The Acacia Strain - The Mouth Of The River

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She was shot in the head!
Burning bridges. hiding bodies.
I'm not a murderer but I'm sure I could try.
The day you find comfort in the arms of another could be the day that you die.
I told myself to take her head.
I'd rather take her arms instead.
Desolation.
Extermination.
Execution.
Determination.
No depth perception.
I pulled out her eye to teach her a lesson.
I give up because you gave up on me.
I am a failure and no one can save me.
Her entire head was sitting in my freezer.
Everyone thought I was going to eat it.
I don't know why, I just wanted to keep it...
Give em an inch, they take a mile.
All you were was a big butt and a smile.
"I have the gun, so I am the fucking boss."
You will rethink what you said when you realize how much blood you've lost.
Grasping reality and shaking my head I don't need sleep,
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
Just when I thought it was over they found the bodies at the mouth of the river.
Sick but smart. I ate their hearts.
SHE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD!
Days growing colder.
Wind whips to shiver.
I lost all I knew at the mouth of the river.

[@Latushka]

The drumming in this song is underrated big time.

[@shaodynasty1017]

Kevin is such a great drummer. Nicest dude ever too when I met him.

[@EventualDenial]

"All you were is a big butt and a smile" Heaviest lyrics in any TAS song

[@jorockeur]

I kinda like "You spread disease when you spread your legs" in BTM FDR But yeah, TAS got the prettiest lyrics

[@headbangtooceano]

Heavy lyric but wrong! Heaviest lyric was “I have the gunnnnn, so I am the fucking boss!”👹

[@fiddlej7781]

I agree with all of these

[@rarecandy3445]

“if you thought you were going to walk away from this without a scratch you were wrong. you’re going to taste my DNA whether you like it or not. you’re mother warned you about guys like me scream my name so the neighbors can hear this is a fucking nightmare and no amount of screaming will ever wake you up. she died a filthy whore and the look on her face was fear” id argue a song about raping and killing his ex is heavier.

[@TheLK4D4]

The Acacia Strain don't need to be the most talented.They are the most aggressive band i've ever heard.No one can beat them in ferocity.The lyrics and atmosphere they create is amazing.I don't care if they don't play scales the whole time.When i'm pissed this is the best therapy.

[@okiedokie12341]

DL self produced this entire album from start to finish at his home, from engineering to recording. With that being said it sounds better than a ton of other albums I have heard from other bands that go to huge recording studios to have it recorded. This is there best album.

[@JohnDoe-mv2be]

It didn't hit quite as much as Wormwood but I've definitely listened to this album more and think it's a huge step up, House of Abandon is just unreal.

[@tylergantt-moto-music-cult9642]

And ten years later I’m sitting here jamming the shit out of this!

[@flobanez]

Genius!

[@lizzygilmore7247]

"Ahh great everything's back to normal". The news: "their bodies were found at the mouth of the river". "Shut the front door".

[@ToXiCTouCH23]

everyone can rage on acacia strain if they want, but no one can deny how AWESOME the album cover for this album is :D

[@frogsinthedistance]

the vocalist reminds me of the guy from the tim and eric awesome show

[@ebolahh_same8610]

Great job

[@kakarrot330]

Holy shit. these lyrics man. Respect. and probably some of the darkest shit I've heard.......I like it.

[@breadispain]

In the show True Detective on HBO the serial killer they got in it reminds me of this song. They find a victim of his, which he stabbed and drowned in a dirty brown river, evidence which leads the police to him.

[@what7psp]

good show

[@JFordAnimation]

FYI they used a True Detective sound bite for The Observer on Coma Witch

[@FknDenyerYo]

This is the most excited i've been for an album for this year.

[@TranscendencyBand1]

This is one of the heaviest songs I know by them. And the lyrics are messed up and emotional. I love the feeling from it.

[@Tristanjl712]

I wish they played this more live

[@arcadecity6235]

THEY THOUGHT I WANTED TO EAAAAATTT ITTTTT

[@arcadecity6235]

I DONT KNOW WHYYYY I JUST WANTED TO KEEEEPPPPP ITTTTTT

[@VerifyDeez]

Dahmer was an interesting case

[@jessicasanner13]

that double pedal tho! xD

[@type-zplays219]

This band never ceases to make me shit myself. Good stuff guys!

[@KVContent]

Stoked for this album!!!

[@Neptune8]

Forever my favorite band , don't think theyve ever had a bad album

[@landonwk3]

I agree completely. I love all of those bands and TAS.You have to appreciate the composition of a song, even if it's simple. All that really matters is the sound; if it sounds good, then it's good.

