Lately, the metalcore subdivision has been running out of real estate as eager young talent squirm to find a spot within. As such many groups have been trying to push its boundaries to fit their artistic desires. Some opt for a more experimental direction, while others amplify specific aspects of the genres design to gain recognition. Springfield, Massachusetts own The Acacia Strain have chosen to make their trek down the latter path. Though they have always followed along the same trail such luminaries as Converge and Burnt By the Sun helped to pave, the time has come to enhance that heaviness tenfold. This sextet have done just that, thrusting 3750 into the public s eye with the horrific urgency of a steel train leaping the track to embrace an orphanage. Having escalated their aural madness to a degree unimaginable by those weak of heart. These New England sons have unveiled their Prosthetic Records debut with intentions of attracting fans of Zao, The Red Chord and Unearth through sheer force.
Though the group has been a stalwart champion in the Northeast underg... (
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