It can be said some bands truly embody a certain spirit or emotion. Without a doubt, Massachusetts long running chuggernauts, The Acacia Strain, truly embody anger. And that shows more than ever on their new full-length, Wormwood. The band s sound and vibe are more ferocious then ever on this, their fourth full-length for Prosthetic Records and fifth overall.Even the success of their previous full-length, Continent , which debuted at #2 on Billboard s Heatseekers chart in 2008 and their DVD, The Most Known Unknown , which debuted at #10 on Billboard s Top Video Sales Chart in early 2009, has not assuaged front man and lyricist Vincent Bennett s turmoil.For Wormwood , the band returned to the scene of the creation of Continent , producer Zeuss Planet Z Studio in Hadley, MA where he s previously worked with the likes of label mates All That Remains, Hatebreed, The Red Chord, and more, where he engineered, mixed and mastered the slab of vitriol. This time around, we find guitarist D.L. experimenting with 8 string guitars, adding further depth and low end to the band s already stomach turning low end sound.The band will be appearing on this summer s inaugural Cool Tour with As I Lay Dying, Underoath, Between the Buried and Me, Blessthefall, Architects, Cancer Bats and War of Ages. The band s extensive tour history has seen them on the road with acts such as Underoath, Bleeding Through, Killswitch Engage, Despised Icon and August Burns Red among many more and appeared on The Sounds of the Underground Tour, as well.
A**H
Another excellent Acacia album
Well I personally enjoyed this album.I got into Acacia when I heard The Brown Noise from 3750,and being a fan of South Park since it's its inception in 97 I knew right away that this band was not just heavy,but had a unique sense of humor. So I went ahead and grabbed all their cds,this was right about the time that Wormwood was released. I had a copy but idk where it went,so i just got another copy. Anyways,to the album,this baby is filled with downtuned guitar and heavy hitting drum and bass.Very chunky audible bass and great chugging guitar with nice solid hooks. Vince has again put out some vicious,gun in mouth songs to soundtrack a violent massacre. The songs are all around 3- 4 minutes each,with Tactical Nuke as an instrumental closer. There are always good songs & great songs,don't get me wrong the whole album is dope and 47 minutes long,so you get a heavy slab of heavy music. The standout,or favorite tracks(I'm my opinion) are Jonestown,The Carpathian,Terminated,Nightman,The Impaled & Bay of Pigs. Not saying the others aren't dope,but those are my absolute favorites. Excellent vocal work,right lyrical content & as a new addition some 7 string guitar work for added deep churning guitar. All in all of you know TAX or are looking to get into a new band,then this is the Acacia album to get.Also check out 3750,The Dead Walk and Continent. Give it a spin & enjoy.
M**N
As We Drown In Doom
Hands down, 100%, without a doubt my favorite TAS album. This album is a misanthropic, nihilistic, nasty, down-tuned, hate filled, anger fueled, heavy, heavy, heavy, masterpiece. Did I mention it was heavy? It came out almost a decade ago and will hold up forever. I was fortunate enough to get this ordered before the last of the Prosthetic splatter series were all sold out. Limited run of 250. Aqua and red splatter on light blue. WE ARE THE REASON THERE IS BLOOD ON THE GROUND!
P**S
Bay of Pigs
The night I first listened to this album, I had to pause it around the 35-second mark. That's a handful of seconds into the intro to the first track, The Beast. I could already sense the heaviness that awaited within. It continues to be one of my all-time favorite records, and deserves as much praise at it can receive. This IS my favorite TAS album, and I own each one. The Dead Walk took the title before I heard this. It's now second.
