That's interesting about waiting. I agree their reason seems to lack something concrete in the logic department. The only thing about Darkness is that we are very close to Christmas and perhaps it is more the time of year than competition.

By saying that they are worried about other artists just leaves me with the feeling that they have little confidence in Darkness or this is a very important release in respect to the future and they don't wanna screw it up. I guess I can see some point to it but am left wondering if it's a case of "Chart Fright".