Interview with Vincent Bennett of The Acacia Strain and Cockpunch!

[TheDeathsmarch]

@LoLStompingLessons "you should get non emo fags to interview these bands". So your alright with them being fags as long as theyre "non-emo"?

[daneguitarist1]

lol, I like this because its Vincent constantly saying "really?" and looking over at a van or motorcycle lol

[DrApeJohnsonDDS]

i like how he hesitates and then kinda mumbles cockpunch

[xSHELLERx]

@metalmannyp87 @ShinexOnxREX Straightedge is not "gay" as it is not a man who likes another guy. It's a personal life choice. If it's not for you then that's fine, nobody told you it was. If a straightedge kid tried to push their views on you then they aren't real straightedge. Straightedge is about respect for yourself, it's a 100% personal choice, and you don't have the right to judge people for being sober.

[metalmannyp87]

straight edge is gay and fuck that diamondcut shirt emo boy

[FrankXWalter]

@metalmannyp87 fuck you

[Spencer0932]

@metalmannyp87 I LOVE YOU FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!! STRAIGHT FUCKING FAGGGS!

[EnvyIsChill]

@metalmannyp87 faggot

[BringerOfTruth123]

So he would tour with Metallica in 1985, but he thinks tight pants are gay? I don't understand this Vincent guy.

[BringerOfTruth123]

I love how he said "there's not nearly enough circle pits in America anymore." ACTUALLY, there are just not many at fucking deathcore scene shows because all the fucking brats want to do is dance. If you go see fucking municipal waste, then tell me there aren';t any fucking circle pits.

[grapeHateraid]

cumberland farms! new england is the best

[dmented666]

I thought he was joking when he said cock punch, then I looked at the side bar and BAM!! COCKPUNCH! haha. Good shit.

[anjewloveskemo]

bahahahaha "theres a difference between using a band as an influence and ripping them off" whaddup emmure ;]

[IACTUALLYSCREAMRIGHT]

ahhhh craig. so young lol

[xklasikahlmethodx]

the interviewer is a big faggot

[yehlingboy]

@SamEmeryVlog ha ha yeah know what you mean 

[yehlingboy]

@SamEmeryVlog yeah me too.. but only cause of those glasses

[yehlingboy]

@SamEmeryVlog that's what i figured.. I'd like to see the two get it on

[DieOrBlink]

(0:10) Did he say he was the singer of COCKPUNCH?!?!?!!?

[Hifcrea]

i have huge tits lmfao

[mkbyrne]

FUCK THAT CAR IS PISSIN ME OFF

[TapThatCore]

I love how the horn followed his ANDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[LoLStompingLessons]

you should get some non-emo fags to interview these bands.

[kyle1255]

@LoLStompingLessons You should use some words that you know what they mean. It's pretty funny about how you used Emo to describe a personality and/or look when that's not what Emo is at all. All Emo is is a term short for Emotive Hardcore which is a style of Hardcore from the 80's.....REEEEEEETARD!

[XXOAPTRAGEDY]

@LoLStompingLessons I was just thinking that... at every show Vincent says how much he hates people like that, with fringes, and spends hours doing their hair; so that's who they get to interview him. Haha.

[killacam206ickxxx]

@LoLStompingLessons You're a douche bag.

[jaysicksix6]

ol tim and eric lookin mufucka

[TurdCricket]

MESHUGGAH FTW!!!

[ladicius]

i like how despite the obvious earthquake that you maintained the interview. i'm slightly nauseous from the shaking. ;)

[xasthur502]

Not sure what's more annoying...the van/horn beeping, the interviewers wicked cool fashion hair, or the fact that he pronounced it "Acayseeah Strain". I love how cool clothes close off the interview. That's what really matters in music.

[Folter]

"just wanted to shake ur hand, i dont wanna be in ur video tho!"

" there goes that guy" lol

[TheyAreWolves]

" I see you have a lot of tattoos".... Kid grow a pair and stop talking like a fucking girl.

[WalkingWithACadaver]

I love how he looked so fuckin' awkward. He probably wanted to scalp that kid.

[shanonlucasfan]

hahhahahahahha vincent hates straightened hair hahahaha

[XboltX77]

LMFAO @6:43 Vincent can klaxons

[COBHC694]

"i dont have any tattoos" lol

[iLIVEPOSITIVE210]

no offense but vincent should have cockpunched the interviewer, he sounds like pussy :p

[kerriesam93]

ok the van and the other guy is kinda freaky

[nikthedick123]

dude how do you get your hair like that? that is probably the best hair ever

[ChainsawRaptor]

What realrockvince said...he looks pissed off and bored and like he hates your hair.

