• Artist: Acumen Nation
• Flags: Lyrics are included with the album
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• Styles: Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal

Review

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. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Monster Zero		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(1:56)
Parasite Mine		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(3:47)
Just a Bastard		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(4:28)
Liquid Hater		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(4:31)
C-Cection		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(5:42)
Margasuck		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(3:05)
Dirty Fighter		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(3:27)
Demasculator		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(5:15)
Recaster		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(4:13)
Rally and Sustain		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(6:40)
Knowing This...		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(5:02)
Wraith of Calixto		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(7:38)
Tone Deaf		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(6:08)
Mothra		Jason Novak	Acumen Nation	(2:46)
[Untitled Track]	...		Acumen Nation	(6:37)

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