Acacia - Baker Street

1. 744

2. 558

3. Baker St.

4. 541

5. 858

Acacia have released their second album titled "Baker Street." On this album, the band went for that huge, grungy, dirty metal feel. They have some screamed vocals mixed in with female vocals as well, which makes it unique. This band has the same sort of sound as a Dillinger Escape Plan or a Converge, so if you like those bands, you could like this album. These guys have done a decent job here. When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album could certainly use some work, but that may be due to the age of the record. It has a somewhat flat sort of feel to the recording and there is just something we can't pin point that lack of fullness. The instrumentation on the album though is done solidly. You can hear the potential this band has and their unique style within their talents. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album are not bad, the female voice could be a little better as she sounds a little out of tune, but the screaming is spot on and gives it a full aggressive feel. Overall the vocals of the screamer fit in just perfectly. With the lyrics, although not many and hard to figure out at times. This album is so all over the place, we can't tell what the songs are about honestly, and some are just tracks put in. If you are looking for a single to this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song and listen away. Acacia have really made an album that is very experimental and very creative. This is a solid album, we are just unable to really figure it out. Overall not a bad album. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it. They have since called it quits (R.I.P.)

Genre: Metal/Hardcore Punk/Metalcore

Release Date: May 5th, 2000

Location: London, Ontario

Label: None

Acacia - Untune The Sky

1. Splitting The Soil
2. Chaste
3. Second Skin
4. Bludgeon
5. Closing Circle
6. Untune The Sky

Acacia have released their debut album titled "Untune The Sky". This album is one that started it all for the band. When this album was released, the band members were still in high school, so this one is very much a beginning and a welcome to for the guys. When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded alright, but not the greatest, as this is a 90's release and probably not the greatest studio, but it does hit pretty hard. The instrumentation is pretty good here though. Now onto the lyrics and vocals, the lyrics are a bit hard to understand but they are decent, but the vocals could be a little clearer so you could tell the lyrics better, b ut the screaming is good. If you are looking for a single for this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song and give it a listen to get the overall feel and sound of the album. Acacia have gone really heavy and with lots of growls, but it has a pretty good sound for the band, so this would be our guess as to how come the band actually did pretty decently. We just hope that we get another show sometime down the road from this band. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it.

Genre: Metal/Hardcore Punk/Metalcore

Release Date: May 5th, 1998

Location: London, Ontario

Label: Goodfellow Records