Universal Republic Records’ rock band 10 Years landed a Top 15 debut on Billboard’s Top Album chart this week, coming in at #12 with their new album Division. The new CD also grabbed the top spot on iTunes coveted rock page and currently sits at #7 on the Top Albums. It also garnered the #1 spot on the Top Hard Music Chart, #2 on the Top Alternative Album Chart and #3 on the Top Current Rock Album Chart rallied by their soaring hit single “Beautiful.” The single was launched at radio in early February and was the #1 Most Added single at Alternative and Active Rock radio.
The video for the new single has also garnered wide acclaim, with the clip taking a swipe at both celebrities and paparazzi in the current Gotcha game of celebrity journalism. 10 Years has also earned a place on one of 2008’s most anticipated summer tours, joining mega-rockers Linkin Park on their 5th annual rollout of the Projekt Revolution tour, which kicks off on July 16 at the Tweeter Center in Boston, MA. 10 Years will share the Revolution stage with multiple other bands on the raucous trek, including metal icons Atreyu, Hawthorne Heights, and Armor For Sleep. The 24 city trek hits multiple major U.S. cities in July and August, including New York City on July 22, Washington DC on July 27, Atlanta on August 3, and Chicago on August 16, winding up in Houston Texas on August 24 for the final
Projekt Revolution event at the Cynthia woods
Mitchell Pavilion.
Critics have cited no let-down in the momentum10 Years established with the across-the-board fan response they received with their previous album The Autumn Effect, which spawned the hits “Wasteland” and “Through The Iris.” “Wasteland” was hailed by the rock, video, and digital world as one of the decade’s breakthrough rock singles, setting career highs for the band as it reigned for more than a year on the rock charts. The song notched the #4 spot on the year-end Active Rock chart, and pulled off a hat-trick of #1 citations at Active Rock, Billboard’s Modern Rock chart, and in the Alternative Rock format.
The new album, Division, was produced by acclaimed production veteran Rick Parasher (Pearl Jam, Nickelback, Soundgarden. Rob Zombie, among others), and recorded during what the band.
Has described as ‘an intense creative process.’ Songs on Division include “Just Can’t Win,” “Drug of Choice,” “11:00AM (Daydreamer),” and “Focus,” among others. The latter song was co-written by guitarist Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots’ fame.
Formed in 2002, members of 10 Years are longtime friends, gaining notoriety with their independent release Killing All That holds You, and signing on with Universal Records in 2005.
Tour dates are below:
06/01 - Mansfield, MA, Tweeter Center
06/03 - Flint, MI, The Machine Shop
06/05 - Springfield, IL, Illinois State Fairgrounds
06/06 - Camdenton, MO, Stoneridge Amphitheatre
06/07 - Kansas City, MO, Liberty Memorial Park
06/08 - Des Moines, IA, Val-Air Ballroom
06/10 - Fayetteville, AR, The Music Hall
06/12 - Fort Wayne, IN, Piere’s
06/13 - Urbana, IL, Canapy Club
06/15 - Maplewood, MN, The Rock
06/19 - Columbia, MO, Blue Note
06/21 - Harrison, AR, Bill Baker Amphitheatre
06/23 - Nashville, TN, City Hall
06/24 - Louisville, KY, Coyote’s Music and Dance Hall
06/26 - Toronto, ON, The Guverment
06/29 - Stockton, CA, Weber Point Events Center
06/30 - Toledo, OH, Gator’z
07/16 - Mansfield, MA, Tweeter Center
07/18 - Burgettstown, PA, Post-Gazette Center
07/19 - Camden, NJ, Susquehanna Bank Center
07/20 - Hartford, CT, N.E. Dodge Music Center
07/22 - Wantagh, NY, Nikon at Jones Beach
07/23 - Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
07/25 - Raleigh, NC, Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
07/26 - Virginia Beach, VA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/27 - Bristow, VA, Nissan Pavillion
07/30 - Charlotte, NC, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08/01 - West Palm Beach, FL, Cruzan Amphitheatre
08/02 - Tampa, FL, Ford Amphitheatre
08/03 - Atlanta, GA, Lakewood Amphitheatre
08/07 - Phoenix, AZ, Cricket Wireless Pavilion
08/09 - Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/10 - Irvine, CA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08/12 - Greenwood Village, CO, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
08/15 - Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center
08/16 - East Troy, WI, Alpine Valley Music Theatre
08/17 - Noblesville, IN, Verizon Wireless Music Center
08/19 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Blossom Music Center
08/21 - Maryland Heights, MO, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08/23 - Dallas, TX, Superpages.com Center
08/24 - The Woodlands TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
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