Acres announce new album 'The Host'

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."

ACRES - Bloodlust (Official Music Video)

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!"

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