THE ACACIA STRAIN — vocalist Vincent Bennett; guitarists Devin Shidaker and Mike Mulholland; bassist Griffin Landa; and drummer Kevin Boutot —are pleased to announce their new album STEP INTO THE LIGHT, out May 12 via Rise Records.
Pre-order the album, which was produced by Randy Leboeuf (Every Time I Die, Lorna Shore, Bad Omens), here.
The band has also shared the visualizer for the new track “FRESH BONES“ and it finds them in beast mode, as usual. Watch + listen here.
“Excited to finally be able to talk about the next chapter of The Acacia Strain,” says Bennett. “As soon as you think you know what you’re getting, we try to surprise you. Hold your breath for a bit — we might just surprise you again.”
“FRESH BONES” follows “UNTENDED GRAVES,” which arrived with much fanfare in December of the last year. Rock Sound stated that the band “goes harder than absolutely everybody else.” Brooklyn Vegan lauded the track as “enough to get us very intrigued about what else they might have up their sleeves.” Elsewhere, Revolver tipped the band on their 55 Most Anticipated Albums of 2023 list.
Clearly, anticipation for a new The Acacia Strain album burns at a fevered pitch!
STEP INTO THE LIGHT TRACK LISTING:
“FLOURISHING”
“CALF’S BLOOD”
“CHAIN” (FEAT. JACOB LILLY)
“FRESH BONES”
“TEETH OF THE CURSED DOG”
“OPEN WOUND”
“SINKHOLE” (FEAT. JOSEF ALFONSO)
“IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING?”
“UNTENDED GRAVES”
“NONE OF US ASKED TO BE HERE”
The Acacia Strain will hit the road with Fit For an Autopsy, Full of Hell, and Primitive Man next month. The tour kicks off on March 8 in Brooklyn and runs through April 1 in Worcester, MA. All dates are below. Get tickets here.
THE ACACIA STRAIN ON TOUR:
WITH FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, FULL OF HELL, + PRIMITIVE MAN:
3/8 — Brooklyn, NY — The Monarch
3/9 — Philadelphia, PA — Underground Arts
3/10 — Columbus, OH — The King of Clubs
3/11 — Detroit, MI — St. Andrew’s Hall
3/12 — Chicago, IL — Metro
3/14 — Denver, CO — The Gothic
3/15 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex
3/17 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon
3/18 — Portland, OR — Hawthorne Theater
3/19 — Sacramento, CA — Ace of Spades
3/20 — Santa Ana, CA — The Observatory
3/21 — Los Angeles, CA — 1720
3/22 — Mesa, AZ — Nile Theater
3/24 — Dallas, TX — Amplified Live
3/25 — Austin, TX — Come and Take It Live
3/26 — Houston, TX — Warehouse Live
3/28 — Tampa, FL — The Orpheum
3/29 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade (Heaven)
3/30 — Greensboro, NC — Arizona Pete’s
3/31 — Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Soundstage
4/1 — Worcester, MA — The Palladium