THE ACACIA STRAIN Frontman Comments On new Album Chart Debut

Massachusetts heavy-hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN sold almost 5,600 copies of their new album, "Continent", in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 107 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD debuted at No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"We're not really sure how to feel," frontman Vincent Bennett said. "Obviously, we're really excited we made charts and very appreciative to everyone that bought the record this first week, but at same time it's really hard to sell records with all the people downloading nowadays. We're really happy that people still went out and bought it did and we hope they enjoy it. To the people that downloaded it, we hope you come out to one the shows and at least sing along and have a good time."

Bennett continued, "'Continent' is basically my absolute disgust towards everything. The whole album is based on the concept of nihilism. The world as we know it was a fluke and there is no meaning in anything. It is about pulling yourself out of society because everything makes you sick. It is about purposefully leaving everything behind and destroying everything you think you love. It is about hatred, anger, rage and resentment. Nothing is sure to me anymore. Everything has been tainted. This album is pretty much exonerating myself from it all."

THE ACACIA STRAIN has been confirmed as one of the support bands for UNEARTH's upcoming tour throughout the month of October. "The UNEARTH tour is basically the support tour we have been waiting for," Bennett said. "The lineup is one of the most diverse we have been a part of since Sounds Of The Underground [in 2007] and I can't wait to get out there and give what we have to offer. We are going to be playing a good number of new songs so dig in and learn those words."