The Acacia Strain
Background information
Origin	Massachusetts, USA
Genre(s)	Metalcore Deathcore
Years active	2001 - Present
Label(s)	Prosthetic Records
Website	http://www.theacaciastrainmusic.com
Members
Vincent Bennett Daniel Laskiewicz Jack Strong Kevin Boutot

The Acacia Strain is a four-piece metalcore band based out of Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA. The band is currently signed to Prosthetic Records. The band has been together since 2001 and has undergone countless member changes to become what they are today. The Acacia Strain has 3 studio albums. "...And Life Is Very Long" (Devil's Head - 2002), "3750" (Prosthetic, Devil's Head - 2004), and "The Dead Walk" (Prosthetic - 2006) as well as a split seven-inch record with then Devil's Head lablemates Loyal To The Grave in which they cover the song "Seasons In The Abyss" which was originally recorded by the band Slayer. The band has worked with producer Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Defining the metalcore sound is not an easy task, as various bands have fused a hardcore-influenced sound and attitude with many different types of metal. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Prosthetic Records is a record label specializing in heavy metal recordings. ... Defining the metalcore sound is not an easy task, as various bands have fused a hardcore-influenced sound and attitude with many different types of metal. ...   Settled: 1652 â€“ Incorporated: 1848 Zip Code(s): 01013, 01020, 01021 â€“ Area Code(s): 413 Official website: http://www. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Prosthetic Records is a record label specializing in heavy metal recordings. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. ... Adam Dutkiewicz is best known as one of the guitarists (along with Joel Stroetzel) and backup vocalist from Massachusetts metalcore band Killswitch Engage. ...

Discography

Studio Albums

• ... And Life is Very Long - (2002)
• 3750 - (2004)
• The Dead Walk - (2006)

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Other Releases

• Demo 2002 - (2002)
• When Angels Shed Their Wings : Volume 3 - (2003)

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Videography

• Smoke Ya Later - (2004)
• 3750 - (2005)
• Angry Mob Justice - (2006)

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Band members

Current Lineup

• Vincent Bennett - Vocals (2001-)
• Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz - Guitar (2001-)
• Kevin Boutot - Drums (2005-)
• Jack Strong - Bass (2006-)

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Former members

• Daniel "The Daniel" Daponde - Guitar (2001-2006)
• Ben Abert - Drums (2001-2004)
• Karrie Whitfield - Bass (Ex-Burn Your Wishes)
• John Preston - Bass (2003 and 2004)
• Jeanne Sagan - Bass (2003) (Currently in All That Remains)
• Christopher Daniele - Guitar (2001-2005)
• Mark Castillo - Drums (2004) (Temporary fill in from Bury Your Dead)
• Seth Coleman- Bass (2004-2006)

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Trivia

Former guitar player Daniel Daponde previously played in the band Blood Has Been Shed with Killswitch Engage vocalist Howard Jones. Blood Has Been Shed is a Hardcore group from Boston, MA. They are known for having two members of Killswitch Engage (Howard Jones and Justin Foley) in the band. ... Killswitch Engage, also known simply as Killswitch (or KsE) is an American Metalcore band, originating in Westfield, Massachusetts. ...

On the seven-inch release "When Angels Shed Their Wings", The Acacia Strain are listed as performing the song "Epidemic" when in fact they perform the song "Seasons in the Abyss".

External links

• Prosthetic Records
• The Acacia Strain official site
• The Acacia Strain myspace page.
• Devil's Head Records
• Interview with Erin Fox of Digital Metal