Pre-order Now Available for “The Most Known Unknown”
Metal mammoths, THE ACACIA STRAIN have announced they will be releasing their first live album on June 21st, via PROSTHETIC RECORDS. “The Most Known Unknown,” is a double disc set, limited to 5000 copies, and coming out just in time for the band’s first run on the long-running Van’s Warped Tour.
The music on the album comes from two shows, one in Worcester, MA and one in Holyoke, MA, which were both documented on 2009’s “The Most Known Unknown,” DVD. The unique digipack features a pop-out “thumbs up,” which you can see front man Vincent Bennett demonstrating and discussing HERE: http://prostheticrecords.com/
Pre-order is available now! While you’re there, pick up one of the 20, just discovered, copies of the band’s last album, “Wormwood,” on silver vinyl! These are the last in existence and are available on a first come, first served, basis! Go to PROSTHETIC’s webstore, NOW! http://store.prostheticrecords.com/index.php/bands/the-acacia-strain
6/17 New Haven, CT- Toad’s Place (w/ Hatebreed)
6/24 Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavillion *
6/25 Houston, TX – The Showgrounds At Sam Houston Race Park *
6/26 San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center *
6/29 Las Cruces, NM – NMSU Practice Field *
6/30 Las Vegas, NV – Plaza Hotel Parking Lot *
7/1 Pomona, CA – Pomona Fairplex *
7/2 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre *
7/3 Ventura, CA – Ventura County Fairground At Seaside Park *
7/6 Bonner Springs, KS – Sandstone Amphitheatre *
7/7 Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center *
7/8 Detroit, MI – Comerica Park *
7/9 Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre *
7/10 Shakopee, MN – Canterbury Park *
7/12 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lakes Fields *
7/13 Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center *
7/14 Scranton, PA – Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain *
7/15 Mississauga, ON – The Flats At Arrow Hall *
7/16 Montreal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau *
7/17 Hartford, CT – Comcast Theatre *
7/19 Milwaukee, WI – Marcus Amphitheatre *
7/20 Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center *
7/21 Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center *
7/22 Burgettstown, PA – First Niagara Pavilion *
7/23 Uniondale, NY – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum *
7/24 Oceanport, NJ – Monmouth Park Raceway *
7/26 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavillion *
7/27 Virginia Beach, VA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre *
THE ACACIA STRAIN have confirmed they will play this summer’s VAN’S WARPED TOUR, which kicks off in Dallas, Texas on June 24th and ends in Hillsboro, Oregon on August 14th. The band will play songs from their entire catalog, including their latest release, “Wormwood,” which was released in July 2010 and debuted at number 67 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart, their highest chart appearance. This is the band’s first appearance on the VAN’S WARPED TOUR and will definitely bring carnage to every city they play. Vocalist Vincent Bennett commented: “Warped tour is a notch in the belt of The Acacia Strain that we have been waiting to add to our ‘did it!’ list for a long time. We are proud to finally be able to join the ranks of warped tour alumni. Although music has changed over the years, we won’t forget our roots. See you this summer!”
In the meantime, THE ACACIA STRAIN will be on tour with WHITE CHAPEL and VEIL OF MAYA for the WELCOME TO HELL TOUR across the US and Canada in February into March and on the European leg of the WELCOME TO HELL TOUR with WHITE CHAPEL and IMPENDING DOOM in April.
