This is an elusive, forgotten, and often overlooked smaller but still important contribution to the vast discography of The Acacia Strain. Why is it important you might ask? Well, after spending years on Prosthetic Records and having released the bulk of their discography through them at the time, The Acacia Strain’s contract with the record label officially ended and it was time to find a new distributor. Oddly enough, the band went through with one of the most unlikely candidates possible, Rise Records. Having been home to many different and softer bands over the years such as Attack Attack!, The Devil Wears Prada, Of Mice & Men, and Emarosa, itโs questionable why a band such as The Acacia Strain would join such a label. However, here and there meaner and more beastly names such as The Red Shore, Those Who Lie Beneath and A Different Breed Of Killer would release quality deathcore through Rise Records and prove that this label does have a certain soft spot for some heaviness here and there. So would The Acacia Strain also benefit, or would this label change ruin their career? Letโs find out.
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