Wormwood (The Acacia Strain album)

Wormwood
Studio album by The Acacia Strain
Released July 20, 2010
Recorded April - May 2010
Studio Planet Z Studios, Hadley, MA
Genre Deathcore, djent, metalcore, doom metal
Length 47:32
Label Prosthetic
Producer Zeuss, the Acacia Strain
The Acacia Strain chronology

Continent
(2008)		 Wormwood
(2010)		 Death Is the Only Mortal
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rock Sound 8/10[2]

Wormwood is the fifth studio album by The Acacia Strain. This is the band's second album to feature bassist Jack Strong and third featuring drummer Kevin Boutot; it was also their last release on Prosthetic Records. The album was released on July 20, 2010. Wormwood reached #67 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart.[3][4] The song "Jonestown" was released as a single in June 2010, and was available at the website for Prosthetic Records.[5]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Vincent Bennett, all music composed by Daniel Laskiewicz.

No. Title Length
1. "The Beast"   4:03
2. "The Hills Have Eyes"   4:20
3. "BTM FDR"   3:51
4. "Ramirez"   2:25
5. "Terminated"   3:14
6. "Nightman"   2:51
7. "The Impaler"   4:35
8. "Jonestown"   3:18
9. "Bay of Pigs"   5:17
10. "The Carpathian"   3:17
11. "Unabomber"   4:48
12. "Tactical Nuke"   5:34
Total length:
 47:32

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

The Acacia Strain
Production
Guest musicians
  • Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) – vocals on "The Beast"
  • Bruce LePage (100 Demons) – vocals on "Nightman"
  • Kyle Chard (Born Low) – vocals on "Jonestown" (only on iTunes and vinyl edition)

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 67
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 6
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] 21
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[10] 22

References

  1. ↑ Wormwood (The Acacia Strain album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Rock Sound review
  3. ↑ Wormwood by the Acacia Strain on Billboard.com
  4. ↑ Wormwood by the Acacia Strain on Metal Underground
  5. ↑ Prosthetic Records
  6. ↑ "The Acacia Strain Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for The Acacia Strain.
  7. ↑ "The Acacia Strain Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Independent Albums for The Acacia Strain.
  8. ↑ "The Acacia Strain Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for The Acacia Strain.
  9. ↑ "The Acacia Strain Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Rock Albums for The Acacia Strain.
  10. ↑ "The Acacia Strain Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for The Acacia Strain.