HYPOCRISY Forced To Cancel North American Tour
November 17, 2009HYPOCRISY, the Swedish extreme metal band led by guitarist/vocalist Peter Tägtgren (also of PAIN),has issued the following statement in regards to its previously announced tour with ENSIFERUM and its current troubles with U.S. immigration:
"We regretfully have to officially announce the cancelation of our tour in North America. We've tried everything so far and it seems like the process will take longer than expected for one of the members in the band. We will try to come back as soon as possible, as we want to show our U.S. fans that we care for them and we are ready to play the new songs live!"
"A Taste Of Extreme Divinity", the new album from HYPOCRISY, sold 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 23 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.
"A Taste Of Extreme Divinity" recently entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 62.
The CD was released in the U.S. on November 3 via Nuclear Blast Records.
The North American mail-order version of "A Taste of Extreme Divinity" features three exclusive bonus tracks.
HYPOCRISY's previous album, "Virus", came out in September 2005 via Nuclear Blast Records.
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