As announced by the Athens, Georgia based group in its Facebook page (December 1, 2011):
We're very excited and proud to announce that we've just received word from our record label, Ulterium Records, that As The World Bleeds has charted at #40 on the Billboard Heatseeker Chart in its first week of US release.
The album has been critically acclaimed by press and fans worldwide as Theocracy's strongest to date, and now we certainly have the numbers to back it up. The band thanks you all for buying an original copy of the album and we realize that it's you, our fans, which are responsible for making this release such a success.
Vocalist Matt Smith had the following to say about the news: "I never even entertained the possibility of being on Billboard with what we do. This only happened because of your support, so thank you guys so much!"
Watch our site for more news as we recieve it, and thanks again for your amazing support.
Theocracy's critically acclaimed album As The World Bleeds is now available in North America and Europe. If you haven't ordered your copy you can do so at all of the usual outlets including: amazon.com, amazon.de, and Itunes.
Official: www.theocracymusic.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/theocracyband