The Acacia Strain's new album, "Wormwood," released last Tuesday has charted at number 67 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart, with 6,466 units sold, according to Nielson Soundscan. This is the highest debut, in both chart position and in number sold, in the band's five album, ten year plus career. The album is also ranked at number 66 on the Top Current Albums Chart and number 8 on the Hard Rock Chart.
Their previous release, 2008's "Continent," debuted at number 107 with approximately 5700 units sold. This also marks the second highest first week chart debut in Prosthetic Records' history.
"The Most Known Unknown," the band's first DVD debuted at #10 on Billboard's Top Music Video Sales Chart back in February.
Front man Vincent Bennett commented; "We couldn't be happier about the reaction 'Wormwood' has been getting. We didn't know how it would go over and so far the feedback has been awesome! We appreciate the support of our fans helping us to get the word out and be a part of this record. Thanks for the support!"
THE ACACIA STRAIN is currently on "Cool Tour" along with As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between the Buried And Me, Blessthefall, Architects, Cancer Bats and War of Ages. They are then heading to Europe in September and October on the "Hell On Earth Tour" with Terror and more.
Their upcoming dates are:
7/28 Dallas, TX - The Palladium Ballroom %
7/30 Mesa, AZ - Marquis Theatre %
7/31 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium %
8/1 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield %
8/2 Las Vegas, NV- The Farm (w/ War of Ages)
8/4 Kansas City, MO- The El Torreon (w/ War of Ages)
9/17 Jena, GER - F Haus $
9/18 Koln, GER - Essigfabrik $
9/19 Reading, UK - Sub 89 $
9/20 Norwich, UK - Waterfront $
9/21 Colchester, UK - Arts Centre $
9/22 Plymouth, UK - White Rabbit $
9/23 Manchester, UK - Moho Live $
9/24 Sheffield, UK - Corperation $
9/25 London, UK - Islington 02 Academy $
9/26 Antwerpen, BE - Hof ter Lo $
9/27 Paris, FR - Glazart $
9/28 Rotterdam, NI - Watt $
9/29 Frankfurt/Main, GER - Batschkapp $
9/30 Klagenfurt, AUT - Volxhaus $
10/1 Munchen, GER - Werk $
10/2 Pinarella di Cervia, IT - Rock Planet $
10/3 Solothurn, CH - Kofmehl $
10/4 Hannover, GER - Faust $
10/5 Gothenburg, SW - Musikens Hus $
10/6 Munster, GER - Sputnikhalle $
10/7 Hamburg, GER - Markthalle $
10/8 Saarbrucken, GER - Garage $
10/9 Schweinfurt, GER - Alter Stattbahnhof $
10/10 Zaandam, NI - Kade $
10/11 Lindau, GER - Club Vaudeville TBC $
10/12 Stuttgart, GER - TBA $
10/13 Wien, GER - Arena $
10/14 Praha, CZ - Abaton $
10/15 Leipzig, GER - Werk $
10/16 Berlin, GER - SO 36 $
10/17 Amneville, FR - Tat The Beast $
% "Cool Tour"
$ "Hell On Earth" Tour
