The Acacia Strain

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...

So, we were at a show last week, and noticed something strange. See, we realize it's uncouth to wear a band shirt to that same band's concert. It's like wearing an 'I Love New York' shirt in Times Square. We see dudes all the time when we go to shows wearing shirts with the logos of bands on the bill, and it almost always inspires a smart-ass remark...

"It was absolutely insane," MyChildren MyBride vocalist Matthew Hastings told Noisecreep about the Bamboozle crowd that gathered to watch his band's set on Saturday, May 2 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ. "There were kids as far as the eye could see and they showed us a lot of respect...

The Acacia Strain were the recipients of the MySpace Reader's Choice Award at the inaugural Revolver Golden Gods Awards. The band delivered an expletive-laden acceptance speech at the event last month but was beyond psyched for the recognition...