Queen Of Time (Nuclear Blast), the latest offering of melancholic progressive metal act AMORPHIS entered the charts worldwide, including #1 in Finland! In Germany, Finland, France, Switzerland, UK and USA they even improved their chart result of the precursor Under The Red Cloud and in almost every country they had the best ever AMORPHIS chart entry!
Esa Holopainen:
“Unbelievable to have such an amazing chart entries. Despite the fact that most critics love Queen Of Time, it‘s not obvious that the album is going to sell well, specially at year 2018. Like we‘ve told before, we have the most lovable and loyal fans in the whole universe. Humble THANK YOU to every single person who has bought, streamed or otherwise grabbed Queen Of Time. We put all our sweat and tears into this album so you better believe that the great success of Queen Of Time feels amazing!”
These are all chart entries:
#001 Finland
#003 Sweden (Rock/Metal)
#003 Switzerland
#003 UK (Rock)
#004 Germany
#009 Japan (International)
#010 Canada (Hard Music)
#010 Sweden (Vinyl)
#010 USA (Hard)
#011 Austria
#015 UK (Indie)
#028 USA (Rock)
#045 Sweden
#045 Czech Republique
#053 Poland
#055 USA (Top Current Albums)
#055 Canada (Top Current Albums)
#060 Belgium (Flanders)
#060 France
#066 Belgium (Wallonia)
#072 USA (Top 200 Billboard)
#072 Canada (Top Albums)
#122 UK
#158 Netherlands
Order Queen Of Time in various formats or digitally, here: http://nuclearblast.com/amorphis-queenoftime
Enjoy the latest music video of the third single ‘Amongst Stars’ featuring Anneke van Giersbergen. Watch it now, here: https://youtu.be/Jg2VqUTNjsw
Check out the lyric video for the debut single, ‘The Bee’, here: https://youtu.be/xf_4uvymwRw
Or watch the video clip for the second single, ‘Wrong Direction’, featuring long-time lyricist Pekka Kainulainen, here: https://youtu.be/Bz9uAOM4DHo
In case you’ve missed the album trailers, make sure to watch them here:
Trailer #1: https://youtu.be/Q5190lgEEwU
Trailer #2: https://youtu.be/uZisWEJNo68
Trailer #3: https://youtu.be/YmwgLyhmL5w
Trailer #4: https://youtu.be/MNyIdiMu3rA
Queen Of Time track listing:
01. The Bee
02. Message In The Amber
03. Daughter Of Hate
04. The Golden Elk
05. Wrong Direction
06. Heart Of The Giant
07. We Accursed
08. Grain Of Sand
09. Amongst Stars
10. Pyres On The Coast
Bonus Tracks (DIGI, 2LP and MAILORDER EDITION only)
11. As Mountains Crumble
12. Brother And Sister
AMORPHIS live:
08.06. FIN Hyvinkää – Rockfest
09.06. FIN Tampere – South Park Festival
13.06. J Tokyo – Shibuya Club Quattro
14.06. J Osaka – Umeda Club Quattro
23.06. D St. Goarshausen – RockFels
24.06. F Clisson – Hellfest
05.07. D Ballenstedt – Rockharz Open Air
06.07. FIN Lohja – Rantajamit
12.07. D Balingen – Bang Your Head!!!
13.07. CZ Vizovice – Masters of Rock
14.07. FIN Joensuu – Ilosaarirock
20.07. FIN Laukaa – John Smith Rock Festival
27.07. FIN Kuopio – RockCock
28.07. FIN Oulu – Qstock
03.08. D Wacken – Wacken Open Air
10.08. B Kortrijk – Alcatraz Metal Festival
11.08. E Villena – Leyendas del Rock
18.08. FIN Hämeenlinna – Tuuloksen Kapakanmäki (w/ support)
w/ DARK TRANQUILLITY, MOONSPELL, OMNIUM GATHERUM
07.09. USA New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
08.09. CDN Montréal, QC – Théâtre Corona
09.09. CDN Québec City, QC – Impérial de Québec
10.09. CDN Toronto, ON – The Opera House
11.09. USA Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s Entertainment Center
12.09. USA Detroit, MI – Harpos Concert Theatre
13.09. USA Joliet, IL – The Forge
14.09. USA Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze
15.09. CDN Winnipeg, MB – The Park Theatre
17.09. CDN Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room
18.09. CDN Calgary, AB – Dickens
19.09. CDN Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
20.09. USA Seattle, WA – El Corazon
22.09. USA Berkeley, CA – UC Theatre
23.09. USA Anaheim, CA – City National Grove
24.09. USA West Hollywood, CA – Whiskey a Go Go
25.09. USA San Diego, CA – Brick by Brick
26.09. USA Phoenix, AZ – The Pressroom
27.09. USA Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
28.09. USA Salt Lake City, UT – Liquid Joe’s
29.09. USA Denver, CO – Herman’s Hideaway
01.10. USA Dallas, TX – Trees
02.10. USA San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box
03.10. USA Houston, TX – Scout Bar
05.10. USA Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
06.10. USA Lake Park, FL – Kelsey Theater
07.10. USA Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
09.10. USA Louisville, KY – Diamond Pub & Billiards
10.10. USA Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
11.10. USA Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
12.10. USA Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero Theatre
13.10. USA Worcester, MA – The Palladium
14.10. USA Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
»Queen Of Time Tour 2018«
02.11. FIN Leppävirta – Vesileppis Areena*
03.11. FIN Joensuu – Unholy Winterfest**
09.11. FIN Turku – Logomo***
10.11. FIN Helsinki – Black Box***
16.11. FIN Rauha – Saimaa Arena****
17.11. FIN Tampere – Pakkahuone
23.11. FIN Seinäjoki – Rytmikorjaamo
24.11. FIN Oulu – Areena
01.12. FIN Hämeenlinna – Aulanko Areena
07.12. FIN Vaasa – WS Arena
08.12. FIN Pori – Isomäki Areena****
*w/ STRATOVARIUS, BLOCKBUSTER
**w/ CHILDREN OF BODOM, STRATOVARIUS, LOST SOCIETY
***w/ MYRKUR
****w/ TURMION KÄTILÖT
Source: Metal Rules
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