The Acacia Strain vocalist Vincent Bennett explains releasing two albums on the same day
Stu McDonald
In February The Acacia Strain announced that they would release Step Into The Light on May 12 and just yesterday the band shared they will also be releasing failure will follow on the same day, both through Rise Records.
You can pre-order both albums here.
Fans of the band were confused as to why the band would be dropping two separate albums on the same day, why not just release them as one?
Vocalist Vincent Bennett took to his Instagram to clear up any confusion:
I know it's confusing; why two records on the same day? Why not just do a big long record? Well, they are legitimately two separate records - written and recorded separately. One being a fast and hard ass beater, the other a slow, sad, emotional rollercoaster. It's all a big "what if?" It's about human evolution on one hand, and human devolution on the other, and how every small decision we make can affect us in big ways. What if we leave the earth? What if we all evolve beyond our bodies? What if we go nuclear and fight for the final scraps of civilization? What if the earth fights back and reclaims itself? It's also about TAS. What if this riff went here, with this lyric? What if we were a completely different band? Mindset and environment can come into play in making a record, and we took that ALL into consideration. You may hear a familiar riff on one record or the other, you might hear similar lyrics shared on both records. It's about a split in time. The diverging paths we all take along the way, and the similarities we might encounter. How the decisions we make may cause breaks in reality, and what new realities they may create. We spent the better part of a year conceptualizing this into completion; we put everything into these records. You can buy one, both, or neither. You can listen to it on your streaming service of choice for free. We don't want your money, we just want your attention. I just want you to hear it, i care mostly that you listen; and you understand what we were trying to accomplish. We can never put out a normal record ever again. Thank you for reading - for understanding, and not being a negative hateful slandering reactionary.
74 comments
Post CommentA lot of big words for a bunch of arf arf and chugging
I like his distinguished grey hair silver fox mature look. If only other scene elders could age this gracefully
"We can never put out a normal record ever again." This guy is such a diva DL was the only good thing about TAS now it all sounds dumb and all over the place they can't find their own sound so they resort to make a lame excuse of "different records blah blah blah" shut up Vince you sold out when you became a lame hipster soy boy RIP TAS
There's no way I'm reading all that. I'm not confused as to why they did it. Bands do this sometimes. stop talking out your ass
lol at trying to make The Acacia Strain cerebral and introspective
"This guy is such a diva DL was the only good thing about TAS now it all sounds dumb and all over the place they can't find their own sound so they resort to make a lame excuse of "different records blah blah blah" shut up Vince you sold out when you became a lame hipster soy boy RIP TAS" Did you just learn English or have you suffered a head injury?
Haven't been good since 2004, this just sounds like Jesus Piece
Some solid creativity in 2023. You haters will have something to say about EVERYTHING...stoked to check these out.
Mike Casavant is the only good guitarist this band ever had.
Someone's trying to blow through that rise record album deal.
I love how some of y'all have to come on here and brag about how you're "not reading all that". Good job I guess? Congrats on being a lazy piece of shit and compensating for accomplishing nothing? It takes a couple seconds to read a run-on paragraph but I forget most of you are undiagnosed or unmedicated ADHD and 2 seconds is too long for you without your brain spazzing out and starts typing slurs on an anonymous board
Imagine reading all that drivel about a dogshit deathcore band loooool
Someone's trying to blow through that rise record album deal. I don't know where the f*ck he thinks they're going to go? Closed Casket ain't shelling out the dough Rise is, right? Or is he on the "cred" chapter of his life where art means more to him or something?
anonymous 17 minutes ago I love how some of y'all have to come on here and brag about how you're "not reading all that". Good job I guess? Congrats on being a lazy piece of shit and compensating for accomplishing nothing? It takes a couple seconds to read a run-on paragraph but I forget most of you are undiagnosed or unmedicated ADHD and 2 seconds is too long for you without your brain spazzing out and starts typing slurs on an anonymous board go home and get your shine box
00-1-1-0-00-00-000-000-0-1-0-000-YOURGODISDEAD-0-00-000-1-00-0YOUARESHIT-1-00-11-1-1 That's Acacia tabs for you
I doubt they are a huge priority on Rise. Sharptone is probably where they go
go home and get your shine box Using a goodfellas quote on me won't change the fact that you're unlovable and have spent most of your adult life saying shitty things on lambgoat news comments sections to other people to get a rise and to compensate for the fact that you've accomplished nothing in your life and have no friends and your family wants nothing to do with you
I doubt they are a huge priority on Rise. Sharptone is probably where they go Would they actually be a priority there? I truthfully don't know how big a lot of these toilet bowl spatter, big 15 years ago bands are today.
