The following story was part of the Day in Rock Report for 5/13/08 - (PR) The Acacia Strain have announced the release of their new album, tour dates and also plans to film a live DVD. They'll releasing their fourth studio record, Continent, via Prosthetic Records on August 19th, 2008. The band tapped acclaimed producer Zeuss (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall, God Forbid) for this next release. The artwork for Continent was done by none other then Paul Romano (Chiodos, Mastodon, Trivium, The Red Chord)
The Acacia Strain will be headlining the Sun Your Bunz tour, with dates running from May 30 to June 29. Nuclear Blast's All Shall Perish and fellow Massachusetts hardcore masters, Since the Flood are on the road as support with select dates featuring The Warriors and Eternal Lord.
The Warriors will be performing May 30 to June 13 and Ferret Music's UK deathcore export; Eternal Lord will be out from June 13 to the end of the tour.
The full dates of the SUN YOUR BUNZ tour are as follows:
5.30.08 Club Infinity, Williamsville, Ny
6.01.08 The Ritz - Warren, Mi
6.02.08 Reggie's Rock Club - Chicago, Il
6.03.08 Triple Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, Mn
6.05.08 Aquarium - Fargo, Nd
6.06.08 Sokol Underground - Omaha, Ne
6.07.08 Marquis Theatre - Denver, Co
6.09.08 The Venue - Boise, Id
6.10.08 The Boulevard - Spokane,Wa
6.11.08 Studio Seven - Seattle, Wa
6.12.08 Satyricon - Portland, Or
6.13.08 The Boardwalk - Orangevale, Ca
6.14.08 Chain Reaction - Anaheim, Ca
6.15.08 Hudson Theatre - San Bernardino, Ca
6.16.08 Jerry's Pizza - Bakersfield, Ca
6.18.08 The Rock (Az) - Tucson, Az
6.19.08 Las Cruces Live - Las Cruces, Nm
6.20.08 Red 7 - Austin, Tx
6.21.08 Fat Daddy's Sound Shack - Lewisville, Tx
6.22.08 Crush Lounge - Tulsa, Ok
6.24.08 The Muse - Nashville, Tn
6.25.08 Music Farm - Charleston, Sc
6.26.08 Kc's Music Alley - Fredericksburg, Va
6.27.08 Champion Ship - Lemoyne, Pa
6.28.08 Starland Ballroom - Infest- Sayreville, Nj
6.29.08 The Waterfront - Holyoke, Ma *****Shooting For New Dvd******