Wormwood

The Acacia Strain are a four man band from Chicopee, Massachusetts and they are angry as fuck. Their sound mixes familiar hardcore with harsh death metal vocals and fast paced drumming. Wormwood is their fifth album to date and it’s by far the best they’ve created. Their previous album, Continent was a somewhat progressive album with unforgettable songs, and a few fast paced gang chant style ones to get the crowd going, which is a formula which they’ve chosen to keep to with Wormwood. This album is so heavy it will literally melt the skin from you’re face.

The album starts off slow and heavy, moving to some slightly faster paced songs, such as The Hills Have Eyes, Ramirez and Jonestown but overall staying that way. People familiar with The Acacia Strain will see that a couple of the songs are from previous EP’s, such as “The Hills Have Eyes” and “Terminated” and have been re-recorded, with parts changed so that they are  more technical.
Despite the album sounding absolutely brilliant, there is one small peeve that I have. The lyrics; where some songs have some great lyrics which are obviously tailored to be chanted along to at shows, others have some pretty cheesy lines, which at times come across as being silly, making you feel uncomfortable, because you want to know if they are joking or serious.
I was so hyped for this album and was not disapointed, The Acacia Strain have shown they are one hell of a band and  while they may not be the most technical, they have found a sound which really, really works for them. Check out their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/theacaciastrain