THE ACACIA STRAIN Unveil Latest Studio Video Blog

Western Massachusetts' metal mammoths THE ACACIA STRAIN, have unveiled the fifth video in their ongoing studio video blog series. In this episode, we see two of the all-star guest vocalists laying down some tracks, and front man Vincent Bennett gives us a sneak peak of some new tunes! Check out the exclusive footage, HERE. The band is recording their, as of yet, untitled follow up to 2008's "Continent" at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA with producer Zeuss (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall) at the helm. Stay tuned for more news about the upcoming album.

THE ACACIA STRAIN have several shows in May with Killswitch Engage, as well as "Cool Tour" in July/August with As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between the Buried And Me, Blessthefall, Architects, Cancer Bats and War of Ages.

Their upcoming dates are:
5/19 Norva- Norfolk, VA #
5/20 Ches-A-Rena- Pittsburgh, PA #
5/21 Water Street Music Hall- Rochester, NY #
7/13 The Tabernacle- Atlanta, GA %
7/14 House of Blues- N. Myrtle Beach, SC %
7/15 The Fillmore- Charlotte, NC %
7/16 Sonar- Baltimore, MD %
7/17 Sound Academy- Toronto, ON %
7/18 Royal Oak Music Theatre- Royal Oak, MI %
7/20 House of Blues- Boston, MA %
7/21 Starland Ballroom- Sayerville, NJ %
7/22 Electric Factory- Philadelphia, PA %
7/23 The LC Pavilion- Columbus, OH %
7/24 Eagles Complex- Milwaukee, WI %
7/25 The Pageant- St. Louis, MO %
7/27 Verizon Wireless Theater- Houston, TX %
7/28 The Palladium Ballroom- Dallas, TX %
7/30 Mesa Amphitheatre- Mesa, AZ %
7/31 Palladium- Los Angeles, CA %
8/1 The Warfield- San Francisco, CA %
# w/ Killswitch Engage
% "Cool 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.

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Jason Fisher    May 19, 2010