SWALLOW THE SUN: Plague of Butterflies OUT NOW!

SWALLOW THE SUN has issued a following update on their official Myspace:

"Plague of Butterflies is out now, get it from your local record store! UK release date is 22nd, US is 23rd.

"The 1 Finnish doom export (we can't reiterate that enough), Swallow the Sun have crafted a wholly enjoyable EP" - 8/10 - blistering. com

"All in all I really must say that "Plague Of Butterflies" is really an amazing offering for all fans of depressive death / doom." - 4/5 - hardcoresounds. net

"A must listen for any fan of the band and Finnish doom in general." - powerlinead. com

9/10 - metal. de
9/10 - metal-district. de
8/10 - imperiumi. net
9,5/10 - visions-underground. com
9/10 - music-scan. de
8/10 - metal-glory. de
9,5/10 - metalroxx. com
9/10 - necroweb. de

We will return to North America early 2009! We'll be doing an extensive 49 show tour with Soilwork, Darkane and Warbringer. Tickets will be sold by exclusively by EnterTheVault. com until September 27th, after which they will be available through all normal ticketing services. The tour dates are:

30.1. Penny Arcade, Rochester, NY, US
31.1. Harpo's, Detroit, MI, US
2.2. The Muse, Nashville, TN, US
3.2. Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, FL, US
4.2. The Garage, St. Petersburg, FL, US
5.2. Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
6.2. The Backbooth, Orlando, FL, US
7.2. Masquerade, Atlanta, GA, US
8.2. Music Farm, Charleston, SC, US
9.2. Amos Southend, Charlotte, NC, US
10.2. Jaxx, Springfield, VA, US
11.2. Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA, US
12.2. Palladium, Worcester, MASS, US
13.2. The Chance Theater, Poughkeepsie, NY, US
14.2. Crocodile Rock, Allentown, PA, US
15.2. Highline Ballroom, New York, NY, US
16.2. Foufounes Electriques, Montreal, QC, Canada
17.2. Opera House, Toronto, ON, Canada
18.2. Rex Theater, Pittsburgh, PA, US
19.2. Peabody's, Cleveland, OH, US
20.2. Pop's, Sauget, IL, US
21.2. The Pearl Room, Mokena, IL, US
22.2. The Rave, Milwaukee, WI, US
23.2. Station 4, St. Paul, MN, US
24.2. Royal Albert Arms, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
25.2. The Riddell at University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
26.2. Warehouse, Calgary, AB, Canada
27.2. Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB, Canada
28.2. Sound Entertainment Center, Prince George, BC, Canada
1.3. Plaza Club, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2.3. Sugar, Victoria, BC, Canada
3.3. El Corazon, Seattle, WA, US
4.3. Hawthorne Theater, Portland, OR, US
5.3. Slim's, San Francisco, CA, US
6.3. The Dome, Bakersfield, CA, US
7.3. Jumping Turtle, San Marcos, CA, US
8.3. Key Club, Los Angeles, CA, US
10.3. Gator's, Farmington, NM, US
11.3. Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO, US
12.3. Beaumont Club, Kansas City, MO, US
13.3. Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK, US
14.3. Scout Bar, San Antonio, TX, US
15.3. Lola's, Fort Worth, TX, US
16.3. Scout Bar, Houston, TX, US
18.3. Uncle Peasants, Louisville, KY, US
19.3. Volume 11 Tavern, Raiegh, NC, US
20.3. Hooligans Music Hall, Jacksonsvile, NC, US
21.3. Orange Peel, Asheville, NC, US
22.3. Sonar, Baltimore, MD, US

In addition, we'll play the following shows in Finland. The dates are:

7.1.2009 Lutakko, Jyväskylä
8.1.2009 Bar Kino, Pori
9.1.2009 Klubi, Tampere
10.1.2009 Klubi, Turku
16.1.2009 Tavastia, Helsinki
17.1.2009 Teatria, Oulu

These will be the only shows we'll play in Finland for a while, so make sure to be there! And don't forget our very special acoustic show at Levykauppa Äx, Helsinki on September 19th, this will be a rare occasion. Mikko, Juha and Aleksi will be playing some songs from our previous albums and some new material too."

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