THE ACACIA STRAIN W/ WHITE CHAPEL & VEIL OF MAYA
Feb. 10 – Knoxville, TN – Valarium
Feb. 11 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
Feb. 12 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend
Feb. 13 – Richmond, VA – The National
Feb. 14 – Springfield, VA – Jaxx
Feb. 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of the Living Arts
Feb. 16 – New York, NY – The Gramercy Theatre
Feb. 17 – Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights
Feb. 18 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Feb. 19 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
Feb. 20 – Williamsville, NY – Club Infinity
Feb. 22 – Montreal, QC – La TuLipe
Feb. 23 – Toronto, ON – Opera House Concert Venue
Feb. 24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
Feb. 25 – Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues Cleveland
Feb. 26 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrews Hall
Feb. 27 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues Chicago
Feb. 28 – St. Paul, MN – Station 4
Mar. 1 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theatre
THE ACACIA STRAIN W/ WHITE CHAPEL IMPENDING DOOM Apr.8 – Glasgow, UK – Cathouse
Apr.9 - Sheffield, UK – Corporation
Apr.10 – Manchester, UK – Academy 3
Apr.11 – Birmingham, UK – Academy 3
Apr.12 - London, UK – Islington Academy
Apr.13 - Portsmouth, UK – Wedgewood Rooms
Apr.14 – Paris, France – Boule Noire
Apr.15 - Köln, Germany – Underground
Apr.17 – Zürich, Switzerland – Dynamo
Apr.18 – München, Germany – Backstage
Apr.19 – Berlin, Germany – C-Club
Apr. 20 – Hamburg, Germany – Logo
Apr. 21 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
Apr. 22 – Meerhout, Belgium – Groezrock Festival
THE ACACIA STRAIN ON VAN’S WARPED TOUR 2011
Jun. 24 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavillion
Jun. 25 – Houston, TX – The Showgrounds At Sam Houston Race Park
Jun. 26 – San Antonio, TX – AT Center
Jun. 29 – Las Cruces, NM – NMSU Practice Field
Jun. 30 – Las Vegas, NV – TBA
Jul. 1 – Pomona, CA – Pomona Fairplex
Jul. 2 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Jul. 3 – Ventura, CA – Ventura County Fairground At Seaside Park
Jul. 6 – Bonner Springs, KS – Sandstone Amphitheatre
Jul. 7 – Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center
Jul. 8 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park
Jul. 9 – Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Jul. 10 – Shakopee, MN – Canterbury Park
Jul. 12 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lakes Fields
Jul. 13 – Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center
Jul. 14 – Scranton, PA – Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
Jul. 15 – Mississauga, ON – The Flats At Arrow Hall
Jul. 16 – Montreal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau
Jul. 17 – Hartford, CT – Comcast Theatre
Jul. 19 – Milwaukee, WI – Marcus Amphitheatre
Jul. 20 – Cleveland, OH – TBA
Jul. 21 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul. 22 – Burgettstown, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
Jul. 23 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Jul. 24 – Oceanport, NJ – Monmouth Park Raceway
Jul. 26 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavillion
Jul. 27 – Virginia Beach, VA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jul. 28 – Charlotte, NC – V
Metal mammoths, THE ACACIA STRAIN, kick off the “To Catch a Predatour” tomorrow night in Clifton Park, NY. The tour sees the band headlining the East Coast and Canada with support from THE RED CHORD, TERROR, GAZA, and THE CONTORTIONIST. THE ACACIA STRAIN will be playing songs from their latest release, Wormwood,” as well as classics from their catalog. The band will also be doing a signing and meet and greet each night by their merch table thirty minutes after doors. There will be a special shirt available for purchase only during this time in addition to the rest of their brand new tour merchandise.
Front man Vincent Bennett commented on “To Catch a Predatour;” “We can’t wait to get started on this tour. The bands are incredible and we hope you’ll come out and hang!”
This Sunday, October 31st is Halloween and the band will be celebrating in style! Come in costume for Halloween fun for all! The show on November 20th in Holyoke, MA will be a benefit for a dear friend of the band who recently passed away due to a decade long battle with cancer.
