Metalsucks — Put this one in the “Did Not See Coming” category: The Acacia Strain have inked a new deal with Rise Records. Yup… Rise Records. Rise Records, whose roster includes such metal luminaries as Attack Attack!, Miss May I and The Devil Wears Prada... more info

Chorus.fm — Rise Records' announcement (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2711042) is that they have signed (http://www.facebook.com/Theacaciastrain) *The Acacia Strain (http://www.absolutepunk.net/theacaciastrain)*. more info

Metal Injection — If frontman Vincent Bennett is to believed (and why would he lie?), we can expect new music from The Acacia Strain sooner than later. Over the weekend, Bennett tweeted that he just finished recording vocals for a new track. Is this going to be a sing... more info

Metalsucks — Seeing a huge band in a small venue before their new album touring cycle kicks off is the absolute best. Just look at the above photograph of Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe crowd-surfing at the Troc in Philly on January 26th; that kind of intense... more info

Metal Injection — Last week, we were hopeful that the rumors of Lamb of God touring with The Acacia Strain were true, and turns out they are, sort of. In celebration of the release of their new album, Resolution, Lamb of God announced six east-coast club dates to prom... more info

Metalsucks — So there’s been a rumor going around that Lamb of God were doing a headlining tour with support coming from The Acacia Strain, and now we know that the rumor is kinda true: in January, the band will playing six club shows (read: gigs in venues smal... more info

Metal Injection — Woah. This could be the most destructive tour in the history of heavy metal. With the impending release of Lamb Of God's new album, Resolution, the band will undoubtably be hitting the road. That's where the money is made. While no official... more info

Metal Injection — Congrats to MI Junkie, superbeast777 on her awesome homemade Ace Frehley costume. She is the winner of the God Damn Halloween Costume Contest, presented in association with The Acacia Strain and ESP Guitars. She will be winning an ESP LTD EC100qm gui... more info

Metal Injection — Tonight, starting at 8pm Eastern, it's going to be our final Wednesday night Livecast. We're moving to Sundays, starting this Sunday, October 23rd. To end on a high note, we've invited The Acacia Strain frontman Vincent Bennett to call... more info

Metal Injection — As you may know, The Acacia Strain is heading out on tour with Terror, Stray From The Path and Harms Way (dates here), and to celebrate that and the fact that Halloween is right around the corner, the band and ESP are teaming up with Metal Injection ... more info