It Comes in Waves

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It Comes in Waves
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 26, 2019 [1]
Recorded2019 [2]
Genre
Length30:11
Label Closed Casket Activities
The Acacia Strain chronology
Gravebloom
(2017)
It Comes in Waves
(2019)
Slow Decay
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim! 9/10 [5]
KillYourStereoStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Metal Injection9/10 [7]

It Comes in Waves is the ninth studio album by American metal band The Acacia Strain. It was released on December 26, 2019, through Closed Casket Activities. The track titles spell out the phrase "Our Only Sin Was Giving Them Names". [8] The band announced a February 2020 tour in support of the album with Rotting Out, Creeping Death, Chamber and Fuming Mouth. [9]

Contents

Track listing

It Comes in Waves track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Our"3:44
2."Only"2:43
3."Sin"3:59
4."Was"5:45
5."Giving"2:54
6."Them"2:19
7."Names"8:47
Total length:30:11

Personnel

The Acacia Strain

Production and design

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