UK BAND ACRES TO RELEASE DELUXE EDITION OF MOST RECENT ALBUM THE HOST
BAND SHARES COVER OF HIM’S “BURIED ALIVE BY LOVE” — LISTEN + WATCH
Ben Lumber // Alex Freeman // Ash Scott // Jack Rogers // Parker Adsit
In September 2025, UK band ACRES released the continuation of The Host via Solid State Records. The expanded edition was a continuation and completion of the original and added three new tracks — for a total of 10.
Today, the band announces the deluxe edition of The Host — which means even MORE new music. It arrives on November 6 and adds covers, remixes, live tracks, and other material.
The Host (Deluxe) brings together the full album and the What It’s Like to Feel Worthless EP. It includes a cover of HIM’s “Buried Alive By Love“; a remix of “Bloodlust“; an acoustic version of “Staring at the Sun“; and live versions of “Not So Different“ and “Built To Bleed.” Pre-save it here.
“The Host has always felt closely connected to the What It’s Like to Feel Worthless EP, so doing a deluxe version felt like the perfect way to bring those two worlds together and close out this era of the band,” says singer Ben Lumber about the band’s rationale for expanding the The Host. “We loved the idea of putting everything into one record, but also giving people something new with the additional tracks and different versions of songs. We’ve always been into reworking our music whether that’s stripping a song back, a live version, or letting it exist in a completely different way. As music fans ourselves, we’ve always loved when bands give you another side of a record you already know, so it felt right to do that with The Host.”
Today, Acres share their aforementioned cover of HIM’s “Buried Alive By Love.” Watch the visualizer here.
Regarding the HIM cover, the decision to cover the band was an easy one. It connected the dots for Lumber, who recalls, “When we were planning a cover, HIM were instantly the first band that came to mind. They’ve been such a huge part of my life and honestly one of the main reasons I ever wanted to be in a band. When I was younger, my friends and I would spend hours in the garage learning and playing HIM songs so getting to bring ‘Buried Alive By Love’ into the world of Acres all these years later feels like a proper full circle moment. It’s our way of paying respect to a band that had a massive part in shaping who I am as a musician.”
THE HOST TRACK LISTING:
“Bloodlust”
“Not So Different”
“Staring At The Sun”
“Take My Last Breath”
“Built To Bleed”
“Push Me Away” (Feat. Landon Tewers)
“Empty Room”
“Steal The Light”
“Welcome to the Family”
“Around Again”
ADDITIONAL TRACKS:
“Leave You To Rot”
“A Different Shade Of Misery”
“Lost”
“Deadweight”
“Lost” (Acoustic)
“Buried Alive By Love”
“Bloodlust” (deletetheinternet re-wire)
“Staring at the Sun” (Acoustic)
“Not So Different” (Live in Munich)
“Built to Bleed” (Live in Munich)
ACRES ON TOUR:
WITH THOUSAND BELOW:
09/14 — San Antonio, TX — Vibes Event Center
09/15 — Oklahoma City, OK — Beer City Music Hall
09/19 — Greensboro, NC — Hanger1819
09/20 — Norfolk, VA — The Annex
09/22 — Baltimore, MD — Ottobar
09/23 — Hamden, CT — Space Ballroom
09/26 — Asbury Park, NJ — Space Ballroom
09/27 — Amityville, NY — Amityville Music Hall
09/29 — Albany, NY — Empire Underground
09/30 — Syracuse, NY — The Song & Dance
10/02 — Lakewood, OH — Mahall’s
10/03 — Indianapolis, IN — Turntable
10/04 — Springfield, MO — Regency Live
10/06 — Colorado Springs, CO — Black Sheep
10/08 — Las Vegas, NV — Grey Witch
10/09 — Pomona, CA — The Glass House
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.
