Fast. Fast. Fast. The Acacia strain has set their sights on the future with how fast and dumb heavy this new album is; they just put it out. The heavy, bone-crushing sounds from this album flew by so bad that I couldn't wait to put the record on again. The biggest thing I noticed was how huge and crunchy the guitars sound. I thought at first these guitars were too loud, but after awhile they made the album. Im guessing the inclusion of Mike is where this extra beefiness comes from. Bass is getting a lot of love and time to breathe on this album. Good job, Griffin. Kevin is again unmatched in terms of drumming. I think he is bringing a lot of the experimenting from ICIW waves on here because he has some interesting drum patterns. Vincent bringing his signature devastating vocals and world-coming undone lyrics. He sounds really good, like he is a young 20-year-old. He sounds the best yet possibly. The features on this album are truly impressive. Production sounds massive and mixed well 95% of the time. Just some drowned-out vocals were hard to hear. Wish there were a few more catchy hooks. Overall, this album is good. Check the last page for our review.
RATING: 8/10
NOTIABLE TRACKS:
Flourishing
Chain
Sinkhole
Untended Graves