The Acacia Strain

"I saw this painting done by an artist named Lamour Supreme called 'Death Is the Only Mortal' and I liked it, but the name of it spoke to me more, for some reason," says The Acacia Strain frontman Vincent Bennett. The singer is on the line with Noisecreep discussing Death Is the Only Mortal, the Western Massachusetts group's upcoming sixth studio album, and first for indie powerhouse, Ri

Two weeks back, Noisecreep profiled ten top tier metal records to take us all the way to the Mayan calendar melt-down on Dec 21. But why stop at just ten? The likes of Pig Destroyer, As I Lay Dying and The Acacia Strain all have upcoming records worth your attention...

Female-fronted Phoenix rockers Eyes Set to Kill are the latest addition to the Century Media roster. Frontlady Alexia Rodriguez commented on the new deal, saying, "For the past two years, we have been touring around the world and evolving into the band we are today without the support of a label...

Metallica and Foo Fighters will appear at San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival. So will Stevie Wonder and Skrillex. That's what we call eclectic. The food is supposedly top notch, too. Good eats + good music = happy rockers. The fest takes place Aug...

Massachusetts rockers The Acacia Strain are releasing 'The Most Known Unknown,' a double live album that will be limited to only 5,000 copies, on June 21st. "We wanted to give the kids something fun, especially to the ones who don't get to see The Acacia Strain very often," vocalist Vincent Bennett told Noisecreep...

Prosthetic Records started with a seven inch and founder EJ Johantgen's ambition. After "seeing how major labels didn't care and continued to f--- up metal, and music in general," Johantgen put thought into action and the Los Angeles-based label was born...

Those lovable cartoon/puppet buffoons in the 'Team America' movie were onto something! The Acacia Strain are certainly echoing those sentiments as they reflect on their current domestic tour. "You can't beat America," Acacia Strain vocalist Vincent Bennett told Noisecreep, and not just because he's being all patriotic and super proud to be from this great country of ours...

These days, bands will do just about anything to promote their new albums. Viral campaigns, intricate online treasure hunts, fake websites, fabricated stories ... the list goes on and on. That's why, when we woke up this morning, a story about Five Finger Death Punch gave us pause...

You probably haven't heard of Awaken Demons yet, but the Acacia Strain's Vincent Bennet and Earth Crisis' Karl Buechner have. The vocalists each lend their throats as guests on the band's forthcoming Trustkill debut, 'The Mirror,' which hit stores Aug...

It appears as though 2009 will be quite a banner year for Pennsylvania's August Burns Red. The Lancaster quintet is about to embark on a headlining tour -- with the Acacia Strain and Impending Doom in tow -- and their latest blood-blistering effort, 'Constellations,' sold over 20,000 copies and landed at #24 on the sales charts its first week on retail shelves...