“TO CATCH A PREDATOUR” Dates
10/29 Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights #
10/30 Jermyn, PA – Elanor Rigby’s #
10/31 Providence, RI – Lupo’s #
11/1 Pittsburg, PA – Altar Bar #
11/2 Springfield, VA – Jaxx #
11/ 3 Winston-Salem, NC – Johnny & Junes #
11/ 4 Spartanburg, SC – GZSC #
11/5 Jacksonville, FL – Rain #
11/ 6 Pompano Beach, FL- Rocketown #
11/7 Tampa, FL – State Theatre #
11/9 Birmingham, AL – Zyedeco #
11/10 Nashville TN – Rocket Town #
11/11 Louisville, KY – Headliners #
11/12 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave #
11/13 Toledo, OH – Headliners # 11/14 Windsor, ONT – Blind Dog #
11/15 London, ON – Music Hall #
11/16 Longeueil, QC – Salle Kekpart # 11/17 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground #
11/18 Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place #
11/19 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance #
11/20 Holyoke, MA – The Waterfront Tavern # 11/29 Quebec, QC – Imperial <
11/30 Rimouski, QC – Cactus <
12/2 Toronto, ON – Rockpile %
12/3 Totonto, ON – Rockpile %
12/4 Montreal, QC – Club Soda %
12/5 Montreal, QC – Club Soda %
# “To Catch a Predatour” w/ The Red Chord, Terror, Gaza, The Contortionist
% w/ Despised Icon
The video was filmed by director David Brodsky (Hatebreed, The Black Dahlia Murder, Unearth) and comes from their latest album, “Wormwood,” which debuted at #67 on Billboard’s Top 200, in July. Read the rest of this entry »
After seeing their latest album “Wormwood” debut at #67 on Billboard’s Top 200, Western Massachusetts’ freight train of fury, THE ACACIA STRAIN, are proud to announce their first headlining tour since the release of “Wormwood,” last month.
The “To Catch a Predatour” sees THE ACACIA STRAIN heading out along the East Coast and in Canada with support from THE RED CHORD, TERROR, GAZA, and THE CONTORTIONIST. “To Catch a Predatour” is presented by All In Merchandise, Revolver Magazine, and Metal Injection. THE ACACIA STRAIN are extremely excited to head out with some of today’s top metal and hardcore acts out in support of their newest, and already critically acclaimed fourth record on Prosthetic Records. In typical THE ACACIA STRAIN fashion, the guys plan to bring the fun each night by hanging out at their merch table thirty minutes after doors to meet the fans and socialize. There will be a special tee shirt available for purchase only during this time in addition to all their new tour merchandise. If you are in the Holyoke, MA area on the 20th of November, be sure to come out to the Waterfront Tavern as this show will be a benefit for a dear friend of the band who recently passed away due to a decade long battle with cancer.
“TO CATCH A PREDATOUR” Dates
10/29 Albany, NY – Northern Lights
10/30 Jermyn, PA – Elanor Rigby’s
10/31 Providence, RI – Lupo’s
11/1 Pittsburg, PA – Altar Bar
11/2 Springfield, VA – Jaxx
11/ 3 Wilmington, NC – The Soapbox
11/ 4 Spartanburg, SC – GZSC
11/5 Jacksonville, FL – Rain
11/ 6 West Palm Beach, FL – Ground Control
11/7 Tampa, FL – State Theatre
11/9 Birmingham, AL – Zyedeco
11/10 Nashville TN – Rocket Town
11/11 Louisville, KY – Headliners
11/12 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
11/13 Toledo, OH – Headliners
11/14 Windsor, ONT – Blind Dog
11/15 London, ON – Music Hall
11/16 Longeueil, QC – Salle Kekpart
11/17 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
11/18 Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place
11/19 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
11/20 Holyoke, MA – The Waterfront Tavern
The band, no strangers to touring, spent a portion of the summer on “Cool Tour,” with AS I LAY DYING, UNDEROATH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and more, and just returned from select Mexican dates with JOB FOR A COWBOY. They will then spend a month in Europe on the “Hell On Earth Tour,” along with. EVERYTIME I DIE, TERROR, ALL SHALL PERISH, THICK AS BLOOD, DOWN TO NOTHING, and VERA CRUZ, before their headline run.
