The Acacia Strain Merch
The Acacia Strain Merch - Members
Vincent Bennett (lead vocals), Daniel Laskiewicz (lead guitar, 2001-13), Daniel Daponde (rhythm guitar, backing vocals, 2001-06), Christopher Daniele (rhythm guitar, 2001-05), Ben Abert (drums, percussion, 2001-04), Karrie Whitfield (bass, 2001-03), Jeanne Sagan (bass, 2003), John Preston (bass, 2003-04), Seth Coleman (bass, 2004-06).
Kevin Boutot (drums, percussion, 2005-present), Jack Strong (bass, 2006-15), Jonathan Dennison (guitar, 2007), Richard Gomez (rhythm guitar, 2013-16), Devin Shidaker (lead guitar, backing vocals, 2013-present), Griffin Landa (bass, 2015-present), Tom “The Hammer” Smith, Jr. (rhythm guitar, 2016-present)
History
Originally founded in 2001, the band itself has undergone numerous changes in the member line-up. To date, they have released five studio albums as well as two split albums: one with Loyal to the Grave (on which they covered the Slayer song “Seasons in the Abyss”) and another with This or the Apocalypse, War from a Harlots Mouth, Fact, and Aggressive Dogs. The band has worked with acclaimed producers Adam Dutkiewicz and Chris “Zeuss” Harris.
The band released their DVD, The Most Known Unknown, on February 16, 2010. The band reached the Billboard Top 200 albums chart in 2008 with Continent and 2010 with Wormwood.
They will be playing on the entire Warped Tour 2011 on the Advent Clothing stage along with We Came As Romans, Set Your Goals, Winds Of Plague, Black Veil Brides, Miss May I and others.
Written by lead vocalist Vincent Bennett, the band’s lyrics generally center around misanthropy and nihilism. Bennett employs misogynistic and sexually deviant imagery in his lyrics, but usually only as metaphors to help get his points across while keeping the songs’ overall meanings open for interpretation.