THY ART IS MURDER Hit Billboard U.S. Top 100 Chart
July 9, 2015, 9 years ago
Australia’s incendiary extreme musical export, Thy Art Is Murder, sold just under 7,500 copies of Holy War in the first week of sales in The U.S. launching the record to #82 on the Billboard Top 200. This marks the first time Thy Art Is Murder has made the coveted chart. The band saw similar success in their homeland where they reached #7 on the Aria Charts – the highest position ever for an Australian extreme metal act.
The band commented about the success of Holy Wars: “Thank you to everyone who picked up a copy first week, from the bottom of our cold, dead hearts, we ❤ you.”
Other Holy War first-week chart positions include: #70 in Germany, #103 in Canada, and #137 in The UK.
Produced and mixed by Will Putney (Suicide Silence, Exhumed, The Acacia Strain), Holy War is the band’s second release for Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The controversial album cover and packaging photos were shot by the band’s long time photographer and friend, Thomas Savage.
You can order Holy War in multiple formats (digital; limited digi-pak + bonus track; assorted color vinyl; exclusive mail-order picture disc; uncensored cover art) at this location.
Catch Thy Art Is Murder on tour in North America with Slayer, King Diamond and Whitechapel as part of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival; complete details can be found here.
