ACRES announce ‘The Host’ extended version, due out September 26th via Solid State Records

ACRES announce ‘The Host’ extended version, due out September 26th via

Solid State Records

New single, Push Me Away, featuring Landon Tewers on THE PLOT IN YOU is out now

ACRES join Like Moths To Flames on tour this Autumn

Photo Credit: Ray Duker

British metallers ACRES have announced an extended edition of their acclaimed recent album The Host, due out September 26 via Solid State Records. Serving as both a continuation and completion of the original release, this expanded version features three brand-new tracks.

Today, the band shares the first of those three singles, ‘Push Me Away’, featuring guest vocals from The Plot In You vocalist, Landon Tewers.

Speaking on the new single, Acres share, “‘Push Me Away’ is almost like a confession of self-doubt, a reflection on feeling like you’re the weight holding someone back, and believing they’d be better off without you,” the band says. “When we wrote this in the studio, we instantly knew this was the song we wanted to have a feature on and we honestly couldn’t think of anyone better than Landon. We’re so grateful he wanted to be part of this!”

ACRES – Push Me Away (Official Visual)

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 turned this universal struggle into inspiration for their aptly titled third full-length album, ‘The Host’ (out now via Solid State / Tooth and Nail Records). 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!”

THE HOST PART 2 TRACK LISTING:
Bloodlust
“Not So Different”
Staring At The Sun
“Take My Last Breath”
Built To Bleed
“Push Me Away”
“Empty Room”
“Steal The Light”
“Welcome to the Family”
“Around Again”

Pre-order ‘The Host’ part 2:

Acres – The Host

Biography:

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.”

During October 2024, the band hopped the pond to record what would become The Host with none other than The Plot In You frontman Landon Tewers behind the board as producer. The musicians stayed at his Michigan studio. Beyond enjoying the onset of Halloween in America, they expanded their sonic palette by incorporating elements such as drop-tunings and leaning on the producer’s perspective, acumen, and wisdom. The album was lauded by Kerrang! Rock Sound, HM, Idobi, New Noise, and more.

ACRES ON TOUR:

With Like Moths To Flames

OCTOBER

24  Cincinnati  Bogarts
25  Lakewood  The Roxy
26  Chicago  The Bottom Lounge
28  Milwaukee  The Rave
29  Minneapolis  Varsity Theater
31  Denver  Gothic Theatre

NOVEMBER
1  Salt Lake City  Urban Lounge
3  Seattle  El Corazon
4  Portland  Hawthorne Theater
6  Roseville  Goldfield Trading Post
7  Pomona  Glasshouse
9  Tucson  191 Toole
11  San Antonio  The Rock Box
12  Dallas  Trees
13  Houston  Scout Bar
15  Tampa  The Orpheum
16  Orlando  Abbey
18  Atlanta  The Masquerade (Hell)
19  Charlotte  The Underground
21  Philadelphia  Brooklyn Bowl
22  Baltimore  The Recher
23  New York  Gramercy Theatre
25  Boston  Paradise Rock Club
26  Montreal  Fairmount Theater
27  Toronto  Opera House
29  Pittsburgh  Preserving Underground
30  Detroit  St. Andrews Hall