Prosthetic Records

It can be said some bands truly embody a certain spirit or emotion. Without a doubt, Massachusetts’ long running juggernauts, THE ACACIA STRAIN, truly embody anger. And that shows more than ever on their new full length, “Wormwood.” The band’s actual sound and vibe are more ferocious than ever on this, their fourth full length for Prosthetic Records, their fifth effort, overall.

Even the successes of their previous full-length, “Continent,” which debuted at number two on Billboard’s “Heatseekers” chart in 2008 and their DVD, “The Most Known Unknown,” which debuted at number 10 on Billboard’s Top Video Sales Chart in February of this year, has not assuaged front man and lyricist Vincent Bennett’s turmoil.
For “Wormwood,” the band returned to the scene of the creation of “Continent;” producer Zeus’ Planet Z Studio in Hadley, MA, where he’s previously worked with the likes of Hatebreed, The Red Chord, All That Remains, and more, where he engineered, mixed and mastered the slab of vitriol. This time around, we find guitarist, D.L. experimenting with 8 string guitars, adding further depth and low end to the band’s already stomach turningly low end sound.

The band will be appearing on this summer’s “Cool Tour” with As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between the Buried And Me, Blessthefall, Architects, Cancer Bats and War of Ages. The band’s extensive tour history has them on the road with acts such as Unearth, Bleeding Through, Killswitch Engage, Despised Icon and August Burns Red among many more and appeared on The Sounds of the Underground Tour, as well.

THE ACACIA STRAIN were formed in 2002 in Western Massachusetts, and have gone through a variety of line ups, even, at one point having three guitars, but have played in their current incarnation since 2006. That line up consists of vocalist Vincent Bennett, bassist Jack Strong, guitarist Daniel “DL” Laskeiwitz and drummer Kevin Boutot.