German Amazon uploaded a trailer video of What Lies Beneath with Tarja talking a little bit about the album to promote the release on September 3rd. Click here to watch it. (For those, who cannot watch it on Amazon – click here.) Also, the deluxe editon of What Lies Beneath has reached the 1st place in Amazon.de bestseller charts under Hardrock and Heavy Metal. More details about both versions below.

Standard Edition
Nr. 141 in Music (The Bestseller Music)
Nr. 53 in Music > Rock
Nr. 7 in Music > Metal & Hardrock > Hardrock
Nr. 7 in Music > Metal & Hardrock > Heavy Metal

Deluxe Edition
Nr. 14 in Music (The Bestseller Music)
Nr. 3 in Music > Limited Edition
Nr. 1 in Music > Metal & Hardrock > Hardrock
Nr. 1 in Music > Metal & Hardrock > Heavy Metal

Today is the US premiere of the downloadable version of What Lies Beneath. You can already download the standard edition of the album from American Amazon for $7.99. The deluxe editon of the album isn’t available for download and all the American fans have to wait till September 14th for the physical release.

Reminder:
What Lies Beneath release dates
Finland 01-09-10
Germany, Austria, Switzerland 03-09-10
Rest of Europe 06-09-10
US 31-08-10(Digital) 14-09-10(Physical)

click to go to the Amazon page

01. Anteroom Of Death (Feat. Van Canto) 02. Until My Last Breath 03. Dark Star (Feat. Phil Labonte) 04. Underneath 05. Little Lies 06. Rivers Of Lust 07. In For A Kill 08. Montañas De Silencio (Exclusive North American Track) 09. Falling Awake (Feat. Joe Satriani) 10. The Archive Of Lost Dreams 11. Crimson Deep

Yesterday Tarja posted a new post on her site tarja-whatliesbeneath.com.

The summer shows are over and it’s time to relax a bit and wait anxiously the album release.
Thank you guys for the great summer! We had a blast.

I also want to thank you all who sent me birthday greetings and presents on my birthday. I just wish you to know that the best gift is knowing that you are there.

I am working on the album promotion at the moment at home in Buenos Aires. Even though there is a lot of work to be done, it feels so nice to be in one place for a longer period!

Also it gives me a chance to get myself in good condition for the tours that are ahead of me. Actually I can’t wait for them to begin already!

But first comes first; the new album.

Next week is the time I have been waiting for many long months.

Finland will break the ice on the 1st of September followed by Germany, Austria and Switzerland on the 3rd. All the rest will wait until 6th, but I know there are always some countries that will not make it in time. US will finally have the album available on the 14th of September.

So next couple of weeks will be a lot of fun…

I hope you’ll love “What Lies Beneath” as much as I do
Thank you all for your support!!

See you soon on tour!

With love, Tarja

Listen here to an exclusive preview of Anteroom of Death, from the forthcoming album What Lies Beneath!

Update 31-08-10 You can now download What Lies Beneath on iTunes US, since today’s the premiere of the downloadable version in the US.

From now on, you can pre-order both European versions of What Lies Beneath on iTunes! The American fans have to wait a few more weeks, iTunes US isn’t offering the pre-orders of the album yet. On the European iTunes you can also listen to the first 30 seconds of all the songs and also watch a preview of the ‘Tarja about What Lies Beneath’ video!*

Click on the covers to go to the right iTunes page!

Release of What Lies Beneath is scheduled on September 3rd, 2010.

*you have to download iTunes to listen the previews