Wednesday, August 17, 2011

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE: First-Week Sales Revealed!

Agony, the new album from Italian symphonic death metal act FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, sold 1,432 copies in the United States in its first week of sales according to Nielson Soundscan. The band came in at #18 on New Artist chart and at #35 on Current Hard Music Chart. Comparatively, the band’s 2009 LP Oracles has scanned 1,527 copies to date and their 2010 EP Mafia has scanned 1,214. Agony, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE’s Nuclear Blast Records debut, was released in North America on August 9th.

Vocalist/guitarist Cristiano Trionfera commented:
“We are super stoked about the first week sales in the US. It's much more than what we expected! We want to thank everyone who supports the band, as well as our label and management. See you all on the ‘Carnival is Forever’ tour in October with DECAPITATED, DECREPIT BIRTH, RINGS OF SATURN, THE HAARP MACHINE!”

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE is currently on the road as part of the 2011 “Summer Slaughter Tour” alongside THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DARKEST HOUR, and more.

"Summer Slaughter Tour" THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DARKEST HOUR, SIX FEET UNDER, DYING FETUS, AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK, OCEANO, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, POWERGLOVE

Aug. 17 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
Aug. 19 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
Aug. 20 - San Antonio, TX - Backstage Live
Aug. 21 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
Aug. 22 - Tulsa, OK - The Marquee Theatre (off-date w/ Dying Fetus & Powerglove)
Aug. 23 - Nashville, TN - Exit / In (off-date w/ Dying Fetus & Powerglove)


FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, has several video blog installments where members Tommaso Riccardi, Cristiano Trionfera and Francesco Paoli answer fan-submitted questions about the band’s forthcoming album, Agony. Check them out at the following locations:

Part one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyRAgm9eeaw
Part two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fIuN58q5lQ
Part three
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m2c1i-5GXs


A new track off Agony, “The Egoism,” is currently streaming at: http://bit.ly/lpfanb, while the recently released music video for “The Violation,” directed by Salvatore Perrone, can be seen online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RyelLaHvQw.

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