The Acacia Strain
The Acacia Strain is a deathcore band from Chicopee, Massachusetts. Originally founded in 2001, the band itself has undergone numerous changes in the member line-up. To date they have released ten studio albums, as well as two split albums: one with Loyal to the Grave (on which they covered the Slayer song "Seasons in the Abyss") and another with This or the Apocalypse, War from a Harlots Mouth, Fact, and Aggressive Dogs. The band has worked with acclaimed producers Adam Dutkiewicz and Chris "Zeuss" Harris.
In December 2009, The Acacia Strain toured as direct support for Hatebreed as part of the Stillborn Fest alongside Crowbar, The Casualties, and Thy Will Be Done.
The band released their DVD, The Most Known Unknown, on February 16, 2010. The band reached the Billboard Top 200 albums chart in 2008 with Continent and 2010 with Wormwood.
They performed at Warped Tour 2011 on the Advent Clothing stage along with We Came As Romans, Set Your Goals, Winds of Plague, Miss May I and others.
In April 17, 2012, it was announced that The Acacia Strain signed to Rise Records, announcing plans for a new album in October 2012.
On April 25, 2012, a new song, titled "Servant in the Place of Truth", was released digitally, and at the time was also in anticipation of their upcoming album, which will be released in the fall
On July 18, 2012, The Acacia Strain announced the title of their new upcoming album, "Death is the Only Mortal". It is set for release on October 9, 2012.
On August 10, 2012, The band announced the track listing for "Death is the Only Mortal" and released the album art via their Facebook page. In it however, the single "Servant in the Place of Truth" is not listed on the album, as it could have been a pre-production track. Later on that day, guitarist Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz confirmed that it was just a single on its own.
On September 6, 2012, an official single off "Death is the Only Mortal" was released titled "Victims of the Cave" as a lyric video on Rise Records' YouTube channel.
In December 2009, The Acacia Strain toured as direct support for Hatebreed as part of the Stillborn Fest alongside Crowbar, The Casualties, and Thy Will Be Done.
The band released their DVD, The Most Known Unknown, on February 16, 2010. The band reached the Billboard Top 200 albums chart in 2008 with Continent and 2010 with Wormwood.
They performed at Warped Tour 2011 on the Advent Clothing stage along with We Came As Romans, Set Your Goals, Winds of Plague, Miss May I and others.
In April 17, 2012, it was announced that The Acacia Strain signed to Rise Records, announcing plans for a new album in October 2012.
On April 25, 2012, a new song, titled "Servant in the Place of Truth", was released digitally, and at the time was also in anticipation of their upcoming album, which will be released in the fall
On July 18, 2012, The Acacia Strain announced the title of their new upcoming album, "Death is the Only Mortal". It is set for release on October 9, 2012.
On August 10, 2012, The band announced the track listing for "Death is the Only Mortal" and released the album art via their Facebook page. In it however, the single "Servant in the Place of Truth" is not listed on the album, as it could have been a pre-production track. Later on that day, guitarist Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz confirmed that it was just a single on its own.
On September 6, 2012, an official single off "Death is the Only Mortal" was released titled "Victims of the Cave" as a lyric video on Rise Records' YouTube channel.
