AMORPHIS Frontman On Australia's 'Anger Management'
July 14, 2009Deryk Thomas of Western Australia's "Anger Management" metal radio show recently conducted an interview with vocalist Tomi Joutsen of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS. Listen to the chat at this location (click on "Amorphis Interview" in the audio player to access).
"Skyforger", the new album from AMORPHIS, sold around 1,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at position No. 33 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
"Skyforger" entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 1. Released on May 29 via Nuclear Blast Records (May 27 in Finland),the follow-up to the "Eclipse" and "Silent Waters" LPs, both of which were certified gold in the band's native Finland, was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki.
Terrorizer magazine's Jill Mikkelson conducted an interview with Tomi Joutsen at the 12th annual Tuska open-air metal festival, which was held June 26-28, 2009 at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. Watch the five-minute chat below.
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