The Acacia Strain will release its new album, “You Are Safe from God Here,” on Oct. 24, 2025, via Rise Records. Preorders are available here. The band also has shared the record’s first single, “A Call Beyond,” with the music video available below.
“This record unapologetically The Acacia Strain; take that however you want,” the band said. “It’s angry, it’s sad, it’s us. We made a record that made us feel uncomfortable. We hope it makes you feel the same way.”
“We had a hard time landing on one song to release first over all the others—it gets more difficult to pick ‘one song’ every time we put out a new record,” the band states. “We felt ‘A Call Beyond’ was a good introduction to this era of TAS.”
Regarding the accompanying visual, the band said: “We all have about 1,000 ideas for music videos we want to use, and we basically picked this one out of a hat! Devin came up with the idea of a game show, and Mike titled it. We all had a hand in coming up with the different ‘misfortunes,’ and Matt and Eric took the reins on the rest. We are really happy to make a video featuring a bunch of our friends, and realize Matt and Devin’s artistic vision.”
“You Are Safe from God Here” delves deeper into the territories of sludge, doom and death metal while retaining the aggression of the band’s hardcore punk roots. Lyrically, frontman Vincent Bennett once again navigates the bleak landscapes of misanthropy, nihilism and existential dread.
The new album follows the dual release of “Step into the Light” and “Failure Will Follow” in 2023.
“You Are Safe from God Here” track listing:
“eucharist i: BURNT OFFERING”
“A CALL BEYOND”
“SWAMP MENTALITY”
“THE MACHINE THAT BLEEDS” (Feat. Brody King + Colin Young)
“MOURNING STAR”
“I DON’T THINK YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE IT”
“ACOLYTE OF THE ONE”
“AEONIAN WRATH”
“HOLY MOONLIGHT”
“SACRED RELIC”
“WORLD GONE COLD”
“eucharist ii: BLOOD LOSS” (Feat. Sunny Faris)
Tour dates:
7/29 — Saint Andrew’s Hall — Detroit, MI
7/30 — The Forge — Joliet, IL
7/31 — Varsity Theater — Minneapolis, MN
8/1 — Granada Theater — Lawrence, KS
8/2 — Summit Music Hall — Denver, CO
8/3 — The Complex — Salt Lake City, UT
8/5 — El Corazon — Seattle, WA
8/6 — Roseland Theater — Portland, OR
8/7 — Ace Of Spades — Sacramento, CA
8/8 — 1720 — Los Angeles, CA
8/9 — SOMA — San Diego, CA
8/10 — The Nile Theater — Mesa, AZ
8/12 — Granada Theater — Dallas, TX
8/13 — White Oak Music Hall — Houston, TX
8/15 — The Orpheum — Tampa, FL
8/16 — Altar @ The Masquerade — Atlanta, GA
8/17 — The Underground — Charlotte, NC
8/19 — Canal Club — Richmond, VA
8/20 — Baltimore Soundstage — Baltimore, MD
8/21 — Irving Plaza — New York, NY
8/22 — Theatre of Living Arts — Philadelphia, PA
8/23 — New England Sadness + Failure Fest — Worcester, MA
