Stand Your Ground is the first single from Acacia Avenue’s fifth studio album, “Chapter V”, which drops on May 22, 2026! The album will be released via Pride & Joy Music.
The idea for Acacia Avenue was born all the way back in 2008. Founding member Torben Enevoldsen (Fate, Fatal Force, Section A) spent most of that year writing new material. Some of it was very melodic, leaning toward a mix of hard rock and AOR, so the idea of recording a whole album in that style soon took hold. To spice things up, Enevoldsen decided to invite a few of his good friends to join in.
On the debut album, the vocalists were Tony Mills (ex-TNT, Shy), Geir Rönning (Radioactive), Torben Lysholm (Pangea, Mysterell) and Lars Säfsund (Work Of Art). Torben played bass, keyboards and guitars and also contributed lead and backing vocals, among other things, while Thomas Heintzelmann (Decoy) handled the drums. The debut came out in 2010 on Lion Music.
In January 2011, Torben joined the Danish hard rock outfit Fate, but even during that period he managed to put out a total of four albums with Acacia Avenue. After the release of “Worlds Apart” (2018), Enevoldsen shifted his focus to solo projects, and also composed and recorded for other artists, including Rob Moratti, Pinnacle Point, Decoy and Fate. Along the way, he found some time again, and the fifth studio album from Acacia Avenue came to life.
The new Acacia Avenue album features: Peer Johansson (Now Or Never, Fate), Peter Sundell (C.O.P., Decoy), Dagfinn Joensen (Bloody Dice), and Enevoldsen also managed to weave in vocals from the late Tony Mills (Shy, TNT). Pete Steincke (Fate) contributed the bass guitar.
The album was produced by Enevoldsen, who also handled the mixing and mastering in Denmark at Funny Farm studio.
Lineup on “Stand Your Ground”:
Torben Enevoldsen – vocals, guitars, bass and keyboards
Dennis Hansen – drums
Discography:
”Acacia Avenue” (2010 – Lion Music)
”Cold” (2014 – AOR Heaven)
”Early Warning” (2016 – Perris Records)
”Worlds Apart” (2018 – Perris Records)
”Chapter V” (2026 – Pride & Joy Music)
