Reviewed! Dr. Acula - Nation
Dr. Acula
Nation
Victory
Ok, this might sound a bit off, but with their latest Nation, Dr. Acula has matured a bit. While
the fun-loving band is still the same group of guys you’d like to invite to
your next kegger, it seems they are starting to put the pieces together and
with Nation appears they’re ready to
take that next step in their own evolution. And honestly, with a track titled “Robot
People From Hell,” you know these dudes haven’t lost an ounce of their sense of
humor. That being said, Nation is a
nice progression for the party rockers (eff off LMFAO), one that sees the band
honing their skills and delving deeper into their craft, producing tomes like
the dizzying six-minute, Protest the Hero meets the Human Abstract meets Arch
Enemy shred-fest “Keep On Running in Place,” and the layered intensity of “Thinner.”
With the distracting filler aka hip-hop interludes all but gone, Nation finds the band headed down a
straight and narrow path, and the band is probably better off for it in the
long run.
Grade: B-
Go Download: “Nation”
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