The Acacia Strain - Time And Death And God

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The spinning you feel is not of the earth, it's all in your head.
The blue in the sky and green in the grass, unwillfully imagined.
Everything you know sparked by unbelievable coincidence.
Sub consciousness.
Never any consequence.
The twinkle of the stars you see is your mind wishing to believe the magic of nonsense.
We are dealt a hand and we act like there's a dealer.
You can't define life without speaking to the reaper.
Your belief that death is an option hinges on the fact that life is a reality.
We started the fight for survival and now we want to quit because we are losing.
And we cannot define life without always uttering death.
I wear a watch even though I don't believe in time.
The idea is false, just like the rest of the ones in your mind.
I don't fear death because I refuse to believe in life.
Genius of design.
Fooled by your own mind.
Size is infinite.
Reality is never explicit.
Simplicity so impossibly complicated.
Infinity too dauntingly sophisticated.
I am not real.

[@Jaegurmangensun]

I always see people complain about the meshuggah influence on this album like it's a bad thing lol. Personally I think this is one of the best metal songs of the "-core" generation. Love that dissonant jazz break and those super awesome Contradictions Collapse-esque harmonized lead lines in it. Plus the odd syncopation is a really nice change from TAS's usual chunnn chunnn chunnn rhythm. Drums are also on fuckin point on this song, wayyy underrated drummer imo

[@s0urp0wer5]

This song kills but honestly House of Abandon is the most beautiful metal/core song I've ever heard

[@Palpatine_33]

"I wear a watch. Even though I don't believe in time. The idea is false, just like the rest of the ones in your mind. I don't fear death, because I refuse to believe in life."

[@DoctorLipsh1ts]

"Your belief that death is an option hinges on the fact that life is a reality. We started the fight for survival and now we want to quit because we are losing. And we cannot define life without always uttering death." Fucking beautiful.

[@aaronhooper698]

I fucking love this whole album. All of the song titles are depressing as fuck

[@bucko60]

"I don't fear death because I refuse to believe in life." Some powerful shit, right there.

[@InevitableBeef]

Bet you never expected to hear "The twinkle in the stars" in a deathcore/beatdown song .__.

[@heydenreay]

I love the lyrics and the overall brutal and belittling feel this song gives you. In relation to death, time and the universe, us, as humans, are meaningless.

[@09samwise]

These lyrics blew my mind. This is some awesome TAS material!

[@chaoticfirearm]

The Acacia Strain is fucking amazing, straight up rhythm and heavy, hard hitting breakdowns. Not as hardcore as they used to be, but they destroy shit as it is. Kevin Boutot is a straight monster and if you don't think he's good, I don't know whats wrong with you.

[@480borat]

This portion of the lyrics is incredibly deep. Vincent is a genius. We are dealt a hand and we act like there's a dealer. You can't define life without speaking to the reaper. Your belief that death is an option hinges on the fact that life is a reality.

[@kingplutoxiao1]

This is the BEST way i've ever seen to say the bands in a nutshell. You have no idea how right you are in so many ways.

[@AB-ee5tb]

This song is literally a literary masterpiece

[@Bl00dGutter]

that's what makes it stand out to me. if floating around in space was accompanied by music, that part would be it.

[@self-willrunriotproduction126]

for anyone that cares...the comparison between EMMURE and TAS, is mostly due to the fight that Vincent and Frankie got into..so now the fans of each band have to have beef.. which is fuckin stupid. its about the feeling the music gives us.. not about the status, or how big a following...or playing Follow the Leader

[@480borat]

Greetings from the future Shawn Girouard. Ten months from now, a tour with both Emmure and TAS will transpire.

[@OfLoveandAgony]

This video hasn't even been up a day, and we're already on the 'Emmure/TAS debate". Lets just enjoy the music these guys worked hard to bring us.

[@agchavez2504]

You got a point

[@bobeofoshoo]

dl and vincent and had been in the band since the begging. I know a little piece of vincent hurts because of how good they sounded together and dl left. its what made the band.

