This is a fucking doozy, so strap in
For some reason, I haven’t seen much discussion about what The Acacia Strain are planning to do conceptually with the release of their 2 track EP’s lately.
A few weeks ago, (February 28th), they dropped a 2 track EP titled simply “D”.
Now..I don’t even consider myself a huge fan of TAS (a few songs here or there I like), but I was immediately interested in this because for me, it creates a lot of suspense and intrigue. I love when artists take the extra time to put details and concepts into the visuals and cover art, and I feel like it’s something that bands of their sound usually don’t focus a lot on.
Anyways, I saw a few comments around the internet about how they were gonna spell out D-E-A-T-H. That seemed to be the general consensus among fans, but I had a feeling they were gonna pull a fast one and do something different.
Well tonight (March 20th, 3 weeks later) they released a second 2 track EP titled simply “E”.
Of course this just furthered the speculation that they were spelling out DEATH, but I saw some other people guess DEVIL, DEMON, DEAD etc. While those words would make sense for a band like them, I still had a feeling it didn’t really fit with the theme they were going for. Plus “DEAD” wouldn’t make sense as it has two of the same letter.
With this release we also got confirmation that the covers are going to be connected as one picture, meaning whoever buys all the vinyls is gonna have one hell of a room display.
Anyways, my main gripe with those guesses is that none of them seem to make sense with the displayed artwork. It features a beautiful meadow with sunflowers, and Mr. Birdie vibin on a branch. It’s picturesque, like something I’d see on my grandma’s wall.
But what if I told you this is about to get dark. as. fuck?
So I had the idea to look at some of the lyrics from these songs to see if there was any hints as to what they could be spelling out.
Check out this lyric from the song off of “E” titled “Solace and Serenity”:
“Fire fueled with gasoline
Life is beautiful, the world is pristine
We have been bound unseen
The walls of existence remain unclean
No solace, no safety
Remain calm, we lack serenity
No burn, we all slowly decay”
Now just to get even more snobby, here’s the definition of “Decay”
“Decay: The state or process of rotting or decomposition”
So..my going theory at the moment is that they are going to spell out the word DECAY, and that throughout 5 EP’s (10
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Edit:
Looks like we've been bamboozled
https://twitter.com/BryanGarris_/status/1087460853346193408
I’ve seen Acacia twice already and have never seen Carnifex. Would love to see both but are playing the same night in separate towns. Which show should I go to??
Basically the title. I love the new album, and I think the artwork is insanely good. I want to check out more from stuff the artist.
Hands down one of the most fun shows I've been to in AGES. Not a single fight, no issues, just everyone going nuts. Great seeing big bands playing smaller venues (was at an American Legion hall). Not my video, but here is a clip of Acacia Strain.
Where the hell is it? The Emerson is supposedly closed, but the FB event still shows it there
I know what you're thinking, this band is Deathcore. But not this song. Its pure doom metal in 27 minutes of glory and heaviness.
I really like the art they use and I want to find more of that style. Specifically Gravebloom, Wormwood, and Death is the Only Mortal
