THE ACACIA STRAIN posts new song, begins pre-orders for 'Continent'
Massachusetts heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN have posted a brand new song, “Skynet,” on the band’s official MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/theacaciastrain) to celebrate the launch of pre-orders for the band’s forthcoming album, ‘Continent,’ now available online in five different, exclusive packages here (http://www.prostheticrecords.com/TASsplash.html). The first 400 pre-orders will come with an autographed 11”x17” poster featuring album artwork by Paul Romano (Mastodon, The Red Chord, Trivium). “Skynet” is the lead track from ‘Continent’ and is slated to be shot for a music video shortly; more details on that will be available soon. “‘Skynet’ is a band favorite,” vocalist Vincent Bennett says of the band’s new track. “We figured we should debut some of our ‘different’ tracks so when people pick up the album they are totally confused.”
Scheduled for an August 19 release through Prosthetic Records, ‘Continent’ is THE ACACIA STRAIN’s fourth full-length release and again features artwork from Romano who also supplied artwork for the band’s 2006 release, ‘The Dead Walk,’ and audio production from Zeuss (Shadows Fall, Hatebreed, God Forbid). The band recently completed a successful headlining tour across America with support from All Shall Perish, The Warriors and Since The Flood, culminating in a hometown show this past weekend in Holyoke, Mass. which was filmed for an upcoming DVD release in the future. THE ACACIA STRAIN will take a few days off at home before departing again for Europe alongside Annotations of An Autopsy and Knights of the Abyss.
THE ACACIA STRAIN on tour
(European Tour with Annotations of An Autopsy, Knights of the Abyss)
7/12 Bayreuth, Germany – Komm
7/13 Berlin, Germany – Cassiopeia
7/14 Prague, Czech Republic - 007
7/15 Banksa, Slovakia – Bystrica Klub 77
7/16 Wien, Austria – Arena
7/17 Turin, Italy – Soundfactory
7/18 Pinarella di Cervia, Italy - Rockplanet
7/20 Trier, Germany – Exhaus (with Converge, Integrity, Coliseum)
7/21 Paris, France - Batofar
7/22 Cardiff, UK – Barfly
7/23 Nottingham, UK – Junction 7
7/24 Glasgow, UK – Ivory Blacks
7/25 Sheffield, UK – Corporation
7/26 Stoke-On-Trent, UK – The Sugarmill
7/27 Norwich, UK – The Queen Charlotte
7/28 London, UK – Underworld
7/29 Manchester, UK – Music Box
7/30 Plymouth, UK – The White Rabbit
7/31 Swindon, UK – The Furnace
8/01 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
8/02 Bochum, Germany - Matrix
8/03 Karlsruhe, Germany – Stadtmitte
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"Technically adept, and perhaps even challenging to the unseasoned metal listener, The Dead Walk is clearly the strongest effort to date from New England scene stars The Acacia Strain." - Alternative Press magazine
"It's The Acacia Strain's rationale that makes them somewhat of a standout: there isn't an established category called "Heavy As Fuck." - Unrestrained! magazine
"It could be one of the big extreme releases of the year...the guys have streamlined their sound and their lineup, creating a solid disc heavy on breakdowns and with no shortage of metal riffs all over the place." - Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine
"Think the oppressive groove of Mastodon with the stodgy beats of Throwdown, and the hellish screams of your childhood nightmares. This is the sort of noise that makes dogs whimper, mountains shudder, babies cry and your mates dance - all at the same time." - Metal Hammer magazine
"Quite clearly the art of sophisticated bloodthirsty tech metal is entering a new renaissance period and it is albums like this that are leading the charge." - The PRP
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THE ACACIA STRAIN posts new song, begins
pre-orders for 'Continent'
Massachusetts heavy hitters
THE
ACACIA STRAIN have posted a
brand new song, “Skynet,” on the band’s
official
MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/theacaciastrain)
to celebrate the launch of pre-orders
for the band’s forthcoming album, ‘Continent,’
now available online in five different,
exclusive packages
here (http://www.prostheticrecords.com/TASsplash.html).
The first 400 pre-orders will come with
an autographed 11”x17” poster featuring
album artwork by Paul Romano (Mastodon,
The Red Chord, Trivium). “Skynet” is the
lead track from ‘Continent’
and is slated to be shot for a music
video shortly; more details on that will
be available soon. “‘Skynet’ is a band
favorite,” vocalist Vincent Bennett says
of the band’s new track. “We figured we
should debut some of our ‘different’
tracks so when people pick up the album
they are totally confused.”
Scheduled for an August 19 release
through Prosthetic Records, ‘Continent’
is
THE ACACIA STRAIN’s fourth
full-length release and again features
artwork from Romano who also supplied
artwork for the band’s 2006 release, ‘The
Dead Walk,’ and audio
production from Zeuss (Shadows Fall,
Hatebreed, God Forbid). The band
recently completed a successful
headlining tour across America with
support from All Shall Perish, The
Warriors and Since The Flood,
culminating in a hometown show this past
weekend in Holyoke, Mass. which was
filmed for an upcoming DVD release in
the future.
THE
ACACIA STRAIN will take a few
days off at home before departing again
for Europe alongside Annotations of An
Autopsy and Knights of the Abyss.
THE ACACIA STRAIN on tour
(European Tour with Annotations of An
Autopsy, Knights of the Abyss)
7/12 Bayreuth, Germany – Komm
7/13 Berlin, Germany – Cassiopeia
7/14 Prague, Czech Republic - 007
7/15 Banksa, Slovakia – Bystrica Klub 77
7/16 Wien, Austria – Arena
7/17 Turin, Italy – Soundfactory
7/18 Pinarella di Cervia, Italy -
Rockplanet
7/20 Trier, Germany – Exhaus
(with
Converge, Integrity, Coliseum)
7/21 Paris, France - Batofar
7/22 Cardiff, UK – Barfly
7/23 Nottingham, UK – Junction 7
7/24 Glasgow, UK – Ivory Blacks
7/25 Sheffield, UK – Corporation
7/26 Stoke-On-Trent, UK – The Sugarmill
7/27 Norwich, UK – The Queen Charlotte
7/28 London, UK – Underworld
7/29 Manchester, UK – Music Box
7/30 Plymouth, UK – The White Rabbit
7/31 Swindon, UK – The Furnace
8/01 Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
8/02 Bochum, Germany - Matrix
8/03 Karlsruhe, Germany – Stadtmitte
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"Technically adept, and perhaps even
challenging to the unseasoned metal
listener,
The
Dead Walk is
clearly the strongest effort to date
from New England scene stars The Acacia
Strain." -
Alternative Press magazine
"It's The Acacia Strain's
rationale that makes them somewhat of a
standout: there isn't an established
category called "Heavy As Fuck." -
Unrestrained! magazine
"It could be one of the big extreme
releases of the year...the guys have
streamlined their sound and their
lineup, creating a solid disc heavy on
breakdowns and with no shortage of metal
riffs all over the place." -
Brave
Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine
"Think the oppressive groove of
Mastodon with the stodgy beats of
Throwdown, and the hellish screams of
your childhood nightmares. This is the
sort of noise that makes dogs whimper,
mountains shudder, babies cry and your
mates dance - all at the same time." -
Metal
Hammer magazine
"Quite clearly the art of sophisticated
bloodthirsty tech metal is entering a
new renaissance period and it is albums
like this that are leading the charge."
-
The PRP