Alaskan metallers 36 CRAZYFISTS have cracked the Billboard charts for the first time in their careers with their new album, The Tide And Its Takers. The band’s first offering on Ferret Music debuted at #155 on the Top 200, as well as #4 on Heat Seekers, #23 on Hard Rock, and #11 on Indie Albums. The Tide And Its Takers marks the highest first-week sales ever for the band.

The Tide and Its Takers also charted in Canada and the UK. The album came in at #66 on Canada’s Alternative Albums chart. It landed at #83 on the UK’s National Album chart, as well as #2 (second only to LINKIN PARK) on the Rock Chart and #6 on the Indie Albums chart.

36 Crazyfists will be making their first appearance on a major US festival tour when they play this summer’s inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. The festival features SLIPKNOT, DISTURBED and DRAGONFORCE headlining, with 36 Crazyfists landing a spot on the Hot Topic Stage. The tour kicks off July 9th in Seattle, WA.

Dates are as follows:

July

9 - White River Amphitheatre - Auburn, Washington
11 - Sleep Train Amphitheatre - Wheatland, California
12 - Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View - Mountain View, California
13 - Glen Helen Pavilion - San Bernadino, California
15 - Save Mart Center - Fresno, California
16 - Coors Amphitheatre - Chula Vista, California
18 - Cricket Wireless Pavilion - Phoenix, Arizona
19 - Journal Pavilion - Albuquerque, New Mexico
20 - Coors Amphitheatre at Fiddler’s Green - Englewood, Colorado
22 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Kansas City, Missouri
23 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Maryland Heights, Missouri
25 - Superpages.com Center - Dallas, Texas
26 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Selma, Texas
27 - Sam Houston Race Park - Houston, Texas
29 - Ford Amphitheatre - Tampa, Florida
30 - Cruzan Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, Florida

August

1 - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater - Virginia Beach, Virginia
2 - Post-Gazette Pavilion - Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
3 - Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, New York
5 - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts - Mansfield, Massachusetts
8 - Downsview Park - Toronto, Ontario
9 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkston, Michigan
10 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Chicago, Illinois
12 - Lakewood Amphitheatre - Atlanta, Georgia
13 - Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis - Indianapolis, Indiana
15 - Susquehanna Bank Amphitheatre - Camden, New Jersey
16 - New England Dodge Music Center Hartford, Connecticut
17 - Nissan Pavilion - Bristow, Virginia
19 - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - Darien Center, New York