“‘Playing the Victim’ and everything coming after it feels like the step forward weâve always wanted to make with our music. Itâs more aggressive, technical, and overall more catchy than anything weâve done before, but itâs only the first of many. ‘Playing the Victim’ is just the tip of a very angry iceberg.” – Christian Mayfield, Vocalist
If there was ever a band that captured what it feels like to stand at the event horizon of a black hole, itâs Acacia Ridge. If there was ever a band that made you want to drive a 72â Camaro through a brick wall just for the hell of it, itâs Acacia Ridge. If there was ever a band that captured the moment of agonizing adrenaline right before a tidal wave storms in, it could only be Acacia Ridge.
After the success of their first album, Watch Your Monarchs Fall, the band immediately turned their eyes to the future with the goal of creating heavier, more intricate, and overall better songs.
Enter “Playing the Victim”, the first of a long line of earth-scorching singles that promise to redefine what Acacia Ridge is capable of. Their new music features faster guitars, catchier vocals, and the kind of drums that rearrange the inside of your ears. Acacia Ridge isnât here to âdefy-genreâ. Theyâre here to make some damn good rock music.
Darkened Demise Cover art by Sidjimbe Art Pacific Northwest Thrash/Speed/Death Metal Guitarist Frank Hetzel’s All Star Project BELTFED WEAPON Drop Second Single and Lyric Video for Title Track “Darkened Demise” with Steve Tucker, Jason Viebrooks, Kragen Lum & Bryan Newbury Watch “Darkened Demise” (lyric video directed by Andrzej Art)  https://youtu.be/OPLxTYevoFE “Darkened Demise” Track featuring: Frank Hetzel – Guitar Steve Tucker – Vocals Jason Viebrooks – Bass Kragen Lum – Guitar Solo Bryan Newbury – Drums From Upcoming EP Darkened Demise “One day the words darkened demise just came into my head. I didn’t know what the meaning was, but I thought it sounded cool, so I looked […] […]
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