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 disappointed.
Instead, Wormwood is an album that’s almost unapologetically blunt, painting a portrait of a mosh pit in big broad strokes.
And that’s really what it boils down to.
This is an album that’s designed to fuel the fire until the only option left is catharsis, making for an album that’s sure to destroy the kids in the pit, but isn’t going to be your first choice for something to kick back and unwind with.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hills Have Eyes | The Acacia Strain | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | BTM FDR | The Acacia Strain | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Ramirez | The Acacia Strain | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | Terminated | The Acacia Strain | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Nightman | The Acacia Strain | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | The Impaler | The Acacia Strain | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Jonestown | The Acacia Strain | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Bay of Pigs | The Acacia Strain | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 9 | The Carpathian | The Acacia Strain | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Unabomber | The Acacia Strain | Play | 04:48 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 11 | Tactical Nuke | The Acacia Strain | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 12 | Beast | The Acacia Strain | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 340 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Acacia Strain | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 2 | Kyle Chard | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 3 | Jamey Jasta | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Bruce Lepage | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 5 | Paul Mocadlo | Assistant Engineer |
| 6 | Zeuss | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |