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- Date Released: May 14, 2002
- Genre: Electronic
- Style: Electronic Industrial
- Label: Underground Inc - Invisible / The Orchard
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Fans of techno-metal poster children like Static-X and the Prodigy will get a solid kick out of Acumen Nation, a band who has actually been around in various guises since 1992. On The 5ifth Column the band flexes its hard-earned chops, delivering a dense and crunchy program of high-tech aggro-punk, complete with strategic screams, machine-like guitar power chords, and an occasional incursion of metallic funk. Sometimes they wear their influences right out on their sleeves, as on the blatantly Ministry-esque "Liquid Hater." But elsewhere their sound is both original and filled with old-fashioned hooks -- the charmingly titled " C-Cection" is one example, as is the hip-hop-inflected "Margasuck." The band peaks halfway through the album on the pounding "Demasculator," which draws equally on vintage metal, 1990s techno, and speed rap, then delivers up a surprisingly gorgeous melody in the bridge. "Demasculator" acts as a nice distillation of all the best elements in Acumen Nation's impressive stylistic blend.
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| 01. |  |
Monster Zero |
1:56 |
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| 02. | |
Parasite Mine |
3:47 |
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| 03. | |
Just a Bastard |
4:28 |
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| 04. | |
Liquid Hater |
4:31 |
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| 05. | |
C-cection |
5:42 |
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| 06. | |
Margasuck |
3:05 |
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| 07. | |
Dirty Fighter |
3:27 |
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| 08. | |
Demasculator |
5:15 |
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| 09. | |
Recaster |
4:13 |
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| 10. | |
Rally and Sustain |
6:40 |
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| 11. | |
Knowing This... |
5:02 |
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| 12. | |
Wrath of Calixto |
7:38 |
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| 13. | |
Tone Deaf |
6:08 |
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| 14. | |
Mothra |
2:46 |
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| 15. | |
Untitled |
6:38 |
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15 Total Tracks, 71:16 Total Length
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Credits
- Martin Atkins - ? // Acumen Nation - Main Performer // Pat Duffy - ? // Mega Lo Mania - Sound Effects // Jamie Duffy - Producer // Ethan Novak - Photography // Daniel B. - Drums // Daniel B. - ? // Daniel B. - Loops // Carlos Canario - Live Sound // Adora - Historical Research // Greg Lopez - ?
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