The Acacia Strain – Wormwood (2010)

Album Review

With a combination of sledgehammer breakdowns and brutal lyrical misanthropy, the Acacia Strain’s fifth album, Wormwood, is a lesson in focused hostility. Seemingly unconcerned with dazzling the listener with lightning-fingered guitar wizardry or insane blastbeats, the Acacia Strain is like a speeding heavy metal freight train, an inelegant and unstoppable juggernaut fueled by memories of the unchecked aggression unleashed on the world by the likes of Sepultura and Pantera. Subtle is not a watchword here. Those looking for patient buildups and intricately structured harmonies to stroke their beards to will find themselves… Read more on allmusic.com

About the Band

East Coast alternative metal ensemble the Acacia Strain utilize a bone-crushing rhythm section, apocalyptic samples, and a unique triple-guitar assault to deliver their signature blend of hardcore, noise, and death and doom metal. Formed in Springfield, MA, in 2002, the group consists of guitarists Daniel Daponde and Daniel Laskeiwitz, vocalist/guitarist Vincent Bennett, bass player Seth… Read more on allmusic.com

Tracks

				Title	Composer	Time
		1		The Beast		4:03
		2		The Hills Have Eyes		4:20
		3		BTM FDR		3:51
		4		Ramirez		2:25
		5		Terminated		3:14
		6		Nightman		2:51
		7		The Impaler		4:35
		8		Jonestown		3:17
		9		Bay of Pigs		5:17
		10		The Carpathian		3:17
		11		Unabomber		4:47
		12		Tactical Nuke		5:34