[OMFGWTF213]

haha cumberland farms is the shit

[nutterisgod]

I filmed this. Fuck tripods.

[realrockvince]

Friendly advice (I've done a lot of interviews)

Unique questions (do research). Quality, not quantity. Bands get interviewed by radio, TV, print, and websites almost every single day while on tour. It's irritating to be asked the same exact questions every day.

Do follow-up questions as the interview progresses.

Always promote what they're selling (new CD, DVD, tour ect.)

Gain their trust throughout the interview, then go a little controversial towards the end of the interview.

Have fun.

[sasuke909808]

I Have Huge Tits. HAHa

[makeupfromlastnight]

"Brand new socks cause they feel the best" <3

[brandonj323]

Gay scene kid, cool interview. Dude was judging Vincent the whole time but at the same time it was insightful.

[lighttheseskies]

Notice how after Vincent says he has big tits the dude looks at his chest

[kuriclownsinger]

My names Vincent, I'm the singer of The Acacia Strain and I'm badass.

[jsnipple]

emmure is better

[jonesy97]

Kill that cocksucker with the car starter!!!!

[deceasemortician]

fuck yeah circle pits need to come back what needs to go is hardcore dancing and fags like the interviewer

[XxBrutalBeatdownXx]

@deceasemortician a fucking gree man, bring the mosh and circle pits back

[14Jibbs14]

@deceasemortician couldn't agree with you more.

fucking hxc dancers piss me off.

[casperdet313]

@deceasemortician What needs to go is assholes like you who care about the way people are moshing at shows.For your information I've seen vincent in the pit before and guess what he was doing.Yeah hardcore dancing,but he was also moshing out so who the fuck cares what people do at show just let them have fun.

[deceasemortician]

@casperdet313 i care retard if you want to dance go to a fucking disco fag

[casperdet313]

@deceasemortician Lol I just laugh at imbeciles like you who have no rational thought or even insults for that matter to say.Using fag as a quip against me just goes to show how simple minded you really are.I can tell you're just another one of those asinine idiots who wax and moan about people who hardcore dance because you tried it,got hit and started crying like an infant and now you want them all to go.Tell u what call Vincent a fag to his face for hXc dancing and see what he does.

[xUR1ELx]

this kid needs to cut his hair i mean its ugly n you dont look good for an interviewer

haggard

[yehlingboy]

how is emmure related to this band.. someone fill me in with info

[silantbill]

@yehlingboy Emure ripped off numerous riffs and the two vocalist had a "Beef" a little while back which ended in a fist fight in which sources say Vincent won. Good shit.

[nikthedick123]

@silantbill what riffs did emmure rip off? i mean, everybody keeps talking about it but what tracks and riffs were copied?

[Badfish5447]

@nikthedick123 a ticket for the paralyzer is pretty similar to carbomb, and the first like 20-30 seconds of rusted over wet dreams sound similar to smoke ya later. in all honesty though, all four of those songs are so generic, you could probably find a bunch in this genre that sound like carbomb, or a ticket to the paralyzer. who the fuck cares both bands are sick, people need to stop bitching on emmure or acacia strain videos and should just enjoy the music.

[nikthedick123]

@Badfish5447 thanks man. i totaly agree, exept frankie knows he copied and even fucks with vincent in the song "r2 deepthroat" whatever i like both bands but thats realy fucked up that he did that. not cool, im on tac side.

[lowellroxz]

@yehlingboy 3750 and Goodbye To The Gallows were very similar but since then they've taken EXTREMELY different paths. I prefer GTTG over 3750 though. Overall, I think Emmure are a better band. I've seen both bands live and I'm a fan of both but, in my opinion, Emmure are alot better. But that's just my opinion.

[casperdet313]

@lowellroxz I agree with you that GTTG is a tad bit better than 3750,but compare continent and wormwood to felony and speaker of the dead.If you think emmure is still better than I really feel sorry for you :(

[lowellroxz]

@casperdet313 Felony's a piece of ass besides like 3 songs. The Respect Issue is awesome though. Also the two tracks that have been officially released for Speaker Of The Dead are very good if you ask me. I also didn't like Continent too much besides JFC and Skynet.

[casperdet313]

@lowellroxz Sry I might have came off as an asshole LOL,I was just being dramatic.That's cool if you like emmure over TAS,my problem with emmure has always been Frankie.He starts off really good and then he turns into a wanna be fred durst and it's kind of childish.Vincent understands what it means to mature as you can tell by comparing old acacia to new,but with every album emmure puts out it seems like they have gone backwards in terms of evolution.The other band members are dope though.

