signed CD inserts, and more!) * Members-only website, with updates from the band, on-line chats with band members, a forum, and media available only to Circle Pit Crew members For more info on the DARKEST HOUR CIRCLE PIT CREW FAN CLUB, check out www.fansiteproductions.com/darkesthour. The Eternal Return, released June 23, on Victory Records, is DARKEST HOUR’s sixth full-length album. The band tapped producer Brian McTernan (Senses Fail, Thrice, From Autumn to Ashes) and recorded at his Baltimore, MD-based Salad Days Studio. DARKEST HOUR is currently on the Summer Slaughter tour along with Necrophagist, Suffocation, and many more! The full list of tour dates is below. DARKEST HOUR on the SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR w/ Necrophagist & Suffocation: 7/1 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - GRAND BALLROOM 7/2 - PORTLAND, OR - ROSELAND THEATRE 7/3 - SEATTLE, WA - KING CAT THEATRE 7/6 - CALGARY, AB - THE WHISKY 7/7 - SPOKANE, WA - KNITTING FACTORY 7/9 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FIRST AVENUE 7/10 - MILWAUKEE, WI - THE RAVE 7/11 - BIRCHRUN, MI - DIRTFEST (BIRCH RUN EXPO CENTER) 7/12 - LAKEWOOD, OH - THE PHANTASY 7/13 - CHICAGO, IL - HOUSE OF BLUES 7/14 - CINCINNATI, OH - BOGART’S 7/15 - TORONTO, ON - SOUND FACTORY 7/16 - MONTREAL, QC - LE MEDLEY 7/17 - CLIFTON PARK, NY - NORTHERN LIGHTS 7/18 - WORCESTER, MA - PALLADIUM 7/19 - NEW YORK, NY- IRVING PLAZA 7/20 - NEW YORK, NY- IRVING PLAZA http://www.myspace.com/darkesthour |
| __________________________________ [Jul 2,2009 2:02am - LPCustom ""] You like these guys Rev? I do have to say, they get a ton of shit on here but I really do dig these guys a lot. |
| ______________________________ [Jul 2,2009 2:57am - Pires ""] yup. This band sucks. |