- Dr. Acula (band)
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Dr. Acula Origin Long Island, New York, US Genres Deathcore Years active 2005–present Labels Victory, Uprising, Shock Street, 187 Associated acts For This We Kill, A Mandown, Midnight Desire, Idala, Sown in Tears, Eye Am Legion, My Bitter End Members Casey Carrano
Tyler Guida
Joey Simpson
Ricky Ostolaza
Kevin Graffeo
Jesse Ciappa
Bill GraffeoDr. Acula is an American deathcore band from Long Island, New York. Formed in 2005, the group has released four studio albums, and two independent EPs (both of which are long since out of print). They are currently signed to Victory Records. The band is known for the use of soundclips from movies and TV shows as an accent to their songs. Their band name is derived from an alternative perspective from the name of Dracula.
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History
Dr. Acula was founded in 2005, originally as simply amusement between the band members, not taking the group into serious until the members found themselves pioneering songs out of their experiments and released an EP independently the following year. The band released two demo albums; 2006's Chillogy and 2007's S.L.O.B. (Silver-Lipped Operator of Bullshit). The latter gained the attention of Uprising Records, and Dr. Acula was eventually signed to the label. The following year their debut-full length album, Below Me was released through Uprising, receiving mixed to negative critical reception by many.[1][2][3] In the proceeding year, the band saw themselves touring and performing at many local and national festival with more popularized and larger groups. Following into December 2009, three members of the band departed, all leaving just one original member of the group.[4]
After re-aligning their line-up again, Dr. Acula released their latest studio album, The Social Event of the Century in 2010, also through Uprising Records. It was met with better reception than Below Me, although is said that it does not warrant an entirely new sound from this previous record.[5][6]
After the release of this record, Dr. Acula were taken in with a Victory Records contract.[7][8] The band released the album Slander on February 15, 2011 through Victory.
Band members
- Current members
- Bill Graffeo - lead guitar (2005–present)
- Tyler Guida - vocals (2008–present)
- Casey Carrano - vocals (2009–present)
- Kevin Graffeo- bass (2009–present)
- Jesse Ciappa - drums (2010–present)
- Ricky Ostolaza - rhythm guitar (2010–present)
- Former members
- Craig Hecht- samples (2005–2006)
- Rob Accardi - vocals (2005–2007)
- Mikey Dada - drums (2005–2007)
- Jerik - keyboard, vocals (2008), bass, vocals (2007)
- Billy Brady - drums (2007–2008)
- Bert Vegas - vocals (2005–2008), keyboard (2005-2007, 2008)
- Eric Wallwork- drums (2008–2009)
- Petey Poison - keyboard, vocals (2008–2010), vocals (2007), samples/electronics (2006–2007)
- Rob "Acula" Guarino - bass guitar/guitar (2005–2007, 2007-2009), also provided keyboard in 2008 after Bert left until Petey re-joined
- Lou "Dawg" Figurito - guitar/bass guitar (2005–2009), from 2005-2008 Lou and Rob would switch instruments for different shows, but finally settled on the first instrument listed
- Drew Gipe - drums (2009–2010)
- William Gipe - guitar (2010)
- Joey Simpson - keyboards, synthesizers, samples (2009–2011)
Discography
- Full-length albums
- S.L.O.B. (Silver-Lipped Operator of Bullshit) (2007, 187)
- Below Me (2008, Uprising)
- The Social Event of the Century (2010, Uprising)
- Slander (2011, Victory)
- EPs
- Chillogy (2006, self-released)
- Compilations
- Slobology (2009, Uprising)
Videography
- "Is This a Party, or a Dick Measuring Contest?" (2010)
- "Who You Gonna Call?" (2011)
- "Welcome to Camp Nightmare" (2011)
References
- ^ Below Me Amazon
- ^ Below Me review AbsolutePunk
- ^ Below Me review Teeth of the Divine
- ^ Dr. Acula loses three members Lambgoat
- ^ The Social Event of the Century The New Review
- ^ DR. ACULA HAVE ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AS SAD TIMES MetalSucks
- ^ Victory Records signs Dr. Acula Alternative Press
- ^ Victory Signs Dr. Acula
External links
Categories:- Death metal musical groups from New York
- American deathcore musical groups
- Musical septets
- Musical groups established in 2005
- Victory Records artists
- Musical groups from Long Island
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