[lowellroxz]

@casperdet313 Your mother found you on the side of the road

[casperdet313]

@lowellroxz No she didn't because I raped and killed her earlier,nice try though.

[lowellroxz]

@casperdet313 For you to know who she is and rape her and kill her she would have had to find you on the side of the road.

[casperdet313]

@lowellroxz Nice.

[yehlingboy]

@lowellroxz well i do know pretty much every song they play sounds similar..it's all breakdowns.... And i personally am not one of those people that hate bands because most of it is like that .. i personally love breakdowns haha but i do agree with people when they say they don't have as much talent as other bands.. i do enjoy some of their songs though.. i love When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong

[swtrc87]

@yehlingboy dude. fucking right? can't stand all the faggots say they stole their music. When they sound nothing alike. Its really all internet beef between fans, because both lead singers got in a fight.

[yehlingboy]

@swtrc87 ha thanks dude.. i wonder who the hell won.. and i thought that started cause vincent got his dick sucked by emmure's vocalist's (can't remember his name) girlfriend.. but maybe that's not true ha ha idk

[GuitarDude1BLP]

@yehlingboy Hmmm cause they sound similar just cause vincent and frankie have a "beef" doesnt mean you should hate on emmure both bands are good so just stfu

[yehlingboy]

@GuitarDude1BLP i never said that i hate Emmure.. i just think that their only good song is "When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong" and they need to minimize the monotonous breakdowns of every song because if you've heard one of their songs you've heard them all .. they just need some originality is all I think

[GuitarDude1BLP]

@yehlingboy Ohhh well yea thats true actually im just tried off ppl that dont like other bands because of drama between the two bands but you have a legit reason so you win this round :P

[yehlingboy]

@GuitarDude1BLP ha thanks dude :)

[S0C1ALT3RR0RI5T]

@yehlingboy pretty sure the only way emmure is related to this band is because vince beat the fuck out of him, but idk if its true or not

[yehlingboy]

@S0C1ALT3RR0RI5T yeah idk either but i sure would like to see it happen again

[S0C1ALT3RR0RI5T]

@yehlingboy hahaha yeah i would pay to see that shit, Frank is a little bitch

[kyle1255]

@yehlingboy Emmure ripped off an two Acacia Strain songs

[yehlingboy]

@kyle1255 that's just not right man

[metalbynumber]

@kyle1255 Which ones?

[metalbynumber]

@yehlingboy A bunch of computer nerds decided to spam it all over The Acacia Strain's videos because they think Emmure is alot better.

[metalbynumber]

@yehlingboy Haha now that i watched the video again... They tried to use The Acacia Strain as an influence.. Haha!

[FlipSk8er101]

Worst place to do an interview...

[SilentEarthxx826]

Hey I like the acacia strain, and I don't complain about it. Cause yanno, I'm not pathetic.

[buddydippin]

i was the 10000th viewer xD

[core423]

stop it your van is broke. I love you dude.

[VileVengeance]

@core423 Vincent is fuckin hilarious

[nutslapurmom]

3:15 - 3:30 rofl

[xfreshuntildeathx]

@cobaltandlies Trust me, I have music diversity. Just because I think Emmure sucks doesn't mean I just listen to The Acacia Strain or Cockpunch. Go put on your skinny jeans and listen to more Devil Wears Prada.

[xJohnxCodyx]

I didnt know he was in Cockpunch.. I have found a whole new respect for them.

[saintidiot]

i didnt know vincent was straight edge haha

[cobaltandlies]

@saintidiot .......wow lol...

[iatemyhands]

hahahahahahaha "shut up they're my friends" i could not stop laughing...

[cripplefriday]

reading questions off a piece of paper must be pretty insulting, the best interviews are conversations. not some format of next question, next question, shits gotta flow.

[mIsErYsUnSeT000]

"i have huge tits." HAHAHAH! 1:26

[iowadebate]

continent wasnt rly building off of anything they made an albumn and prostetic overproduced it and fucked it hard

[aPUNCH2theCACK]

haha a bag of dicks

[guitarist123093]

Emmure doesn't sound like acacia.

[TreyMetalGuitarist]

fuck that van.

[philieaglerulz]

He fucking owned Emmure around 7:30.

The Strain is more original than most, that's why i listen.

You can't find another band that sounds the same besides Emmure.

But then again, Emmure ripped them off... pretty much.

[cobaltandlies]

@philieaglerulz Are you kidding me? Almost every emmure album sounds different when every single acacia song sounds the same....stop being a scene queen, please.

