Continent (The Acacia Strain album)

Continent is the fourth studio album of the American deathcore band The Acacia Strain. This is the first album with bassist Jack Strong and second with drummer Kevin Boutot. Recording began on April 13, 2008, and it was released August 19, 2008 via Prosthetic Records.[2] Frontman Vincent Bennett also spoke to MTV News about the release, saying it was the band's "darkest" effort to date. In 2018, the album was re-released on streaming services, featuring bonus tracks.

Continent
Studio album by The Acacia Strain
Released	August 19, 2008
Recorded	April 13 – May 15, 2008
Studio	Planet Z Studios
Genre	Deathcore, metalcore
Length	40:23
Label	Prosthetic
Producer	Zeuss, The Acacia Strain
The Acacia Strain chronology
The Dead Walk (2006) Continent (2008) Wormwood (2010)
Singles from Continent
"Skynet" Released: January 31, 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press

The album debuted at No. 107 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart with first week sales of almost 5,600.[3]

In September 2018, The Acacia Strain began a 10-year anniversary tour, where they played the record in full.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Skynet"	4:22
2.	"Seaward"	4:15
3.	"Dr. Doom"	2:26
4.	"Forget-Me-Now"	2:43
5.	"Cthulhu"	3:27
6.	"Baby Buster"	4:18
7.	"Balboa Towers"	4:36
8.	"JFC"	2:56
9.	"Kräken"	2:41
10.	"The Combine"	2:02
11.	"The Behemoth" (instrumental)	6:37
Total length:		40:23

Vinyl edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Global Warming"	2:58
13.	"Staypuft"	3:18
Total length:		46:39

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

The Acacia Strain Vincent Bennett – lead vocals Daniel Laskiewicz – lead guitar, programming, backing vocals Jack Strong – bass Kevin Boutot – drums Production Zeuss – producer, mixing Alan Douches – mastering Paul A. Romano – art direction, artwork, design

Guest musicians Human Furnace (Ringworm) – vocals on "Baby Buster"

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	107
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5]	13
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[6]	18
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7]	2

Trivia

• Several of the album's tracks refer to the television show Arrested Development:
  • "Seaward" (name of GOB's boat)
  • "Forget-Me-Now" (name of GOB's date-rape drug)
  • "Baby Buster" (Buster's Nickname)
  • "Balboa Towers" (name of Lucille's Mansion Community)
• The final 3 lines of "Skynet" are a reference to the message board on Lambgoat.com
• An internet rumor circulated stating that lyrics on the first track, "Skynet", were written about the band Emmure and how they have allegedly ripped off The Acacia Strain, although vocalist Vincent Bennett has denied this on stage numerous times. Regardless, Emmure responded to plagiarism claims in their song "R2DEEPTHROAT".

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "The Acacia Strain Continent Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
2. "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THE ACACIA STRAIN: 'Continent' Release Date Set". Archived from the original on 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
3. "STAIND, BLACK STONE CHERRY, THE ACACIA STRAIN First-Week Sales Revealed". blabbermouth.net. 2008-08-27. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
4. "The Acacia Strain Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
5. "The Acacia Strain Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
6. "The Acacia Strain Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
7. "The Acacia Strain Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.