ACRES announce new album with intense new single ‘Bloodlust’New album ‘The Host’ is released May 2 on Tooth & Nail/Solid State RecordsThe band are set to tour this year with Beartooth, The Plot In You, Holding Absence and The Devil Wears Prada |
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Photo Credit: Jamie Waters |
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British metallers Acres are back with their most ambitious chapter yet. The band has announced their third studio album, ‘The Host,’ set for release on May 2, 2025, via Tooth & Nail/Solid State Records. Alongside the news of the new album the band has also shared the official video for the album’s first single ‘Bloodlust’. It’s an intensely sanguine, gloriously creepy, and cinematic clip, full of complex religious imagery. Musically, the track mixes synthy melodics with spine-chilling riffs and thunderous percussion, effectively capturing all that Acres are. “‘Bloodlust’ is a track about a toxic relationship between you and addiction, we call The Host,” shares vocalist Ben Lumber. “It’s about giving in and giving up to it. You know it’s bad for you, but you can’t live without it. It’s the perfect way to start the record, a first peek into the downward spiral of letting the host in and letting it consume you.” |
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ACRES – Bloodlust (Official Music Video) |
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We all face an entity we can’t escape. It may rear its head under the guise of a drug, a drink, a hobby, or a significant other. No matter how bad it gets, we go back for more until we just can’t anymore…and nothing remains. Acres turn this universal struggle into inspiration for their aptly titled third full-length album, The Host. Working alongside producer and The Plot In You front man Landon Tewers, the UK quartet—Ben Lumber, Alex Freeman, Jack Rogers, Ash Scott—confront this universal affliction head-on with an unpredictable and undeniable hybrid of insurgently catchy melodies, neck-breaking grooves, and disarmingly seductive soundscapes. “The Host represents a bold step in a new direction for us as a band, we’ve always pushed ourselves to evolve with every album and never write the same record twice,” says singer Ben Lumber. “This time the process was unlike anything we’ve done before, working with Landon Tewers brought a fresh perspective and added a new flair to our sound that we’re really excited about!” |
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The Host 1) Bloodlust 2) Not So Different 3) Staring At The Sun 4) Built To Bleed 5) Your Goodbye 6) Steal The Light 7) Around Again Pre-order ‘The Host’: Acres – The Host |
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| Audiences initially fell under Acres’ spell in 2019 when they unveiled the fan favorite Lonely World. After grinding on the road, they made significant strides with 2023’s Burning Throne. “My Everything” reeled in 2.6 million Spotify streams followed by “Hold On” with another 2 million Spotify streams. Kerrang! applauded how, “Acres display their potential with some big choruses to match,” and When The Horn Blows hailed Burning Throne as “a classic metalcore album filled with swinging hooks, rough riffs, popping electronic elements and lovely vocals that turn into monster screams.” |
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ACRES ON TOUR: MARCH WITH THE PLOT IN YOU & HOLDING ABSENSE:
01 Dallas TX Studio The Factory
02 Houston TX White Oak Music Hall
04 Nashville TN Cannery Ballroom
05 Atlanta GA The Eastern
07 Columbia SC The Senate
08 Richmond VA The National
09 Baltimore MD Baltimore Soundstage
11 Toronto ON The Danforth Music Hall
12 Montreal QC Beanfield Theatre
14 Worcester MA Palladium
15 Philadelphia PA Union Transfer
16 New York NY Webster Hall APRIL 5 Takedown Festival UK Portsmouth
WITH THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA:
17 Wichita KS Temple Live
18 Des Moines IA Val Air Ballroom
19 Fargo ND Sanctuary Events Center
20 Winnipeg MB Park Theatre
22 Edmonton AB Midway
23 Calgary AB The Palace Theater
25 Vancouver BC Commodore Ballroom
26 Seattle WA Showbox SoDo
27 Eugene OR McDonald Theatre
29 Great Falls MT The Newberry
30 Billings MT Pub Station
MAY
02 Lincoln NE Bourbon Theatre
03 Davenport IA Capitol Theater
04 Springfield MO The Regency
06 Oklahoma City OK Diamond Ballroom
07 Little Rock AR The Hall
08 Huntsville AL Mars Music Hall
09 St Louis MO The Pageant
13 Knoxville TN The Mill & Mine
14 Charleston SC Charleston Music Hall
WITH BEARTOOTH:
05 Shreveport LA Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
15 Mobile Soul Kitchen Music Hall
16 Dothan AL The Plant |
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