[@P34k105]

You can hear the meshuggah influence ^^ And thats not a bad thing!

[@AnthonyChaucer]

The lyrics to this song are goddamn deep

[@nukachronic6211]

This song is the embodiment of existential nihilism. “I am not real.”

[@avlkush]

Don't get me wrong, I love good old pissed off, violent acacia strain lyrics, but I feel that these are some of the best lyrics that Vincent has ever written.

[@jackieeethepwner]

the lyrics are absolutely amazing. sick ass concepts

[@TheMarauderX]

KZbin cannot create ads between this awesome that fit anywhere near the genre.

[@voxkid12]

I just got this album on vinyl.sounds so good

[@pieshaveyes]

i enjoyed that mid.section of the song, they could do more sick horror-type guitar parts like that =D

[@ihatethisstupidform]

It's amazing how bands get along better than the fans do. Redundant, over complacent, insulting bitching is all I usually ever see. Lots of us are guilty of doing so at least to some degree, but some of us a lot more than others.

[@FilippaKugelberg]

amazing..:33

[@AnthonyChaucer]

The lyrics in the song are some of the best ever holy shit they dig deep

[@michaelvieregge2257]

"Genius of design , fooled by your mind " Gets me errytime

[@yamazhaky2]

good !

[@Paradoxx660]

ahhhh purely awesome album.

[@spiralEyedGhost]

'THE SPINNING YOU FEEL IS NOT OF THE EARTH'

[@CoffinDragger239]

Couldn't agree more.

[@maredes]

Best song ever.

[@SlapxNxTickle]

Both bands are awesome so I'm happy.

[@NaitoTeburu]

I hate when people fight in the comments section, enjoy the music. It doesn't matter who their label is, what their label does or if they have two functional kidneys. Just chillax and enjoy.

[@Tynnyri5l]

probably my fav off this album

[@emmaskater]

this thing is heavy !!

[@rockstarinaction91]

Brutalllll.

[@Bcharris120]

Very impressive boys.

[@mithmasta2]

TAS just has chugs (i'm not saying anything bad here) but meshuggah has a lot more technical riffage. it just happens that they're both heavy as fuck

[@Destabilising]

So true.

[@RedPigeonMetal]

Best song on the album in my opinion!

[@LetsNukeTheMoon]

I like emmure and the acacia strain. Granted i like the acacia strain more they don't sound anything alike to me. i dont get why people fight over it.

[@OHReaper]

Sick

[@iiOwnUndiies]

This is fucking great.

[@NathanGCreighton]

I've never understood the comparison between emmure and TAS. Completely different bands, both awesome in their own metal ways.

[@PrometheanTNGuitaris]

and by dangerously close to Meshuggah you mean they are touching grounds that probably no other band can? then you are correct and it's too epic :P

[@coreyfromaus]

How can you see music? I'd like to know.

[@iSmidgeons]

Wow, really a couple of bands in the same genre sound alike, I've never heard of that before...

[@sktahta07]

I can definately see some Meshuggah in here. This album owns.

[@joyojimbo]

80s horror movie feel, love it.

[@maredes]

EXACTlY.

[@johnnygotgrowls]

You cannot define life....without always...uttering death.

[@hardcoremaggott666]

Yes

[@Thechazifier]

3:56 the paradoxical spiral

[@iancaffey]

heard it too.. good ear

[@NaitoTeburu]

I enjoy these screams.

[@atlaspowershrugged]

The lyrics are like a grim inversion of Winds, the orchestral metal band.

[@devinpierce6497]

It's too bad that so many people just argue about opinion and don't even talk about how awesome this song is. Everyone's opinion is valid, everyone can say what they want. I think Death Is the Only Mortal is my favorite album from them atm. It's definitely influenced by Meshuggah, but that's an awesome thing. Stop arguing and enjoy the music!

