The Acacia Strain Announce December Australian Tour

US deathcore luminaries The Acacia Strain will return to Australian shores for a mighty face-melter of a run this December.

The visit comes in the wake of their lauded eighth studio album Gravebloom, which was released back in June and went on to crack the top five on the US indie charts.

It's the first of the band's records to feature rhythm guitarist Tom Smith Jr and bassist Griffin Landa, both of whom joined the line-up over the past couple of years, after the release of seventh LP Coma Witch (2014).

The long-serving outfit also released a three-way split EP last year, with Fit For An Autopsy and Aussie favourites Thy Art Is Murder, called The Depression Sessions.

The Acacia Strain will be joined by their Texan contemporaries in Kublai Khan who will arrive hot on the heels of releasing their new album, Nomad (due out on Friday 29 September through Rise Records).

The tour will take the bands through Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney (licensed all-ages), Canberra, Melbourne (two shows — AA and 18+), Adelaide (licensed all-ages) and Perth.

Tickets for all shows will be available from 9am local time this coming Tuesday, 26 September, via Destroy All Lines.

See theGuide for the full spread of dates, venues and other booking details.