Massachusetts's own The Acacia Strain doesn't break promises. With their new record they said they would break away from the pack of bands they are clumped in with and would make their heaviest record to date. I couldn't possibly think of a better way to describe Wormwood myself.
The Acacia Strain has never been a jolly,happy band but Wormwood is by far the most pissed off Acacia Strain record to date. Vocalist Vincent Bennett made Wormwood his therapy session to express how displeased he is with various things in the world from religion to violence. The Acacia Strain has always had a niche for coming with very heavy songs that stick with you and with this record they expand that even further. Songs like "BTM FDR" and "Jonestown" are among the best material The Acacia Strain has ever recorded. These tracks are extremely memorable in their approach with crushing riffs/breakdowns and the diversity in the guitarwork. They take the sound so many bands in this genre attempt to do and just do it much better. Most of the record does come together rather nicely and the songs complient each other in a great fashion even though for the most part the tracks sound completely different from one another. The only tracks that don't work too well are the last two "Unabomber" and "Tactical Nuke. "Unabomber just kind of drags and does not really amount to anything and "Tactical Nuke" is just a very odd instrumental track that really shouldn't even be on the record.
Wormwood is a heavy and exciting release. The Acacia Strain has pretty much blown all of their peers in the deathcore(even though I really don't think The Acacia Strain is deathcore) genre out of the water. The songs are memorable and pretty much all the tracks pack a pretty serious punch. It will take a few more listens but Wormwood might be The Acacia Strain's best work to date
4/5 Stars
Standout Tracks
1.BTM FDR
2.Jonestown
3.Nightman
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