[@TannerHaughn]

Love this band. Love this album. Love this song.

[@JenkyDanky]

So excited for this album.

[@chrisrenteria143]

This sound is like a mix of their previous albums with the lyrics of The somatic defilement. I love it

[@6juicebag9]

I agree. I'm hoping to hear a lot more on the rest of the album.

[@jhein10501]

favorite song on the album right here

[@lolmasn69]

so stoked for this!

[@DAILYDOSEOFBRUTALITY]

one of my favorite songs ever!

[@QueElliott]

best breakdowns of the album.

[@angelofdeahTT]

need a video of this!

[@UploadVideoHere]

That's what i thought when i heard Victims of the Cave too! The synths are so nicely done haha

[@senyortaco]

mind blown.. thanks for pointing that out!

[@Staind241]

Hey man, its awesome music. Been wanting some new Acacia Strain anyways.

[@justinsonier991]

great tune

[@breakdownalex]

Vince doesn't look like a mean guy. But those lyrics are crazy. Love it

[@Proud2BeAPirate]

I agree. They are the best band I have seen live.

[@NHPaintballer]

This is a band I have been following since the release of 3750... they only get better and better with each new album! Fuckin love it!

[@johnwilson6076]

This sounds so much different than wormwood. I dig.

[@codyskyrimvolen]

Fav TAS song so far.

[@moshfreak247]

This is like Christmas finding this!

[@PrometheanTNGuitaris]

the ambient thing in the background is an homage to the end of Mind's Mirror by Meshuggah XP....great job on pointing that out!

[@thenameiwantistaken4]

Headbangable. Much better than the other one. Beginning to get stoked for this album.

[@PrometheanTNGuitaris]

you can go to drop F on an 8 string (Just like you can tune to a drop A variant where there are 3 As on an 8 string) but you need the proper strings for it (to tune to Drop F on an 8 string you'd drop the low from F# to F then bring the other 7 strings up a full step which you'd need lighter strings for)

[@SMASHLIVE]

Have listen to the album some time now and I love it. Getting better and better every single time I listen! This song is still my favorite though, love the bassdrums that just follows the guitar-riff.. at the... chugga chugga-part!!! Drr drr dr drr drrr drr drr

[@blakeman8192]

The guitar tone is fucking ridiculous I love it

[@karl00l]

Digging this, needed some more Acacia Strain

[@AJGschwind]

Her entire head was sitting in my freezer, they thought i wanted to eat it. I don't know why, I just wanted to keep it.

[@killswitchhabib]

well said

[@dimebag151]

Very simple riff but great song

[@rs2bas]

Just when I thought it was over...they found the bodies at the mouth of the river!!! FUCK

[@jacobalexander7786]

bryar gollsneider that's the sound of the shit physically hitting the fan.

[@Marksman5147]

I have the gun so I am the fucking boss... You will rethink what you've said when you realize how much BLOOD YOU'VE LOST

[@TheCatFather45]

This is so good

[@SanGr3al07]

Best TAS song ever low key

[@bwestby1]

exactly. well said.

[@Zakkx666x]

Why can't we just love the music for it being heavy?

[@AshLoverIronFey1313]

This band played on the radio one day and i can't not listen to them now.

[@newjerseyjustin]

I HVVE THE GUN SO I VM THE FUXKING BOSS

[@Olliezilla33]

what happened with the whole acacia strain / emmure thing?

[@TheNaughtyZebra]

They obviously wanted to make the heaviest thing anyone has ever heard. I think they captured that pretty flawlessly. No disappointments here.

[@pro707]

I like how the lyrics in the description are wrong... Good job rise.

[@Dpiiiius]

you never believe them when they say their next album's gonna be heavier, but TAS always proves everyone wrong x]

[@viperman182]

these guys are really good at chugging one note for the majority of this entire song.

[@caseypnw]

Elite TAS lineup

[@woodyvann]

this is my fav off this album, so brutal!

[@Hugelybased]

His guitar tone is so sick!

[@chaaaching3701]

breakdowns is what makes heavy music so heavy lmfao.

[@kogo39]

Always the best, never will the acacia fail you, sheesh that was heavy son lol

[@KyleCEakins]

Its weird to see these guys on rise for some reason!! Whatever makes em happy :)

[@CrazyItalian7469]

Stop arguing about the lack of technicality. As a Periphery, Meshuggah, and Monuments fan, I know I am supposed to hate this band. But TAS isn't about being the best. They are heavy for the fucking sake of heavy. If you get pissed at anything, you don't go looking for the most talented piece of work. You look for something to help you blow off every bit of your anger. That is The Acacia Strain. You guys will argue, but either way, I will bang my fucking head as I please to this masterpiece.

