Rush's 'Snakes and Arrows' debuts at No. 3, band's highest U.S. premiere

"Snakes and Arrows," the acclaimed new album from Anthem/Atlantic recording group Rush, makes an impressive debut on the Billboard 200 this week, entering the chart in the No. 3 spot. This marks Rush's highest chart debut since 1993, as well as the group's eleventh top ten album in the U.S. The renowned rock trio's first new collection of original material in nearly five years proves they still have what it takes to produce explosive and innovative music.

"Snakes and Arrows" has also debuted at No. 3 in the band's native Canada and at No. 13 in the UK, which marks the band's highest British chart ranking in 16 years. In other international news, the album has premiered in the top ten in Sweden and Finland, and in the top twenty in Norway, the Netherlands, and Japan.

Rush — Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart — will trumpet the release of "Snakes and Arrows" with a full-scale world tour, the band's first since2004's "An Evening with Rush: 30th Anniversary Tour." The legendary trio will kick off the tour in June with a four-month trek across North America. In October, the band will head to Europe for a series of much-anticipated performances.

The triumphant debut of "Snakes and Arrows" follows the recent premiere of the album's first single, "Far Cry." The track was the No. 1 most-added song at rock radio and has hit the top five at mainstream rock outlets, with airplay on over 100 stations in the U.S. The single's companion video was directed by Chris Mills and can be seen at: link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid824493256

Furthermore, Rush has been featured in a variety of national publications, highlighted by simultaneous cover stories on each member of the trio in "Guitar One," "Guitar World's Bass Guitar," and "Drum!"

Since releasing their self-titled debut album in 1974, Rush has been universally regarded as one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock, famed for Lee, Lifeson, and Peart's virtuoso musicianship, epic soundscapes, and dramatic lyricism. The band's extraordinary body of work — which includes such acclaimed works as 1976's "2112," 1981's "Moving Pictures," 1996's "Test for Echo," and 2002's "Vapor Trails"—has achieved worldwide sales exceeding 35 million units.

Tour

Aug. 3 — Salt Lake City, USANA Amphitheatre

Aug. 8 — Denver, Colo., Red Rocks Amphitheatre

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