New Album of Re-Imagined Deep Purple Songs Lands At
#6 on Top Current Hard Music Albums, #15 on Top Current
Rock Albums And #43 on The Top Current Album Charts In The U.S.
Tour Kicks Off on May
28th
Rock icons Whitesnake continue to
show why they are a musical force to be reckoned with. The Purple Album
was released last week via Frontiers Music Srl and has stormed the charts around
the globe. In the US, the latest release landed at #6 on the Top Current Hard
Music Albums, #15 on Top Current Rock Albums, #43 on Top Current Albums and #83
on the Billboard Top 200 Charts.
Around the globe, you can also find The
Purple Album at #18 in the United Kingdom, #9 in Finland, #17 in the Czech
Republic, #11 in Switzerland, #34 in Norway, #18 in Sweden (#1 on the Hard Rock
Charts in Sweden), #13 in Germany, #24 in the Netherlands and #8 in Japan.
"The Snakes & I are thrilled with the incredibly
positive response to The Purple Album. Our sincere thanks to ALL for the amazing
support we're receiving for the album & The Purple Tour!!" exclaims David
Coverdale.
The Purple Album is a re-imagination of classic songs from David
Coverdale’s time as the lead singer for Deep Purple’s Mark 3 and Mark 4 studio
albums. The album is currently available on Amazon in a deluxe edition format
(http://geni.us/WSPurpleDLXamz)
featuring 2 bonus tracks, 4 music videos and a Behind the Scenes feature on the
recording of the album. A standard edition is also available and can be ordered
here: http://radi.al/WSPurpleREGamaz and
digitally via iTunes at: http://radi.al/WSPurpleiTunes.
Whitesnake is also planning to release a limited edition box set
of The Purple Album on June 30th. The box set includes the
deluxe edition of the CD alongside a 180-gram, 2 LP vinyl version, a poster and
sticker as well as a limited edition lithograph and can be ordered here: http://radi.al/WSLtdEditionBoxSet.
The 180-gram vinyl, also available as a stand-alone piece and can be ordered
here: http://radi.al/WSPurpleLPamaz.
Whitesnake have released four different videos (a combination of
traditional music videos and static YouTube clips) for songs from The Purple
Album. Added together, these videos total have received over a million
plays and counting, showing that fans new and old still love this iconic
material, band and vocalist. From the opening notes of the classic track “Burn,”
to album closer “Stormbringer,” Whitesnake are back and better
than ever. Songs like “Lady Double Dealer,” “Soldier of Fortune” and “Sail Away”
are given a new energy in the very capable hands of the current
Whitesnake line-up featuring David Coverdale on vocals, Reb
Beach and Joel Hoekstra on guitars, Michael Devin on bass and Tommy Aldridge on
drums. A video for the first single “Stormbringer” can be seen here: http://youtu.be/Xk9wWj8Wh30. The track
“Burn” can be heard at: https://youtu.be/q7UxOrBb0Is and “Lay
Down Stay Down” can be heard at: https://youtu.be/I7_j7Qn2FSs. The video
for “Soldier Of Fortune” premiered on CraveOnline.com (http://www.craveonline.com/music/articles/853381-video-premiere-whitesnake-return-stoic-soldier-fortune),
and is now live and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/z69sxDq3Ybc.
Whitesnake will also be hitting the road this month in support
of The Purple Album. The upcoming world tour kicks off in the U.S. on
May 28th in Airway Heights, WA. The 42-city trek runs through the
summer wrapping up on August 16th in St. Charles, MO. The tour will
be making stops in Las Vegas, NV; Beverly Hills, CA; Atlantic City, NJ; and
Orlando, FL among others. The band will be performing songs from The Purple
Album as well as countless hit songs from their catalogue including “Here I
Go Again,” “Is This Love,” and “Still Of The Night.” Tickets for all shows are
on sale now and more information and purchase links can be found at:
Whitesnake was formed in England in 1978 by Coverdale. The band
has released multi-platinum selling albums throughout the years and have been
known for hits such as “Slide It In,” “Here I Go Again,” “Still Of The Night”
and “Is This Love.”
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