“HELL ON EARTH” Dates
9/17 Jena, GER – F Haus
9/18 Koln, GER – Essigfabrik
9/19 Reading, UK – Sub 89
9/20 Norwich, UK – Waterfront
9/21 Colchester, UK – Arts Centre
9/22 Plymouth, UK – White Rabbit
9/23 Manchester, UK – Moho Live
9/24 Sheffield, UK – Corperation
9/25 London, UK – Islington 02 Academy
9/26 Antwerpen, BE – Hof ter Lo
9/27 Paris, FR – Glazart
9/28 Rotterdam, NI – Watt
9/29 Frankfurt/Main, GER – Batschkapp
9/30 Klagenfurt, AUT – Volxhaus
10/1 Munchen, GER – Werk
10/2 Pinarella di Cervia, IT – Rock Planet
10/3 Solothurn, CH – Kofmehl
10/4 Hannover, GER – Faust
10/5 Gothenburg, SW – Musikens Hus
10/6 Munster, GER – Sputnikhalle
10/7 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle
10/8 Saarbrucken, GER – Garage
10/9 Schweinfurt, GER – Alter Stattbahnhof
10/10 Zaandam, NI – Kade
10/11 Lindau, GER – Club Vaudeville TBC
10/12 Stuttgart, GER – TBA
10/13 Wien, GER – Arena
10/14 Praha, CZ – Abaton
10/15 Leipzig, GER – Werk
10/16 Berlin, GER – SO 36
10/17 Amneville, FR – Tat The Beast
Be sure to check THE ACACIA STRAIN’s MySpace (www.myspace.com/theacaciastrain) for updated dates on all of these tours, and catch the “TO CATCH A PREDATOUR” when it comes into your town.
Massachusetts’ THE ACACIA STRAIN have premiered the fourth video documenting the odd occurrences since they finished recording their new album, “Wormwood,” out July 20 on Prosthetic Records. This time around, it’s announced guitarist D.L. is missing and several potential sightings on different continents are discussed. Watch it at www.prostheticrecords.com
“Wormwood,” pre-orders through the Prosthetic Webstore (store.prostheticrecords.com) have started shipping and combo packs, CDs, LPs and various other items are still available. Newbury Comics is offering copies signed by the band through pre-order and retailer FYE will be giving away an exclusive 24” by 36” poster to the first 5000 people who purchase the album in stores. The track “Jonestown” is now available as a digital single at Itunes. It can be downloaded at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jonestown-alternate-version/id376447333
THE ACACIA STRAIN are currently on “Cool Tour” in with As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between the Buried And Me, Blessthefall, Architects, Cancer Bats and War of Ages. They’ll also be in Europe in September and October on the “Hell On Earth Tour” with Terror and more.
Their upcoming dates are:
7/14 N. Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues %
7/15 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore %
7/16 Baltimore, MD – Sonar % 7/17 Toronto, ON – Sound Academy % 7/18 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre %
7/20 Boston, MA – House of Blues %
7/21 Sayerville, NJ – Starland Ballroom %
7/22 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory %
7/23 Columbus, OH – The LC Pavilion %
7/24 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Complex %
7/25 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant %
7/27 Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theater %
7/28 Dallas, TX – The Palladium Ballroom %
7/30 Mesa, AZ – Marquis Theatre %
7/31 Los Angeles, CA – Palladium %
8/1 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield %
8/2 Las Vegas, NV- The Farm (w/ War of Ages)
8/4 Kansas City, MO- The El Torreon (w/ War of Ages)
9/17 Jena, GER – F Haus $
9/18 Koln, GER – Essigfabrik $
9/19 Reading, UK – Sub 89 $
9/20 Norwich, UK – Waterfront $
9/21 Colchester, UK – Arts Centre $
9/22 Plymouth, UK – White Rabbit $
9/23 Manchester, UK – Moho Live $
9/24 Sheffield, UK – Corperation $
9/25 London, UK – Islington 02 Academy $
9/26 Antwerpen, BE – Hof ter Lo $
9/27 Paris, FR – Glazart $
9/28 Rotterdam, NI – Watt $
9/29 Frankfurt/Main, GER – Batschkapp $
9/30 Klagenfurt, AUT – Volxhaus $
10/1 Munchen, GER – Werk $
10/2 Pinarella di Cervia, IT – Rock Planet $
10/3 Solothurn, CH – Kofmehl $
10/4 Hannover, GER – Faust $
10/5 Gothenburg, SW – Musikens Hus $
10/6 Munster, GER – Sputnikhalle $
10/7 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle $
10/8 Saarbrucken, GER – Garage $
10/9 Schweinfurt, GER – Alter Stattbahnhof $
10/10 Zaandam, NI – Kade $
10/11 Lindau, GER – Club Vaudeville TBC $
10/12 Stuttgart, GER – TBA $
10/13 Wien, GER – Arena $
10/14 Praha, CZ – Abaton $
10/15 Leipzig, GER – Werk $
10/16 Berlin, GER – SO 36 $
10/17 Amneville, FR – Tat The Beast $
% “Cool Tour”
$ “Hell On Earth” Tour
“Wormwood” was recorded at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA with Zeuss (Hatebreed, Chimaira, Shadows Fall) handling producing, mixing and mastering and features guest appearances from HATEBREED’s Jamey Jasta, 100 DEMONS’ Bruce LePage and Kyle Chard of BORN LOW.
