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The Acacia Strain – Step Into the Light Review

The Acacia Strain – Step Into the Light Review

By Dear Hollow on May 17, 2023 in Reviews, Deathcore, Doom Metal, Hardcore, Metalcore, Sludge Metal, 25 comments

“The Acacia Strain has had an interesting career. While their breed of hardcore-tinged deathcore rattled skulls throughout the 2000s with albums like Continent and The Dead Walk, 2014’s Coma Witch and closing track “Observer” changed everything. Showcasing capabilities beyond down-tuned “djunz” and edgy lyrics, it set the path forward with purpose and prowess.” Double the Strain.

Those Who Lie Beneath – An Awakening Review

Those Who Lie Beneath – An Awakening Review

By Angry Metal Guy on March 30, 2010 in 2.0, 2010, American Metal, Deathcore, Metal Blade, Reviews, Death Metal, Deathcore, 0 comments

A wise man once told me that you should never, ever refuse to do something just because someone else has done it before you and done it poorly. I think that this is very good advice. It’s advice that really counts when it comes to breakdowns, for example, which have been considered to be the death knell for deathcore and metalcore since they became irritating and out of fashion in the underground. An Awakening is the debut record from the Portland, Oregon based Those Who Lie Beneath and they have certainly not shied away from the standards of the deathcore scene, something that has been has done very badly before them.