I think the real question is how braindead are TAS fans that their third double-album after DL left is so confusing the band needs to write a short essay explaining it? Did they forget about Coma Witch & Observer or Slow Death & It Comes in Waves? The latter was extremely close together and meant to be a companion piece too.
The generation of kids coming out to see them now weren't even around when DL was in the band. TAS are doing the best they ever have
anonymous 20 minutes ago go home and get your shine box Using a goodfellas quote on me won't change the fact that you're unlovable and have spent most of your adult life saying shitty things on lambgoat news comments sections to other people to get a rise and to compensate for the fact that you've accomplished nothing in your life and have no friends and your family wants nothing to do with you i'm at my cushy office job getting paid to talk shit to a gaygit like you, doesn't get easier. maybe you should get back to roofing in the winter before the bossman notices and you're back in the jobline. good luck with your spinal stenosis. wait, you're probably vincent, sorry king!!!!!!!!
rick____tocchet 3 hours ago TLNR Rick it's ok, we know you can't read.
yeah nice long-winded comments that no one will read i'm high you're gay
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Vince is on to something in his post. I've often asked if they were a different band. Hoped even!
LOL @ this pretentious a ss thinking his band is Guns 'N' Roses or Metallica 😂
I thought straight edge means he's better than us. But it's written like an aging r3tard. Yawn.
I would be legitimately embarrassed if I were doing this late into my 30's or early 40's
Two albums means more money for Polar Seltzer cases and keto bread. -Vincent
"I love how some of y'all have to come on here and brag about how you're "not reading all that". Good job I guess? Congrats on being a lazy piece of shit and compensating for accomplishing nothing? It takes a couple seconds to read a run-on paragraph but I forget most of you are undiagnosed or unmedicated ADHD and 2 seconds is too long for you without your brain spazzing out and starts typing slurs on an anonymous board" Hey Vince what's up?
TAS was the shit back in the day. Decent shows and decent records (3750/The Dead Walk/The Demo Version of Dr. Doom). Band has changed their sound since touring with Oceano and all the posi talk is kinda wack after they played up all that "negative" schtick for years. Ol boy talked mad shit on straight edge old heads, so may as well not even claim straight edge any longer.
This is what happens when a kid shoots up a store with your band's hoodie on.
Low IQ music caveman trying to sound smart is... cute.
"Some solid creativity in 2023. You haters will have something to say about EVERYTHING...stoked to check these out" It's shit tier metalcore calm down. You listen to awful music
My name is Chris Biggs. Come find me at LDB and I'll let you band out my gf, but I have to watch
Chris Biggs again sorry meant to say BANG out my gf at LDB. She likes it rough too
"I would be legitimately embarrassed if I were doing this late into my 30's or early 40's" Is a tech job and Tesla the way to go? Don't forget the boosters for you and your family…
" anonymous 12 hours ago My name is Chris Biggs. Come find me at LDB and I'll let you band out my gf, but I have to watch permalink | report abuse anonymous 12 hours ago Chris Biggs again sorry meant to say BANG out my gf at LDB. She likes it rough too" WHO THE f*ck WOULD GO NEAR THAT.
DL was TAS - How Vin would think it was a good idea to continue with the same band name is beyond me but it hasn't aged well. He is also the result of what happens to a scene jack off living in his mothers home his whole life. Remember when Frankie Emmure laid his ass out at bamboozle fest?
Vincent: "Thank you for reading - for understanding, and not being a negative hateful slandering reactionary." LG comments section: I'm about to end this man's whole career.
Every skinny twink loser on here whining about how this meathead guitar player invented this band Jesus Christ just f*cking find his instagram and beg to suck his dick already
That makes two albums I won't be listening to in one day!
I think what he meant to say is yes we know this is a terrible idea but I already told the group chat we're doing it
What is even the age range of this bands listeners at this point
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