Whitesnake Charts With The Purple Album

WHITESNAKE STORM THE ALBUM CHARTS AROUND THE GLOBE WITH THE RELEASE OF

THE PURPLE ALBUM VIA FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL

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 28^th

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 30^th. 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 lineup 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 28^th in Airway Heights, WA. The 42-city trek runs through the summer wrapping up on August 16^th 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 catalog 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: http://whitesnake.com/WS2013/features/purplealbum/index_dates.php.

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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* TOUR DATES ATTACHED *

2015 North American Tour Dates

DATE	CITY, STATE	VENUE
May 28^th	Airway Heights, WA	Northern Quest Casino
May 29^th	Tacoma, WA	Emerald Queen Casino
May 31^st	Vancouver, BC	Hard Rock Casino
Jun 2^nd	Santa Rosa, CA	Wells Fargo
Jun 4^th	Las Vegas, NV	The Joint
Jun 5^th	Scottsdale, AZ	Talking Stick Pool Amp
Jun 6^th	Pala, CA	Pala Casino – Starlight Theater
Jun 9^th	Beverly Hills, CA	Saban Theatre
Jun 11^th	San Francisco, CA	Regency Ballroom
Jun 15^th	Colorado Springs, CO	Pikes Peak Center
Jun 17^th	Shawnee, OK	Grand Events Center
Jun 19^th	Biloxi, MS	Hard Rock
Jun 22^nd	Grand Prairie, TX	Verizon Theater
Jun 23^rd	San Antonio, TX	Majestic Theater
Jun 25^th	El Paso, TX	Socorro Event Center
Jun 27^th	Greeley, CO	Greeley Independence Stampede
Jul 2^nd	Rama, ON	Casino Rama
Jul 3^rd	Sterling Heights, MI	Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
Jul 5^th	Northfield, OH	Hard Rock
Jul 7^th	Huber Heights, OH	Music Center @ The Heights
Jul 8^th	Wabash, IN	Honeywell Center
Jul 10^th	Mahnomen, MN	Shoot Star Casino
Jul 11^th	St. Paul, WI	Myth
Jul 14^th	Clear Lake, IA	Surf Ballroom
Jul 18^th	Merrillville, IN	Star Plaza
Jul 20^th	Greensburg, PA	Palace Theater
Jul 22^nd	Hampton Beach, NH	Hampton Beach Casino
Jul 24^th	Lincoln, RI	Twin River Casino
Jul 25^th	Atlantic City, NJ	Trump Taj Mahal
Jul 27^th	Westbury, NY	NYCB Theater at Westbury
Jul 28^th	New Haven, CT	College Street Music Hall
Jul 31^st	Jacksonville, FL	Florida Theater
Aug 1^st	Melbourne, FL	King Center
Aug 3^rd	Orlando, FL	Hard Rock
Aug 5^th	Hollywood, FL	Seminole Hard Rock Live
Aug 6^th	Clearwater, FL	Ruth Eckerd Hall
Aug 8^th	Markesville, LA	Paragon Casino Mari Center
Aug 9^th	Austin, TX	ACL @ The Moody Theater
Aug 11^th	Midland, TX	Wagner Noel PAC
Aug 13^th	Tulsa, OK	Hard Rock Casino Tulsa
Aug 15^th	Rogers, AR	The AR Music Pavilion
Aug 16^th	St. Charles, MO	Family Arena

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