Edguy frontman Tobias Sammet and guitarist Jens Ludwig are featured in a new interview with France-based L'Enorme TV for the program Une Dose 2 Metal in support of the band's new album, Space Police - Defenders Of The Crown:

Space Police - Defenders Of The Crown entered the official German album charts at #2 this week, the highest new entry in the album charts. This is the best chart position of an Edguy album ever.

Tobias Sammet checked in with the following statement: "The fans have spoken! On behalf of my buddies Jens, Dirk, Eggi and Felix: Thank you all so much! We have been quite vocal about how much we love this album but it is an amazing feeling to learn that you agree. We wanna thank the whole world of rock and metal for the great reactions. It took us 22 years into our career to celebrate the biggest success of our band history? Seriously? That's amazing! We will always be thankful and we will work our asses off to reward you with a big show on the world tour in autumn. See you there and cheerzz, the 'Love Tyger' ;) "

Space Police - Defenders Of The Crown also entered the UK Rock Charts on # 1. For the first time Edguy have also entered the long play album charts in the UK as well, going in on #82. Edguy also reached their highest chart entries in Czech Republic (#8), Finland (#12), Switzerland (#13) and Austria (#27), and made another Top 30 entry in Sweden (#28).

Space Police - Defenders Of The Crown is out this week in North America. Check out an album stream below:

In September the band will embark on the Space Police World Tour with a brand new astonishing stage production. The first tour dates can be found below, more dates in other countries will be announced in the forthcoming days and weeks.

Tour dates:

September

12 - Manchester, UK - Sound Control
13 - Nuneaton, UK - Queens Hall
14 - London, UK - Islington Academy
19 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle, Metal Dayz
20 - Malmö, Sweden - KB
21 - Göteborg Sweden - Brewhouse
23 - Lulea Sweden - Kulturens Hus
24 - Jyväskylä, Finland - Lutakko
25 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
27 - Bremen, Germany - Aladin
28 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle
30 - München, Germany - Backstage

October

2 - Bamberg, Germany - Brose Arena
3 - Filderstadt, Germany - Filharmonie
4 - Kaufbeuren, Germany - All Kart Halle
6 - Rome, Italy - Orion
7 - Milan, Italy - Live Club
9 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
10 - Fulda, Germany - Wartenberg Oval
11 - Langen, Germany - Stadthalle
13 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
14 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur
15 - Paris, France - Trabendo
17 - Madrid, Spain - Penélope
18 - Bilbao, Spain - Santana 27
19 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
21 - Köln, Germany - Live Music Hall