We are more than happy to announce that we will be supporting for KATATONIA on their upcoming New Night over Europe -tour! Third band on the bill is Long Distance Calling from Germany. The dates are as follows:

3.3. Logo, Hamburg, Germany
4.3. Luxor, Cologne, Germany
5.3. Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands - SOLD OUT
6.3. P60, Amstelveen, Netherlands
7.3. Biebop, Vosselaar, Belgium
9.3. Manchester Academy 3, Manchester, UK
10.3. Rock City Basement, Nottingham, UK
11.3. Garage, London, UK
12.3. Hammerfest II, Prestatyn, Wales, UK
13.3. Barfly, Cardiff, UK
14.3. Little Civic, Wolverhampton, UK
15.3. Kulturfabrik, Luxemburg, Luxemburg
16.3. Nouveau Casino, Paris, France
17.3. Camji, Niort, France
18.3. Apolo 2, Barcelona, Spain
19.3. Ramdall, Madrid, Spain
22.3. CCO Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
23.3. Kofmehl, Solothurn, Switzerland
24.3. Alcatraz, Milano, Italy
25.3. Alpheus, Rome, Italy
26.3. Rockplanet, Cervia, Italy
27.3. Gala Hala, Ljublana, Slovenia
28.3. Scene, Wien, Austria
29.3. Dürer Kert, Budapest, Hungary
30.3. Exit Chmelnice, Prague, Czech Republic
31.3. Rotunda, Krakow, Poland
1.4. Stodola, Warsaw, Poland
2.4. Lido, Berlin, Germany
3.4. Zeche, Bochum, Germany
4.4. Conne Island, Leipzig, Germany
5.4. Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany

After this tour we'll be embarking on the Finnish Metal North American tour with Finntroll, Moonsorrow and Survivors Zero. See you on tour!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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