FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 8, 2009
IS A GLOBAL SUCCESS WITH
#1 DEBUT ON THE BILLBOARD EUROPEAN ALBUM CHART
AND
12 TOP TEN DEBUTS;
BAND GET READY TO LAUNCH SECOND INCARNATION OF THEIR
‘PROGRESSIVE NATION’ TOUR IN NORTH AMERICA JULY 24
BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS has entered the Top Ten in these countries beyond the U.S.: Finland (#1), Sweden (#3), Germany (#3), Netherlands (#3), Hungary (#4), Italy (#5), Canada (#5), Mexico (#7), Japan (#8), France (#9) and Switzerland (#9).
In addition, the album—an uncompromising work that has been hailed as a “masterpiece” by 411mania.com (June 2009)–debuted in the Top 40 in Spain (#13), Portugal (#14), Australia (#16), the U.K. (#23), Denmark (#27), Poland (#33) and Belgium (#34).
DREAM THEATER has now sold in excess of 10,000,000 records and DVD's worldwide.
This news comes as DREAM THEATER—James LaBrie (vocals), John Myung (bass), John Petrucci (guitar, vocals), Mike Portnoy (drums, percussion, vocals) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards, Continuum)–broke records in Europe last month, playing to festival crowds of over 80,000 adoring fans. The band made their debut appearance in Israel last month, rocking a crowd 10,000 strong.
For more information, contact MSO 818-380-0400:
Mitch Schneider: mschneider@msopr.com
Alexandra Greenberg: agreenberg@msopr.com
Libby Coffey: LCoffey@msopr.com
http://
DREAM THEATER’S NEW ALBUM ‘BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS’ IS A GLOBAL SUCCESS WITH #1 DEBUT ON THE BILLBOARD EUROPEAN ALBUM CHART AND 12 TOP TEN DEBUTS; BAND GET READY TO LAUNCH SECOND INCARNATION OF THEIR ‘PROGRESSIVE NATION’ TOUR IN NORTH AMERICA JULY 24