Titanic metallers, THE ACACIA STRAIN have launched the second video documenting the strange happenings which occurred after the recording of their new album, “Wormwood,” which is due out July 20 on Prosthetic Records. This time around, we find out about the strange surgery bassist Jack Strong recently underwent. Watch it @ prostheticrecords.com.
The band recently confirmed the appearance of three guest vocalists on “Wormwood;” HATEBREED’s Jamey Jasta, 100 DEMONS’ Bruce LePage and Kyle Chard of BORN LOW. “Wormwood” was recorded at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA with Zeuss (Hatebreed, Chimaira, Shadows Fall) handling producing, mixing and mastering. The track “Jonestown” is now available as a digital single at Itunes. It can be downloaded at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jonestown-alternate-version/id376447333
You can stream “Jonestown” and pre-order “Wormwood,” at the Prosthetic Webstore. (store.prostheticrecords.com) “Wormwood,” is available on CD and LP in six different colors, and can be ordered on its own, or in a variety of different package combinations with shirts, hooded sweatshirts, in limited collectors’ boxes (featuring an exclusive banner, pin and chip clip!) and more! Newbury Comics is offering copies signed by the band through pre-order and retailer FYE will be giving away an exclusive 24” by 36” poster to the first 5000 people who purchase the album in stores.
THE ACACIA STRAIN will be participating in “Cool Tour” in July/August with As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between the Buried And Me, Blessthefall, Architects, Cancer Bats and War of Ages. They’ll also be in Europe in September and October on the “Hell On Earth Tour” with Terror and more.
Massachusetts’ metal mammoths, THE ACACIA STRAIN has confirmed the appearance of three guest vocalists on “Wormwood,” their new album, due July 20th on Prosthetic Records. HATEBREED’s Jamey Jasta, 100 DEMONS’ Bruce LePage and Kyle Chard of BORN LOW all lend their vocal stylings to the album, which was recorded at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA with Zeuss (Hatebreed, Chimaira, Shadows Fall) handling producing, mixing and mastering. Jamey Jasta commented on the album’s opening track, “The Beast,” which he appears on: “The song is brutal, kids will lose their minds.” The track listing is:
The Beast (Featuring Jamey Jasta)
The Hills Have Eyes
BTM FDR
Ramirez
Terminated
Nightman (Featuring Bruce LePage)
The Impaler
Jonestown (Featuring Kyle Chard on Itunes and Vinyl version only)
Bay of Pigs
The Carpathian
Unabomber
Tactical Nuke
Prosthetic Records has launched the official pre-order for the album, which will be available on CD and LP in six different colors. “Wormwood,” can be ordered on its own, or in a variety of different package combinations with shirts, hooded sweatshirts, in limited collectors’ boxes (featuring an exclusive banner, pin and chip clip!) and more!
“Wormwood” was recorded at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA with Zeuss (Hatebreed, Chimaira, Shadows Fall) handling producing, mixing and mastering. The cover art was one by acclaimed artist, Justin Kamerer, who has done previous work for Bleeding Through, Guns N Roses, Slayer and many more. The band chronicled the sessions through a series of video blogs which can be viewed at www.prostheticrecords.com.
Front man Vincent Bennett commented; “We worked just as hard if not harder on this album as we did on (2008’s)“Continent.’ We took an entire block of time off of touring and our lives in general to focus 100% on the creation of ‘Wormwood.’ Where we normally write a record with a theme already attached to it; this time around we wrote a record and the theme developed as we went. We wanted to do something that was still Acacia Strain, but broke away from the ‘mold’ that has been struck by all the bands these days that we seem to get grouped in with. All the songs have their own dynamic, instead of writing an album filled with like sounding songs. This is the heaviest record WE have ever written and these are the most personal lyrics I have ever written. Justin Kamerer; who did the artwork for the album, was really great to work with and really brought the songs to life with his imagery. I am really excited for this release, and we are all very proud of what we did with this record. I hope you enjoy.”
