The Living Infinite, the ninth studio and first dual-disc album by Swedish melodic metal band SOILWORK, has debuted at #60 on the American Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #11 on the Independent Albums chart, and #2 on the Hard Music chart with 7,854 copies sold the first week following its March 5th release. The Living Infinite also debuted at #1 in the iTunes Metal Top Albums chart and was the #1 most added album on the CMJ radio charts.

Checking in from The Trocadero in Philadelphia during the band’s current headlining tour, vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid has the following to say about the multi-chart news:

“We are so stoked to see the incredible success of our new album The Living Infinite! Landing this high on the Billboard chart is simply amazing! It’s our highest chart position in the USA ever... and being #1 on the iTunes Metal charts is also jaw-dropping for sure! We wanna extend a huge thank you to everyone who bought our new album, digitally or physically! Everyone seems to love it and we can’t wait to hit your town on our current North American tour and perform the new songs for you live! Thank you all for your amazing support!!!”

Last night (March 12th) Soilwork kicked off their North American Infinity tour in West Springfield, VA in support other monster double album, The Living Infinite.

Upcoming tour dates featuring JEFF LOOMIS, BLACKGUARD, THE BROWNING, and WRETCHED are as follows:

March

13 - The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
14 - Bogie’s – Albany, NY
15 - The Gramercy Theater – New York, NY
16 - Webster Theater – Hartford, CT
17 - Petit Campus – Montreal, QC
18 - Union Commerciale – Quebec City, QC
19 - Mavericks – Ottawa, ON
20 - The Opera House – Toronto, ON
21 - Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
22 - Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
23 - Token Lounge - Westland, MI
24 - The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
25 - Mojoes – Joliet, IL
26 - Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
27 - Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
28 - Park Theatre – Winnipeg, MB
29 - The Exchange – Regina, SK
30 - The Distillery – Calgary, AB
31 - Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB

April

1 - The Generator – Prince George, B.C.
2 - Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, B.C.
3 - El Corazon – Seattle, WA
4 - Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
5 - Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
6 - House of Blues – Hollywood, CA
7 - Rocky Point Cantina – Tempe, AZ
8 - The Rock – Tucson, AZ
9 - Las Vegas Country Saloon – Las Vegas, NV
11 - In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
12 - Gothic Theater – Englewood, CO
13 - The Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
14 - The Firebird – St. Louis, MO
15 - Trees – Dallas, TX
16 - Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX
17 - Jake’s – Lubbock, TX
18 - Lucky Mule – Abilene, TX
19 - Dos Amigos – Odessa, TX
20 - Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX
22 - House of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX
23 - Geo’s – McAllen, TX
24 - Scout Bar – Houston, TX
26 - State Theater – St. Petersburg, FL
27 - Freebird Live – Jacksonville, FL
28 - The Casbah – Charlotte, NC
29 - Kingdom – Richmond, VA
30 - Soundstage – Baltimore, MD

May

1 - Mexicali Live – Teaneck, NJ
2 - The Chance Theater – Poughkeepsie, NY
3 - Broadway Joes – Buffalo, NY
4 - Al Rosa Villa – Columbus, OH
5 - Music Hall – London, ON
6 - Station 58 – Syracuse, NY
7 - The Palladium – Worcester, MA

Check out BW&BK;'s new interview with frontman Björn "Speed" Strid here. An excerpt is available below:

"We knew it was going to be a band effort because everyone was inspired by the idea of making a double album," says Speed. "It was definitely a challenge, and it's always been a democratic situation in Soilwork; everyone is allowed to write songs, there's no contract saying only one or two guys can write. Pretty soon we realized that things were turning out really well and that we wouldn't have any problem making a double album. We were still a little bit nervous when we hit the studio because we were worried it wouldn't turn out as good as we'd pictured it, but then again we had really shitty demos so things could only get better (laughs)."