[@AyumuNarumi123]

I can't believe that this interlude-like shit is more than 2 fucking minutes long. This would be my favourite song off the album.. Can anyone suggest me a good audio cutter program?

[@YippityDingleDoo]

THE SPINNING YOU FEEL IS NOT OF THE EARTH °IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD°

[@nickwylde666]

so sick

[@SomeKindOfScum]

curious, what makes you say that?

[@gonknodge]

"I don't fear death because I refuse to believe in life"

[@what7psp]

But which is better? That is the question.

[@MrFullmetalgatts]

Delaware on the 20th and not too long ago they were in AC..

[@shane62386]

just for the purpose of knowing something new today..... this is all tas. DL produced this. they wrote exactly what they wanted to write without influence from an outside producer. just like metallica with the black album......soooooo..... nobody can blame rise if they dont like the album.. yeah i use alot of periods... wanna fight about it!?..... that is all..

[@DancePorty]

Holy Fuck the lyrics !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nubnubnubbin]

you probably need to learn more about meshuggah and the avante garde genre in general

[@meamjoe]

Ppfffttt, "Chillax" Nigga this is T.A.S.! How can one chillax?!

[@IiIwayne]

The Acacia Wayne

[@danb239]

Fuck yea

[@DDrummr41]

Are you trolling right now? The Acacia Strains drummer is fucking amazing, go listen to the intro for Servant in the place of Truth, and tell me that he isn't a good drummer. I can guarantee you wouldn't be able to play that pattern.

[@Krill8888]

Vildhjartacore :o

[@jeffa495]

A lot of people don't like new AS. As for me someone who has been a fan since 3750. It is all about progression. Without this there would be no new albums from any bands. So if your unhappy with the changes you always have the dead walk and 3750. Js

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

I didn't say anything about technicality. Cause TAS isn't very technical anyway. I'm talking about the part at 0:55.

[@zoiderfernando8272]

this is deep shit

[@frnxieee]

I HEARD THE CEO OF RISE RECORDS HAS ONLY 1 FUNCTIONAL KIDNEY AND I'M FUCKING PISSED.

[@DoctorLipsh1ts]

haha i love that song. but what's that got to do with this?

[@edubchilds]

Because there was beef between Frankie and Vincent a while back about stealing shit musically or something

[@Rareforms710]

They were very similar on their old albums not so much anymore.

[@lordovthorn2747]

DL really likes Lethargica by Meshuggah lol

[@DoctorLipsh1ts]

i really hope that makes it to the top comments haha

[@WrapMasterLLC]

HOLY SHIT........ 3:13

[@x5queal]

What the problem with riserecords ?

[@paucceri]

if you legitimately think you can argue personal tastes as facts, there is no fucking way I believe you can play any musical instrument with competence.

[@wrestledbear]

Emmure died like 2 albums ago. The Acacia Strain is still very good, but don't worry, in an album or two, they will both be as shitty as each other!

[@QueElliott]

The Acacia Strain needs to do the music for Black ops II zombies instead of Avenged sevenfold

[@OrangeCounty92]

This Album is okay every song sounds almost the same and I have a hardtime figuring out which song is which.

[@TrevortheRelentless]

Frankie Palmeri is one of the coolest people I've ever met.

[@futurelondon]

thumbs up if u remember when TAS was XhardcoreX

[@marionoliver6004]

Nasty!!!!

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

Nothing is wrong with Meshuggah. I love Meshuggah. It's just that DITOM sounds way too much like Meshuggah.

[@scarydrummr93]

or say that you like both bands.

[@xxxiloveetfxxx]

creepy song.

[@CameFromSirius]

thank you rise for not having something gay

[@smokejc]

3:30 you're welcome.

[@nickbunch1]

much heavy very djent

[@DGKrew00]

Meshuggah 2.

[@chrisdahlke9435]

wahh wahh wahhh

[@SiaManOnDeath]

Dope as FUCK 😎