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Tennessee death metalers WHITECHAPEL’s Metal Blade debut This is Exile hit stores everywhere on July 8th 2008 with an exceptional response from retail, fans, and critics alike. It seems that all of the band’s hard work has paid off as This is Exile debuted at #117 in the Billboard Top 200 Charts, #2 in the Billboard Heatseekers Chart (New Artist Chart), #13 Billboard Hard Music Chart, #14 Billboard Independent Albums Chart, #43 Billboard Rock Chart, and #51 Billboard Tastemakers Chart.

“We're very excited about the first week’s numbers and the success of This Is Exile. We're very grateful to have the best fans out there backing us and supporting us by buying the record. We couldn't have asked for a better team pushing us with the combination of the great people at Metal Blade Records, our manager Shawn at The Artery Foundation, our agent Matt Pike at The Kenmore Agency, and our producers for the album Jonny Fay and Zuess. Without those driving forces we would be nothing” comments Whitechapel.

Make sure to check out WHITECHAPEL live when they tear through your city on Summer Slaughter with label mates The Black Dahlia Murder.

WHITECHAPEL
Summer Slaughter Tour
w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Kataklysm, Vader, Cryptopsy, and more!!!
07/15 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
07/16 Sparks, NV The New Oasis
07/17 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
07/18 Seattle, WA Studio Seven
07/19 Spokane, WA The Big Easy
07/20 Boise, ID The Big Easy
07/21 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theatre
07/23 Denver, CO Cervantes Ballroom
07/24 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
07/25 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
07/26 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
07/27 Sauget, IL Pop's
07/28 Chicago, IL House of Blues
SUMMER SLAUGHTER CANADA
Tour w/ Necrophagist, Dying Fetus, Beneath The Massacre, and more!!!
08/14 Quebec City, QC Imperial Theater
08/15 Montreal, QC Club Soda
08/16 Toronto, ON The Opera House
08/18 Thunder Bay, ON Kilroy's
08/19 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre at Marlborough
08/20 Regina, SK Riddell Hall
08/21 Calgary, AB Warehouse
08/22 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
08/23 Prince George, BC Roll-A-Dome
08/25 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

Check out the band’s video for the single and title track This is Exile HERE.

“A noted characteristic is Whitechapel’s three guitar assault; without a doubt an impressive apocalyptic sound. Propelled by the band’s DIY ethics, Whitechapel is a driving force that will continue to grow through hard work and determination.” Metal Maniacs

“Any metal head that has picked up on the torrent of hype flowing around this band will find Whitechapel at the helm of a toxic two ton oiler. When set onstage, these guys fail to flounder, matching a volatile presence to their grueling sound.” Metal Edge

“With 'This Is Exile', Whitechapel have managed to put together a truly crushing album that easily stands on it's own amongst extreme metal's best and blackest.” Loudside.com 9/11 Loudside Rating & 10/11 User Rating

“It looks like our friends at METAL BLADE records have done it again! Their recent acquisition, WHITECHAPEL, has just released a brutal new CD entitled This Is Exile. Combining the best elements of death metal, grind, and hardcore, this 6 piece from Tennessee (yeah, they have 3 guitarists!) writes some of the most neck-snapping songs that are guaranteed to give you whiplash.” Fangoria.com

“Whitechapel manage to incorporate a lot of different textures into their music, with a mix of melodic death metal, modern extreme thrash and grinding elements all being thrown into the mix. But while it may sound a little confused and forced sounding, Whitechapel manage to make it all sound natural and pretentious free, and not to mention brutal the whole time.” Blistering.com

“Every track on this album just seethes evil, as the metal is ratcheted up to crushing degrees, and the vocals explode through each song like a cluster bomb. There isn’t a weak track on here.” machinegunfunk.com

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