Wormwood
The most hated band on planet Earth. Too much? Not for The Acacia Strain. In fact, that's just how they like it.
We first met these guys when my brother and I were still on tour with Dear Life and our booking agent at the time happened to be the same as theirs. We got thrown into an opening spot on a tour with The Acacia Strain, All Shall Perish, and Since the Flood. Probably the most brutal bands you could think of, yet the nicest guys we've ever encountered.
Ever since then, we've kept in close contact with Vincent and he and the rest of the guys have been representing for the brand around the world in front of hundreds of kids a night.
They just recently had a new record come out called Wormwood and if I had to describe it in two words: FUCKING PISSED. It's heavy, it's raw, and it doesn't pull any punches. They also released a video for their single "The Hills Have Eyes" and as you can see from this screen shot, Vincent is sporting his "made-for-L&O-bands-only" logo tank top.
To go along with the theme of the video, they will be embarking on a US tour cleverly titled "To Catch a PredaTOUR" with The Red Chord, Terror, Gaza, and more. They'll also be hitting Europe hard shortly before that so if you're anywhere close by, don't miss it!
On top of that, TAS was featured in the latest issues of Hails and Horns and Decibel magazines. Check out the spread from Hails and Horns by clicking HERE - check out the L&O tee!
Last but not least, I've finally started to develop some ideas for a couple little collaboration projects between our brand and the band. I've tapped artist Ed Brescia for one of them and the other will involve someone a little closer to the band so that you get a collective effort from both sides of our worlds.
Pure unadulterated misanthropic creativity. Let's see what happens!
- Vince
We first met these guys when my brother and I were still on tour with Dear Life and our booking agent at the time happened to be the same as theirs. We got thrown into an opening spot on a tour with The Acacia Strain, All Shall Perish, and Since the Flood. Probably the most brutal bands you could think of, yet the nicest guys we've ever encountered.
Ever since then, we've kept in close contact with Vincent and he and the rest of the guys have been representing for the brand around the world in front of hundreds of kids a night.
They just recently had a new record come out called Wormwood and if I had to describe it in two words: FUCKING PISSED. It's heavy, it's raw, and it doesn't pull any punches. They also released a video for their single "The Hills Have Eyes" and as you can see from this screen shot, Vincent is sporting his "made-for-L&O-bands-only" logo tank top.
To go along with the theme of the video, they will be embarking on a US tour cleverly titled "To Catch a PredaTOUR" with The Red Chord, Terror, Gaza, and more. They'll also be hitting Europe hard shortly before that so if you're anywhere close by, don't miss it!
On top of that, TAS was featured in the latest issues of Hails and Horns and Decibel magazines. Check out the spread from Hails and Horns by clicking HERE - check out the L&O tee!
"We don't write songs for people. We write songs for ourselves, with people in mind. Being in a band shouldn't be about writing "hits". It should be about the emotion, the feeling, and the passion in the music. Fuck the hits."Amen to that.
Last but not least, I've finally started to develop some ideas for a couple little collaboration projects between our brand and the band. I've tapped artist Ed Brescia for one of them and the other will involve someone a little closer to the band so that you get a collective effort from both sides of our worlds.
Pure unadulterated misanthropic creativity. Let's see what happens!
- Vince
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