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Battle For The Sun set to enter Top 10 in albums chart
By Ben Cardew
Placebo are set to enjoy one of their strongest chart showings in years with their new album Battle For The Sun.
The album, the band's sixth, and the first to be released on their own Dreambrother Records - with support from PIAS - was yesterday (Sunday) set to secure them a Top 10 placing in the UK albums chart and is also headed for the Top 10 in nearly all European territories.
Battle For The Sun has already shipped close to half a million units worldwide and is poised to be certified gold in its first week of release in France, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. Last Wednesday, the album had attained the top-spot on iTunes in France, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal and Luxembourg.
PIAS Entertainment Group head of international Edwin Schroter says that the strong ...