THE ACACIA STRAIN played will be participating in “Cool Tour” in July/August with As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between the Buried And Me, Blessthefall, Architects, Cancer Bats and War of Ages. They’ll also be in Europe in September and October on the “Hell On Earth Tour” with Terror and more.
Their upcoming dates are:
6/26 Leeds University, Leeds UK. – Ghostfest
7/9 Johnston City, TN- The Hideaway (w/ Cancer Bats)
7/10 Augusta, GA- Sector 7G (w/ Cancer Bats)
7/13 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle %
7/14 N. Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues %
7/15 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore %
7/16 Baltimore, MD – Sonar %
7/17 Toronto, ON – Sound Academy %
7/18 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre %
7/20 Boston, MA – House of Blues %
7/21 Sayerville, NJ – Starland Ballroom %
7/22 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory %
7/23 Columbus, OH – The LC Pavilion %
7/24 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Complex %
7/25 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant %
7/27 Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theater %
7/28 Dallas, TX – The Palladium Ballroom %
7/30 Mesa, AZ – Marquis Theatre %
7/31 Los Angeles, CA – Palladium %
8/1 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield %
8/2 Las Vegas, NV- The Farm (w/ War of Ages)
8/4 Kansas City, MO- The El Torreon (w/ War of Ages)
9/17 Jena, GER – F Haus $
9/18 Koln, GER – Essigfabrik $
9/19 Reading, UK – Sub 89 $
9/20 Norwich, UK – Waterfront $
9/21 Colchester, UK – Arts Centre $
9/22 Plymouth, UK – White Rabbit $
9/23 Manchester, UK – Moho Live $
9/24 Sheffield, UK – Corperation $
9/25 London, UK – Islington 02 Academy $
9/26 Antwerpen, BE – Hof ter Lo $
9/27 Paris, FR – Glazart $
9/28 Rotterdam, NI – Watt $
9/29 Frankfurt/Main, GER – Batschkapp $
9/30 Klagenfurt, AUT – Volxhaus $
10/1 Munchen, GER – Werk $
10/2 Pinarella di Cervia, IT – Rock Planet $
10/3 Solothurn, CH – Kofmehl $
10/4 Hannover, GER – Faust $
10/5 Gothenburg, SW – Musikens Hus $
10/6 Munster, GER – Sputnikhalle $
10/7 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle $
10/8 Saarbrucken, GER – Garage $
10/9 Schweinfurt, GER – Alter Stattbahnhof $
10/10 Zaandam, NI – Kade $
10/11 Lindau, GER – Club Vaudeville TBC $
10/12 Stuttgart, GER – TBA $
10/13 Wien, GER – Arena $
10/14 Praha, CZ – Abaton $
10/15 Leipzig, GER – Werk $
10/16 Berlin, GER – SO 36 $
10/17 Amneville, FR – Tat The Beast $
% “Cool Tour”
$ “Hell On Earth” Tour
THE ACACIA STRAIN’s first DVD, “The Most Known Unknown,” released February 16, debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Top Music Video Sales Chart and 2008’s album, “Continent,” debuted at number 2 on Billboard’s “Heatseekers” Chart. The band won the “Myspace Readers’ Choice Award” at 2009’s GOLDEN GODS awards.