[@McYates24]

These lyrics are amazing. haha

[@gerbman2004]

most brutal song ive heard in a while.

[@Bryso69]

The Acacia Strain isn't about super complex/technical song structures or groundbreaking lyrics. Their music is heavy as hell and pissed off and I can appreciate that for what it's worth. Music can be straightforward and not "clever" as well. This is coming from somebody who enjoys progressive/technical music as well.

[@olivernalen9359]

ps. merch links on your youtube videos yet HYPE FREE?

[@matthewwilliams5127]

Best band you can see live forsure

[@gerbman2004]

This is some of TAS's most technical work right here. They have totally refined and progressed their sound. You saying this just shows you dont understand the progression of heavy music nowadays.

[@Faunceify]

Keeping HEAVY music alive!!! :D

[@mastershake2029]

just still the sickest death metal band to ever do it. the beginning and the end of metal for me. i don't even bother listening to anything else.

[@angelofdeahTT]

we need a video of this .

[@rryanmakesmusic]

exactly.

[@josephconnolly9058]

Burning bridges, burning bodies. REMEMBERING NEVER lyrics!

[@HumanScourgeYT]

@ joseph Connelly: I thought the vey same thing. Those are definitely remembering never lyrics haha. At least that first line anyways

[@jacobboone7453]

+Dan Goff "You made a hot line, I made it a hot song"

[@dakotadoty1425]

It's hiding bodies*

[@flobanez]

My favorite song of theirs ….DL is the man.

[@shaodynasty1017]

Can't believe he is the lead vocalist for Bad Wolves now lol. From Hardcore/Deatahcore legend to buttrock!

[@flobanez]

@@shaodynasty1017he deserves all the success that comes his way!

[@GuataubaMix]

Periphery and TAS are awesome

[@Zachary5656]

Bought this CD last week. The outright to this song is so fucking brutal

[@TheMeatballMen]

the lyrics are the best part of this song... so intense

[@FloridaJunglist]

Agreed. If you don`t like a band like this you shouldnt be leaving comments about it. Bands like this put thier heart and soul into the music they play. I can understand people not liking it,but please don`t disrespect the band. They put the truth about life in general not necessarily the point of views that you see, but it`s things that happen, so please don`t down the band for their references of anger!

[@skibbitybopity]

Best song ever written

[@scottpetuoguu]

Dl actually used the same model guitar and everything that meshuggah recorded with, so that could explain the crisp and new sound of the guitar tone.

[@bashinskulls]

amazing new song :) i love this \m/ hell yea

[@dirtbag6604]

agreed

[@Staind241]

Wormwood was dope as hell too man. Thats my favorite.

[@DGKrew00]

People need to understand that even though The Acacia Strain is mostly chugging, it's still good.

[@souperhart]

metallica bringing metal music to the mainstream is a good example of why we have metal today. Without that it could've been long forgotten. same with slayer. You can't expect for a music genre to be made up and be insanely popular the next day. it takes time and someone to actually do it and stick with it. by doing so, metallica has shown the passion they have for creating metal. so yes, they have done quite a lot for metal.

[@harrymanbach]

I love this fucking song. TAS keep getting heavier even while other bands are selling out and cashing in.

[@TheCsk8112]

me too

[@Adamacaciastrainn]

Best TAS album since The Dead Walk

[@everyhumandies]

TAS are fucking monsters. Heavy af, but still got that groove! The guitars are like percussion in the sound, and the last time I saw them live, they had a bubble machine for their stage lol!!! Absolutely love em!

[@BigDeen509]

Word.

[@9ChildOfCybertron6]

There's nothing like waking up to new TAS.

[@slothyone]

in the "making of" video for the album, he said he used his "strictly 7" guitar for everything. meshuggah uses their custom ibanez's. although, I think DL does use lundgren pickups, which is what meshuggah uses.

[@XDuncanHillsCoffeeX]

Joe Swanson is such a great vocalist.

[@Krazdotz]

just got outta jail... damn... this is siCK!!!!

[@kalpo2116]

Play this shit in public n ima end up back there if someone looks at me wrong lol

[@UserName-tv1sy]

Lol

[@alexkills]

Definitely hearing the catch 33 influence at 0:37!

[@DreDre602die]

DL's tone in this album is fucking divine !

[@newaccount12341]

They play in Drop A, Drop F, F standard and F# Standard. I dont think that you could go into Drop F on an 8 string beings that you would have to tune your strings half a step up from F# Standard and just adding the F, which makes them very likely to break. Maybe they have lighter strings on it? idk.