[philieaglerulz]

@cobaltandlies No, your fucking stupid. Actually listen to the lyrics. Every song is actually about something different but meaningful, its about pure anger and rage and about vincents beleifs in the types of people that don't even deserve life.

&If your really that big of a fan than you would know that emmure jacked the opening to Smoke Ya Later from TAS in the song Rusted Over Wet Dreams

[cobaltandlies]

@philieaglerulz Please explain how the ripped them off, I'd LOVE to know...lol..

[xXBoxcar182Xx]

Ahahaha.

Why do I get the feeling that at 7:30 he might be referring to the feud between Emmure and Acacia?

[destroyer1700]

I think a tripod would be a good investment.

[ShredNewsVideos]

if you watch our other interviews we now use a tripod

[destroyer1700]

ohh sweet, nothing wrong with the interview or anything. just a little shaky

[Anonx78345]

vincent seems pretty dry. Acacia strain is my favorite band, don't get me wrong, but he seems very uninterested in everything while you talk to him.

[posthardcoresux]

go watch his other videos. i think this is just his humor because his interviews are fucking hilarious

[Anonx78345]

@posthardcoresux I did. Not bad. THe one he did with TMNTguy (first on related videos) was much better.

[casperdet313]

when he was asked what bands he wanted to tour with around 6:50 does the camera man say emmure.If so that's funny as shit.

[danster650]

@casperdet313

Haha, yeah I noticed that too. Haha, then Vincent says, "No, I don't wanna".

[nutterisgod]

Haha, i am the camera man. vincent was great to hang with.

[xxjohnxxjohnxx]

how many times is that dick gunna start there car

[kyleforawhile01]

lol

[findanewgoddd]

hahaha i love how vincent has nothing to do with the scene of hardcore that fans of the acacia strain has.. like he likes black sabath and anthrax and hes friends with adtr

[kingofozone513]

BLACK SABBATH OH HELL YA

[tinafreakinfaye09]

vincent and frank did settle it. frank got that shit beat out of him at one of their shows by vincent. if your a fan of either band you would have fucking knew that. i'm however happy frank got his ass kicked.

[whatsKRAKENnucca]

either way, emmure sucks, all their songs sound the same, their lyrics can't compare to the acacia strains lyrics. i hate emmure, i've seen them, and it wasnt them! just a bunch of fillers, they play shows drunk, wtf is that dude. i hate them for reasons, not because i'm following my favorite bands vocalist

[cobaltandlies]

@whatsKRAKENnucca You're telling me that Continent had good lyrics...then your retarded...and Emmure is a lot more orignial considering they dont have the same sound for 8 years... lol. You kids on youtube really have to stop being such FAN BOYS

[whatsKRAKENnucca]

@cobaltandlies LMFAO BRO...FIRST OF ALL, I COMMENTED THIS VIDEO FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST AUGUST. You really had to go back 5 pages to look for a trolling youtube comment fight...you're pathetic, get a fuckin life you faggot. scroll down the comments page and you're trolliing like 3 cats, seriously? You're probably some 15 year old scene kid. You know nothing about music and you'r probably apart of nothing so I'm not going to argue back. Get off youtube, go make something of your life

[TheStortiniSlowdance]

my buddy plays in a band who was on that tour. frankie won dude. it wasnt an ass kicking but he said frankie beat vincent.

[ohgodthehorror]

Dude I was there he in Clifton Park that night Frankie deffinetly got beat up sorry but your wrong

[metalhead378]

uh im a fan of both bands and i dk where you got your source, neither one got beat up, im pretty sure they both traded a few blows but in the end it was nothin they shook hand and thats it

[casperdet313]

Finally someone says it.Stop using the word deathcore.

[edubchilds]

is that a fuckin theory hat Vincent? Theory is a pussy ass western mass skateshop for mallcore fags. tell him if he wants to rep good shit dont rep those assholes...

[whatsKRAKENnucca]

i bet my xbox that you wouldnt say that to his face

[xDAKOTAxEDGEx]

the funny thing is you wouldnt ever walk up to him and say that

[Beastmond10]

7:15, he needs to get over this emmure shit. fucking pussy. i love acacia strain. i love emmure. they need to either fight it and call eachother out, or just stop going, 'someoneeee copies us. and they shouldnt there pussies"

[nutterisgod]

already happened. this interview was like 6 months ago.

[Beastmond10]

4:24. HAH!

[lxX5xeXxl]

Anybody know which A Day to Remember track he sang on?

[ShredNewsVideos]

@lxX5xeXxl Welcome to the Family off Homesick

[lxX5xeXxl]

Thanks.

[lxX5xeXxl]

Would you happen to know which section of the song :/

[poptartcasualty]

first three words.