THE ACACIA STRAIN Unleash New Track and Digital Single, Launch Pre-Order
Prosthetic Records has launched the official pre-order for the album, which will be available on CD and LP in six different colors. “Wormwood,” can be ordered on its own, or in a variety of different package combinations with shirts, hooded sweatshirts, in limited collectors’ boxes (featuring an exclusive banner, pin and chip clip!) and more! “Wormwood” was recorded at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA with Zeuss (Hatebreed, Chimaira, Shadows Fall) handling producing, mixing and mastering. The cover art was one by acclaimed artist, Justin Kamerer, who has done previous work for Bleeding Through, Guns N Roses, Slayer and many more. The band chronicled the sessions through a series of video blogs which can be viewed at www.prostheticrecords.com Front man Vincent Bennett commented; “We worked just as hard if not harder on this album as we did on (2008’s)“Continent.’ We took an entire block of time off of touring and our lives in general to focus 100% on the creation of ‘Wormwood.’ Where we normally write a record with a theme already attached to it; this time around we wrote a record and the theme developed as we went. We wanted to do something that was still Acacia Strain, but broke away from the ‘mold’ that has been struck by all the bands these days that we seem to get grouped in with. All the songs have their own dynamic, instead of writing an album filled with like sounding songs. This is the heaviest record WE have ever written and these are the most personal lyrics I have ever written. Justin Kamerer; who did the artwork for the album, was really great to work with and really brought the songs to life with his imagery. I am really excited for this release, and we are all very proud of what we did with this record. I hope you enjoy.” THE ACACIA STRAIN played will be participating in “Cool Tour” in July/August with As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between the Buried And Me, Blessthefall, Architects, Cancer Bats and War of Ages. They’ll also be in Europe in September and October on the “Hell On Earth Tour” with Terror and more.
Their upcoming dates are:
6/26 Leeds University, Leeds UK. – Ghostfest
7/9 Johnston City, TN- The Hideaway (w/ Cancer Bats)
7/10 Augusta, GA- Sector 7G (w/ Cancer Bats)
7/13 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle %
7/14 N. Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues %
7/15 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore %
7/16 Baltimore, MD – Sonar % 7/17 Toronto, ON – Sound Academy % 7/18 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre %
7/20 Boston, MA – House of Blues %
7/21 Sayerville, NJ – Starland Ballroom %
7/22 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory %
7/23 Columbus, OH – The LC Pavilion %
7/24 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Complex %
7/25 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant %
7/27 Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theater %
7/28 Dallas, TX – The Palladium Ballroom %
7/30 Mesa, AZ – Marquis Theatre %
7/31 Los Angeles, CA – Palladium %
8/1 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield %
8/2 Las Vegas, NV- The Farm (w/ War of Ages)
8/4 Kansas City, MO- The El Torreon (w/ War of Ages)
9/17 Jena, GER – F Haus $
9/18 Koln, GER – Essigfabrik $
9/19 Reading, UK – Sub 89 $
9/20 Norwich, UK – Waterfront $
9/21 Colchester, UK – Arts Centre $
9/22 Plymouth, UK – White Rabbit $
9/23 Manchester, UK – Moho Live $
9/24 Sheffield, UK – Corperation $
9/25 London, UK – Islington 02 Academy $
9/26 Antwerpen, BE – Hof ter Lo $
9/27 Paris, FR – Glazart $
9/28 Rotterdam, NI – Watt $
9/29 Frankfurt/Main, GER – Batschkapp $
9/30 Klagenfurt, AUT – Volxhaus $
10/1 Munchen, GER – Werk $
10/2 Pinarella di Cervia, IT – Rock Planet $
10/3 Solothurn, CH – Kofmehl $
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10/5 Gothenburg, SW – Musikens Hus $
10/6 Munster, GER – Sputnikhalle $
10/7 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle $
10/8 Saarbrucken, GER – Garage $
10/9 Schweinfurt, GER – Alter Stattbahnhof $
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10/11 Lindau, GER – Club Vaudeville TBC $
10/12 Stuttgart, GER – TBA $
10/13 Wien, GER – Arena $
10/14 Praha, CZ – Abaton $
10/15 Leipzig, GER – Werk $
10/16 Berlin, GER – SO 36 $
10/17 Amneville, FR – Tat The Beast $
% “Cool Tour”
$ “Hell On Earth” Tour
THE ACACIA STRAIN’sfirst DVD, “The Most Known Unknown,” released February 16, debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Top Music Video Sales Chart and 2008’s album, “Continent,” debuted at number 2 on Billboard’s “Heatseekers” Chart. The band won the “Myspace Readers’ Choice Award” at 2009’s GOLDEN GODS awards.
