White Snake Storm Album Charts Around the Globe; Announce Tour Dates

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/WSPurpleREGamazand 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 currentWhitesnake 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: 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."

WHITESNAKE
2015 North American & UK Tour Dates

DATE	CITY, STATE	VENUE
May 28th	Airway Heights, WA	Northern Quest Casino
May 29th	Tacoma, WA	Emerald Queen Casino
May 31st	Vancouver, BC	Hard Rock Casino
Jun 2nd	Santa Rosa, CA	Wells Fargo
Jun 4th	Las Vegas, NV	The Joint
Jun 5th	Scottsdale, AZ	Talking Stick Pool Amp
Jun 6th	Pala, CA	Pala Casino - Starlight Theatre
Jun 9th	Beverly Hills, CA	Saban Theatre
Jun 11th	San Francisco, CA	Regency Ballroom
Jun 15th	Colorado Springs, CO	Pikes Peak Centre
Jun 17th	Shawnee, OK	Grand Events Centre
Jun 19th	Biloxi, MS	Hard Rock
Jun 22nd	Grand Prairie, TX	Verizon Theatre
Jun 23rd	San Antonio, TX	Majestic Theatre
Jun 25th	El Paso, TX	Socorro Event Centre
Jun 27th	Greeley, CO	Greeley Independence Stampede
Jul 2nd	Rama, ON	Casino Rama
Jul 3rd	Sterling Heights, MI	Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
Jul 5th	Northfield, OH	Hard Rock
Jul 7th	Huber Heights, OH	Music Centre @ The Heights
Jul 8th	Wabash, IN	Honeywell Centre
Jul 10th	Mahnomen, MN	Shoot Star Casino
Jul 11th	St. Paul, WI	Myth
Jul 14th	Clear Lake, IA	Surf Ballroom
Jul 18th	Merrillville, IN	Star Plaza
Jul 20th	Greensburg, PA	Palace Theatre
Jul 22nd	Hampton Beach, NH	Hampton Beach Casino
Jul 24th	Lincoln, RI	Twin River Casino
Jul 25th	Atlantic City, NJ	Trump Taj Mahal
Jul 27th	Westbury, NY	NYCB Theatre at Westbury
Jul 28th	New Haven, CT	College Street Music Hall
Jul 31st	Jacksonville, FL	Florida Theatre
Aug 1st	Melbourne, FL	King Centre
Aug 3rd	Orlando, FL	Hard Rock
Aug 5th	Hollywood, FL	Seminole Hard Rock Live
Aug 6th	Clearwater, FL	Ruth Eckerd Hall
Aug 8th	Markesville, LA	Paragon Casino Mari Centre
Aug 9th	Austin, TX	ACL @ The Moody Theatre
Aug 11th	Midland, TX	Wagner Noel PAC
Aug 13th	Tulsa, OK	Hard Rock Casino Tulsa
Aug 15th	Rogers, AR	The AR Music Pavilion
Aug 16th	St. Charles, MO	Family Arena
Dec 6th	Dublin	3Arena
Dec 7th	Belfast	Odyssey
Dec 9th	Newcastle	Metro Radio Arena
Dec 10th	Glasgow	The SSE Hydro
Dec 12th	Birmingham	Genting Arena
Dec 13th	Nottingham	Capital FM Arena
Dec 15th	Manchester	Manchester Arena
Dec 16th	Cardiff	Motorpoint Arena
Dec 18th	Wembley	The SSE Arena
Dec 19th	Sheffield	Motorpoint Arena

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