[metalhead378]

nah not the first three words, hes got 2 lines right before the breakdown, its pretty faint though

[313klownsmihula313]

a sports bra? didnt fucking see that coming.

fuckin fag

[whoownsthemoon]

cool sense of humor

[mrpeanut268]

"i see you have alot of tattoos, do you have a favorite tattoo?"

"i dont have any tattoos, i dont know what your talking about"

[nickers18]

ha he was definitely bagging on emmure

[xjoeybrokenedgex]

the hundreds x jhonny cupcake tee.... thumbs up!

[xburninxthexremainsx]

He's so fucking funny.

"QUIT IT, Your van's dead"

"Huge tits, i hide them with a sports bra and lots of duct tape"

[Physconaut]

"...Uh....Its pretty good..its a label...um..." Fuckin Idiot!

[ANSPKylemmm]

I love The Acacia Strain and COCKPUNCH

[ForgetMeNow666]

domeshot, i dont know what your fucking issue is. but i dont know a single straight edge dude whos ever called a non straight edge dude a faggot for living differently than they do. so id say you should probably return the favor. im not straight edge and the acacia strain is my favorite band and vincent is my favorite vocalist. stop fucking judging people on their beliefs and judge them on their character and personality instead. youre a fucking ignorant moron

[DomeShot101]

I just don't see why they have to label it as a "lifestyle". There are lots of people who don't drink or smoke, but they don't go around and flaunt it and make clothing companies for it... I don't care that they live differently than me at all... That's not what I was getting at. There's more to a lifestyle than being drug free and listening to a certain music genre...

[dethklok1993]

I know alot of people who have bro

[consumingtheeyeballs]

I wouldn't expect Vincent to like ADTR, and it's awesome that he does. I need to see TAS live again, as a headliner this time.

[Jeremymazzacre]

Well they're co-headlining with August Burns Red. Supporters being Impending Doom and Mychildren Mybride. Amazing lineup.

[GuyNamedAbe]

im cumming rainbows

[erod2713]

im goin to that show on saturday in allentown pennsylvania! woo!

[DomeShot101]

Why the fuck do those "straight edge" faggots think they're so sweet? I mean you can't label it as a "lifestyle" just because you dont drink or smoke... My mom doesn't drink or smoke so I guess she's straight edge, right? Fucking stupid

[thecommonhours]

I'm edge myself, and I don't think I'm "sweet." It's just a personal choice.

It's just in a subculture type of way. That and being part of the certain music scene, and having that lifestyle choice. It's a way for fans to connect in the way, with similar beliefs. I admit the label has become cliché, but if you don't personally have people preaching to you on it why do you need to really complain?

[dethklok1993]

uhm well theres alot of people who drink and smoke who dont make it a lifestyle and then there is hippies and drug addicts so?

[DomeShot101]

Yes but they don't go prancing around saying "I'm a xHIPPIEx!" or "I'm a drug addict! Represent! DxA 4 life!"....

[dethklok1993]

well some do theres plenty of shirts with pot leaves on it man

its a small percentage of both populations i think

[xShogunWARRIORx]

@DomeShot101 yeah they do, alot of people walk around with shirts that have weed plants on them and the logos of beer companys, its the same thing

[DomeShot101]

@xShogunWARRIORx ok but they dont go around bragging about their lifestyle and thinking they're better than the people that choose not to smoke or drink. And, they dont have a label for themselves Ex: xSTRAIGHTEDGEx / SXE. Just because you don't drink or smoke, you wear tight jeans, and have scene hair doesn't make you better than them. Respect people's choices, whether or not they are looked upon as "bad" or "dangerous health hazards"

[nyhardcore18]

hahaha,he bashed emmure...without even using there name.awsome..FUCK EMMURE

[000DragtheWaters000]

Is he saying "Meshugga" ? If he is, that's sick, I just can't tell 100%.

[waffles553]

yeah, he said meshugga

[thecommonhours]

Yeah, he said Meshuggah

[behavioranalyst2]

you don't know what straight edge is?!

[theanvilcracks]

Could someone please explain this "straight edge" thing to me?

[lordzage]

it's a lifestyle that people choose to not smoke or drink alcohol

[emobastard85]

or do drugs

and hardline straightedge kids are vegan and don't have promiscous sex or sex before marrige

[theanvilcracks]

Even more sick... But why all the theatricals? I mean the big "x" on their hands and so on, can't these people have opinions about their own life without imposing them unto others? Or what? ;D

[thecommonhours]

It's not imposing it onto anymore, just a way to show that you have that lifestyle choice. It's corny, at heart, but hey.

[thecommonhours]

anyone*