Altsounds — Western Massachusetts' own THE ACACIA STRAIN have released their first studio update in a series of videos to document the entire recording process while at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA. The band recently entered the studio to record the follow ... more info

Metal Injection — The next (big?) summer tour package has been announced! While it's nowhere near as extreme as this year's Summer Slaughter tour bill, the "Cool Tour" has a pretty solid lineup of bands including AS I LAY DYING, UNDEROATH, BETWEEN THE BURIED... more info

Altsounds — Western Massachusetts' own THE ACACIA STRAIN has set dates to record the follow up to their 2008 release, the highly successful "Continent." The band will be returning to track the new record with Zeuss at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, MA, where they... more info

Metal Injection — What great gifts Wednesday has brought us. Sean Gresens has uploaded 8 new bootleg videos of The Acacia Strain kicking ass from back in January at Santos Party House. When Sean tapes a set, he makes sure to tape A LOT so you have a good amount of var... more info

Metal Injection — Congrats to MI junkie Hellblazer310 for winning last week's Guessing Game and getting a sweet The Acacia Strain swag bag. A good amount of you got it right, but if you're curious as to who it was last week, click on the thumbnail for the fu... more info

Metal Injection — Alright, alright! I admit, I totally have been slacking off with this game. But that was the past! From now on, I promise to have a new Guessing Game set up every Monday afternoon for all you loyal junkies. This week, we have an awesome prize pack co... more info

Metalsucks — Last week’s logo was a toughie, but props to Brittany Smith for correctly identifying it as belonging to the band Misshapen Hatred. Brittany wins a free copy of The Acacia Strain’s awesome new DVD, The Most Known Unknown. Enjoy it, Brit! This wee... more info

Metal Injection — Tomorrow, THE ACACIA STRAIN will be releasing their first DVD, The Most Known Unknown and we feel that's cause for celebration! Above, you will find an exclusive live clip from the DVD for the track "Balboa Towers" that the band was kind enough... more info

Metalsucks — Hey, Scott Rives! Guess what? You correctly identified last week’s logo as that of romantic crooners Cunt Smash! You win a Lacuna Coil DVD! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Alrighty. Now that that’s out of the way… This week the fine folks at Prosthetic Reco... more info

Metalsucks — I have seen The Acacia Strain’s new DVD, The Most Known Unknown, and it is good. Honestly, I’ve never been a huge TAS fan – I’ve always respected them and liked them, but I don’t spend a lot of my free time listening to them. But this DVD m... more info