Album Review: The Acacia Strain – Failure Will Follow

"Bodies writhe under the soil, not long for this mortal coil." The Acacia Strain - Failure Will FollowMay 12th, 2023Deathcore / Sludge MetalRise RecordsAlbany, New York, USA New York deathcore outfit The Acacia Strain are one of the longest running and consistently great outfits in the subgenre since its inception, at least according to me. …

Album Review: The Acacia Strain – Slow Decay

"We flee like rats, feasting upon the scraps. Clear skies, sunshine, living on borrowed time." The Acacia Strain - Slow DecayJuly 24th, 2020DeathcoreRise RecordsChicopee, Massachusetts, USA If you read my review of the last release from The Acacia Strain, It Comes in Waves, which was released at the tail end of 2019, then you already …

Album Review: The Acacia Strain – It Comes in Waves

The Acacia Strain - It Comes in Waves December 26th, 2019 Deathcore Closed Casket Activities Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA Of all the deathcore giants who emerged in the 2000's none of them have delivered such consistent quality material as The Acacia Strain. This band has released album after album of nuclear-level heaviness and suffocating atmosphere which has …