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Last Updated: 12/2/2009

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State: Keski-Suomi
Country: FI
Signup Date: 7/12/2006

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Wednesday, December 02, 2009 
We are thrilled to announce that we are going to do an all Finnish North American tour next year with Finntroll, Moonsorrow and Survivor's Zero! The dates are as follows:

6.4. Jaxx, Springfield, VA, US
7.4. Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA, US
8.4. Gramercy Theater, New York, NY, US
9.4. Palladium, Worcester, MA, US
10.4. Club Soda, Montreal, QC, Canada
11.4. Imperial de Quebec, Quebec, QC, Canada
12.4. Opera House, Toronto, ON, Canada
13.4. Peabody's, Cleveland, OH, US
14.4. Blondie's, Detroit, MI, US
15.4. The Rave, Milwaukee, WI, US
16.4. Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL, US
17.4. Station 4, St. Paul, MN, US
19.4. Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO, US
21.4. El Corazon, Seattle, WA, US
22.4. Red Room, Vancouver, BC, Canada
23.4. Peters Room, Portland, OR, US
24.4. Thee Parkside, San Francisco, CA, US
25.4. House of Blues, West Hollywood, CA, US
26.4. U.B.'s Bar, Mesa, AZ, US
27.4. The Rock, Tucson, AZ, US
29.4. Emo's, Austin, TX, US
30.4. Meridian, Houston, TX, US
1.5. The Ridglea Theater, Fort Worth, TX, US

Tickets go on sale today exclusively at www.enterthevault.com until December 26, at which point they will be made available through all normal ticketing systems.
Thursday, November 26, 2009 
We are proud to announce that on it's first week in United States New Moon landed at position #148 on the Billboard 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!
Monday, November 16, 2009 
Hey everyone! We are proud to announce that New Moon hit the official Finnish Top 40 Charts at position 10 on its first week! Big thanks to everyone who bought the album!! If you liked it - as we hope you did - please go and vote for us at Finnish Metal Awards! You can vote for us at http://www.imperiumi.net/fma/

So, now that you've had the chance to listen to the new album a bit, it's time to hit the road again. We'll be starting our New Moon Over Europe tour tomorrow November 17th from Henry's Pub, Kuopio!

In addition, Mikko, Aleksi and Markus will be performing a special acoustic set in Levykauppa Äx, Turku, before the actual show on Wednesday 18th at 18:00!! We haven't played acoustic show in Turku ever before, so we are looking forward to this!

The Finnish dates are:

17.11. Henry's Pub, Kuopio
18.11. Levykauppa Äx, Turku (free acoustic set at 18:00)
18.11. Klubi, Turku
20.11. Tavastia, Helsinki (w/ Insomnium)
21.11. Rytmikorjaamo, Seinäjoki (w/ Amorphis)
22.11. Lutakko, Jyväskylä (w/ Soulfallen)

You can get tickets to the shows from http://www.tiketti.fi and to Lutakko from http://www.jelmu.net/index.php?id=13&action=buy_ticket&event_id=169

After the shows in Finland we'll embark on the New Moon Over Europe tour with our friends Insomnium and Omnium Gatherum! Starting at Nov 27th from Rotterdam, Netherlands we will play 22 shows in 9 countries! The dates are:

27.11. Baroeg, Rotterdam, Netherlands
28.11. Turock, Essen, Germany
29.11. Biebob, Vosselaar, Belgium
30.11. White Rabbit, Plymouth, UK
1.12. Rios, Leeds, UK
2.12. Central Station, Wrexham, UK
3.12. The Star and Garter, Manchester, UK
4.12. Ivory Blacks, Glasgow, UK
5.12. O2 Academy 2, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
6.12. Seven, Nottingham, UK
7.12. Underworld, London, UK
8.12. De Kelder, Amersfoort, Netherlands
10.12. Glazart, Paris, France
11.12. Feierwerk, München, Germany
12.12. Blackout Club, Rome, Italy
13.12. Sottotetto Club, Bologna, Italy
14.12. Arena, Wien, Austria
15.12. Randal Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
16.12. Exit Chmelnice, Prague, Czech Republic
17.12. K17, Berlin, Germany
18.12. Landespavillon, Stuttgart, Germany
19.12. Conne Island, Leipzig, Germany

See you on tour!
Sunday, November 01, 2009 
The competition for the Two Guest Passes and Meet and Greet at the Official Fan Club is now closed and the winners have been announced!

Two new competitions are up - you can win an original tour poster from our first North American Tour, and a very special competition for an amazing piece of Swallow the Sun memorabilia - a signed and used drumhead! Gloomy luck to you all.


Official Fan Club and Official Forums at www.swallowthesunfans.com
Sunday, November 01, 2009 
Guys,

Check out our latest news which has us very excited! Special guest Steve Rothery from Marillion fame is featured on the B side track, "Servant of Sorrow" to the single "New Moon"!

Have a read to get all the details by pressing right here!
Thursday, October 29, 2009 
So, we have uploaded yet another new song - Lights on the Lake - to Myspace for your listening pleasure! The song features Aleah (of Trees of Eternity) on vocals, and it presents some whole new dimensions to traditional Swallow the Sun sound. Check it out at www.myspace.com/swallowthesundoom !

The new album, New Moon, will be released next week, 4th of November! The album is out in UK on November 9th and in the US November 10th.

You still can pre-order an exclusive T-shirt and album bundle from our webshop at www.fanzone.fi/swallowthesun, or if you prefer a signed copy, pre-order it from Record Store Äx at www.recordshopx.com/artist/swallow_the_sun/new_moon/ !

Don't forget that Mikko, Markus and Aleksi will be playing a special free acoustic show at Record Store Äx in Helsinki 5th of November at 16:30. This is something that doesn't happen too often, and last time we played there the store was packed, so make sure you won't miss it!
Monday, October 26, 2009 
Now here's something special! If you pre-order New Moon NOW from Levykauppa Äx, you will get your copy signed by all the members of the band! You can make the order at these locations:

International orders: http://www.recordshopx.com/artist/swallow_the_sun/new_moon/
Finnish orders: http://www.levykauppax.fi/artist/swallow_the_sun/new_moon/

Mikko, Markus and Aleksi will also be performing a free acoustic show in Levykauppa Äx Helsinki 5.11. at 16:30. This is something that doesn't happen too often, so make sure you won't miss it!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 
So, we've put up another song from the forthcoming Swallow the Sun album New Moon. Check out the second track on the album, Falling World at www.myspace.com/swallowthesundoom!

New Moon will be released 4th of November in Finland, 9th in the UK and 10th in the US. You can pre-order it from our official webshop at www.fanzone.fi/swallowthesun
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 
Listen to These Woods Breathe Evil at http://www.myspace.com/swallowthesundoom! We'll probably add some other songs later on, before the release of the album, so make sure to check our page every now and then! There's also the first review of New Moon online at Sue Magazine at http://www.sue.fi, where it got 9/10!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 
An exclusive T-shirt and CD pre-order bundle is now available at our webshop! See http://www.fanzone.fi/swallowthesun for details!! We will deliver all over the world, so if you place your order now, you'll get your copy of the cd as soon as it's out!

Our next live show will be at Metalfest at JBS Dudley, UK on Saturday 26th of September. After that we'll keep quiet until the album release, after which we'll start our New Moon Over Europe -tour with Insomnium and Omnium Gatherum! For all dates see http://www.swallowthesun.net/site/?gigs