THE ACACIA STRAIN have revealed the title, cover art and track listing which will be released July 20th in North American and August 2nd in Europe. The album is titled “Wormwood,” and features cover art by acclaimed artist, Justin Kamerer, who has done previous work for Bleeding Through, Guns N Roses, Slayer and many more.
Check out a video of front man Vincent Bennett announcing the title and cover, as well as the previous “Guess The Album Title” contest, HERE. Bennett also commented on the album:
“We worked just as hard if not harder on this album as we did on (2008’s)“Continent.’ We took an entire block of time off of touring and our lives in general to focus 100% on the creation of wormwood. Where we normally write a record with a theme already attached to it; this time around we wrote a record and the theme developed as we went. we wanted to do something that was still acacia strain, but broke away from the ‘mold’ that has been struck by all the bands these days that we seem to get grouped in with. all the songs have their own dynamic, instead of writing an album filled with like sounding songs. This is the heaviest record WE have ever written and these are the most personal lyrics I have ever written. Justin Kamerer; who did the artwork for the album, was really great to work with and really brought the songs to life with his imagery. I am really excited for this release, and we are all very proud of what we did with this record. i hope you enjoy.”
The track listing of “Wordwood,” is as follows:
Beast
The Hills Have Eyes
BTM FDR
Ramirez
Terminated
Nightman
The Impaler
Jonestown
Bay Of Pigs
The Carpathian
Unabomber
Tactical Nuke
THE ACACIA STRAIN played will be participating in “Cool Tour” in July/August with As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between the Buried And Me, Blessthefall, Architects, Cancer Bats and War of Ages. They’ll also be in Europe in September and October on the “Hell On Earth Tour” with Terror and more.
6/26 Leeds University, Leeds UK. – Ghostfest
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7/14 N. Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues %
7/15 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore %
7/16 Baltimore, MD – Sonar %
7/17 Toronto, ON – Sound Academy %
7/18 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre %
7/20 Boston, MA – House of Blues %
7/21 Sayerville, NJ – Starland Ballroom %
7/22 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory %
7/23 Columbus, OH – The LC Pavilion %
7/24 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Complex %
7/25 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant %
7/27 Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theater %
7/28 Dallas, TX – The Palladium Ballroom %
7/30 Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre %
7/31 Los Angeles, CA – Palladium %
8/1 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield %
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9/21 Colchester, UK – Arts Centre $
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9/23 Manchester, UK – Moho Live $
9/24 Sheffield, UK – Corperation $
9/25 London, UK – Islington 02 Academy $
9/26 Antwerpen, BE – Hof ter Lo $
9/27 Paris, FR – Glazart $
9/28 Rotterdam, NI – Watt $
9/29 Frankfurt/Main, GER – Batschkapp $
9/30 Klagenfurt, AUT – Volxhaus $
10/1 Munchen, GER – Werk $
10/2 Pinarella di Cervia, IT – Rock Planet $
10/3 Solothurn, CH – Kofmehl $
10/4 Hannover, GER – Faust $
10/5 Gothenburg, SW – Musikens Hus $
10/6 Munster, GER – Sputnikhalle $
10/7 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle $
10/8 Saarbrucken, GER – Garage $
10/9 Schweinfurt, GER – Alter Stattbahnhof $
10/10 Zaandam, NI – Kade $
10/11 Lindau, GER – Club Vaudeville TBC $
10/12 Stuttgart, GER – TBA $
10/13 Wien, GER – Arena $
10/14 Praha, CZ – Abaton $
10/15 Leipzig, GER – Werk $
10/16 Berlin, GER – SO 36 $
10/17 Amneville, FR – Tat The Beast $
% “Cool Tour”
$ “Hell On Earth” Tour
“Wormwood” was recorded at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA with Zeuss (Hatebreed, Chimaira, Shadows Fall) handling producing, mixing and mastering. The band chronicled the sessions through a series of video blogs which can be viewed at http://www.prostheticrecords.com/ THE ACACIA STRAIN’s first DVD, “The Most Known Unknown,” released February 16, debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Top Music Video Sales Chart and 2008’s album, “Continent,” debuted at number 2 on Billboard’s “Heatseekers” Chart. The band won the “Myspace Readers’ Choice Award” at 2009’s GOLDEN GODS awards.
