DREAM THEATER Drummer Interviewed By Sweden's MMonline
July 3, 2009Jakob Herrmann of MMonline conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER at this year's Sweden Rock festival, which was held June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg. Watch the chat at this location.
According to Billboard.biz, DREAM THEATER's "Black Clouds and Silver Linings" has topped the pan-European album chart. The set jumps 14-1 in Finland and debuts at No. 3 in Germany and Holland, No. 4 in Hungary, No. 5 in Italy, No. 9 in France and No. 23 in the United Kingdom, the band's best ranking there to date.
DREAM THEATER is on a steady upward curve on the composite European chart, having opened at No. 7 with its first Roadrunner album, "Systematic Chaos", in 2007 and No. 16 with "Octavarium", on Atlantic in 2005.
"Black Clouds & Silver Linings" sold 40,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release.
DREAM THEATER's last CD, "Systematic Chaos", opened with 36,000 units in 2007 to enter The Billboard 200 chart at No. 19. 2005's "Octavarium" premiered with 27,000 copies to debut at No. 36.
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