Wormwood is the fifth studio album by The Acacia Strain

The Acacia Strain

The Acacia Strain is an American deathcore band from Chicopee, Massachusetts. Originally founded in 2001, the band itself has undergone numerous changes in the member line-up...

. The album was released on July 20, 2010 on Prosthetic Records

Prosthetic Records

Prosthetic Records is a record label specializing in heavy metal recordings. Founded by E.J. Johantgen and Dan Fitzgerald both former employees of Columbia Records, in Los Angeles, California in 1998...

. Wormwood reached #67 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart. The song "Jonestown" was released as a single in June 2010, and was available at the website for Prosthetic Records. Wormwood is also the band's longest release, tracking at 47 minutes and 32 seconds, and is also the first album to feature 8 string guitars.

Track listing

1. "Beast" (feat. Jamey Jasta
   Jamey Jasta
   Jamey Jasta is an American musician from New Haven, Connecticut, best known as the lead vocalist of the hardcore band Hatebreed and sludge metal band Kingdom of Sorrow...
   
    of Hatebreed
   Hatebreed
   - History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...
   
   )- 4:03
2. "The Hills Have Eyes
   The Hills Have Eyes
   The Hills Have Eyes may refer to:*The Hills Have Eyes *The Hills Have Eyes , a 1977 film by Wes Craven*The Hills Have Eyes Part II, the 1985 sequel...
   
   " - 4:20
3. "BTM FDR" - 3:51
4. "Ramirez" - 2:25
5. "Terminated" - 3:14
6. "Nightman" (feat. Bruce LePage of 100 Demons
   100 Demons
   100 Demons is a five-piece hardcore punk band from Waterbury, Connecticut. Being fans of tattoos, the band derived their name from a book of traditional Japanese tattoo artwork by Horiyoshi III. The band often incorporates their Agnostic beliefs into their lyrics.After over a decade of playing in...
   
   )- 2:51
7. "The Impaler" - 4:35
8. "Jonestown
   Jonestown
   Jonestown was the informal name for the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, an intentional community in northwestern Guyana formed by the Peoples Temple led by Jim Jones. It became internationally notorious when, on November 18, 1978, 918 people died in the settlement as well as in a nearby...
   
   " (feat. Kyle Chard of Born Low)- 3:18
9. "Bay of Pigs" - 5:17
10. "The Carpathian" - 3:17
11. "Unabomber" - 4:48
12. "Tactical Nuke" - 5:34

• Only the iTunes and vinyl editions of the album feature Kyle Chard's guest vocals on "Jonestown" and not the physical CD

Reception

The NewReview gave the album a 4.5 out of 5 and stated "It’s a coffin full of hatred and malice for mankind and I am loving every second of it. If you’re upset, angry or generally pissed off, find the biggest speakers possible, crank this to 10 and let the medication begin."

Personnel

The Acacia Strain

• Vincent Bennett - vocals
• DL Laskiewicz - lead/rhythm guitars
• Jack Strong - bass guitar
• Kevin Boutot - drums, percussion

Production

• Chris "Zeuss" Harris