R**A
Get it while you can 250 made worldwide
As of July 2019 this is the Light Blue w Aqua and Red splatter version. 250 made world wide. You’re welcome
J**S
When vincent trys rhyming lyrics, albums turn to s**t
I've been an acacia fan since i was 15. I have "3750" tattoo'd big on inner left arm, was my very first tattoo. 3750 changed my life as a musician and as a listener. Dead walk was decent, gave ya them "ohhh thats heavy" goose bumps at times. Continent was Awesome. And then....wormwood. good god. I was so excited when it came in the mail, had to drive for a half hour, decided to break in the new CD in the car...about 20 minutes later i damn near threw it out the window. Vincent's lyrics used to get such a charge out of me man. Now we get stuff like "welcome to the end, tonight we descend, we may not be enemies, but we cannot be friends" ...guess he ran out of material so he opened up his journal from 3rd grade. I love watching bands evolve. Just not this band. not to mention this was DL's last album with them, which basically means vincent is the only original guy left...kevins been around long enough to count as original i suppose, never the less, they started as a 6 piece, now to a 4 piece, with vincent as the only true original guy left. Thus, if he's running the show completely, i dont think we're going to see a redemption from this album. What a shame. Lets just hope they dont go the Bury Your Dead route and go from incredible hardcore band to leather jacket, scarves, designer sun glasses, and releasing colorful art style albums which sound a lot like Korn. This poor scene has officially died. Quite sad.
L**Y
HEAVY!
ARE YOU SICK OF LIFE'S DAILY, INSIPID PATTERN OF EVENTS? TIRED OF EVERYTHING? TIRED OF THE PERFUNCTORY MOTIONS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH DAY BY DAY? THEN THIS IS THE ALBUM FOR YOU! UNLEASH YOUR INNER BEAST AND EXPERIENCE THE UTMOST CATHARTIC SENSATION WHEN YOU SLAP ON YOUR HEADPHONES AND RELEASE ALL THAT PENT UP ANGER AND RAGE!!
D**O
Great album
Great album
E**3
Great Collector's Item
I think I've only let a needle drag it once, and it sounds good to me, but it'll be putting it with the rest of my harcore/metal vinyl collection!
F**Z
Excelente álbum de The Acacia Strain
Me llego con el mejor empaque, últimamente he pedido muchos vinilos y el empaque es perfecto. Llegan en excelentes condiciones. El color del vinil está limitado a 300 piezas mundial, y lo conseguí en un super precio. Si aún encuentran disponible no duden en comprarlo.
C**N
Good hardcore!!
Good hardcore!!
C**N
CD
Merci
H**C
Deathcore vom Feinsten
Meiner Meinung nach ist es das beste Album der Truppe. Es ist die beste deathcore Truppe die ich kenne. Bin gespannt aufs neue Album \m/
ぶ**ぶ
MESHUGGAH的リフが増えた激重デスコアサウンド。
U.S.、マサチューセッツ州出身のデスコアバンド、THE acacia STRAINが2010年に発表した5枚目のスタジオアルバム。かなりチューニングを落としたヘヴィで極悪かつモッシーな楽曲に語りのサンプリングなども用いた楽曲が印象的なバンドで、デビュー当初はトリプルギターで時々叙情的なニュースクール感の強いメタルコアとデスコアの中間的サウンドにドスのきいたグロウルとスクリームのみのボーカルが乗るスタイルだったが、3作目を発表した少し後にギターが1人になったあたりからさらにグルーヴィーになった遅い楽曲が目立ち始め、本作ではそれがより顕著になった。リフやリズムセクションもMESHUGGAHの様なスローで複雑なものが増えて、聴く人によってはリフなどから同バンドのフォロワーともとれるような雰囲気になったと思う。とはいえ、基本的に彼らの根底にあるのはハードコアだと思うし、ストレートな激重ハードコアナンバーもしっかり収録されている。ボーカルも非常にドスのきいたブルータルボイスでかっこいい。とにかく重量級のサウンドはモッシュするためのアルバムだと言っても差し支えないだろう。全体的に似通った雰囲気の曲が続くうえ、ボーカルはグロウル一本でメロディを歌うことはないのでこのテのジャンルを聞かない方にはあまりおすすめできないが、デスコアアルバムとしては完成度の高い良盤だと思う。
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