Massachusetts' heaviest, The Acacia Strain, return with the release of "Continent" and a full UK and mainland European headline tour to coincide. Hardcore has never had it's metal so heavy and this new album takes the band's trademark mosh-pit battery and technical brutality to the next level.
Following on from the acclaimed 2006 album, "The Dead Walk" and a successful UK tour with Hatebreed in 2007, "Continent" brings the truly heavy into 2008. Composed, confident and uncompromising in it's lyrical and aural integrity, The Acacia Strain however never lose sight of where they come from or their sense of fun, bringing it all together into one of the metal landmarks of the year.
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