Evanescence‘s self-titled third major label album sold 127,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band’s previous CD, The Open Door, opened with 447,000 units back in October 2006 to debut at No. 1.
The Open Door has shifted 2.1 million copies in the United States so far, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Evanescence‘s debut album, Fallen, has sold 7.6 million copies since its March 2003 release.
Evanscence have released its self-titled third major label album last Tuesday (October 11), five years after the group issued its last effort, 2006’sThe Open Door. The first single from the new disc is called What You Want.
Evanescence North American Tour:
Oct. 14 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theater
Oct. 18 – San Antonio, TX – Sunken Gardens
Oct. 19 – Dallas, TX – Palladium
Oct. 21 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
Oct. 22 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theater
Oct. 24 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theater
Oct. 25 – Toronto, ON – The Sound Academy
Oct. 27 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Oct. 28 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
Oct. 30 – Atlantic City, NJ – Showboat, House of Blues
Nov. 01 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
Upcoming European Tourdates:
11/4: London, UK
11/7: Manchester, UK
11/8: Glasgow, UK
11/10: Plymouth, UK
11/12: Leeds, UK
11/13: Birmingham, UK
11/17: Offenbach, Germany
11/18: Dusseldorf, Germany
11/20: Berlin, Germany
11/21: Munich, Germany
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