Continent (album)

Continent
Studio album by The Acacia Strain
Released	August 19th, 2008
Recorded	Planet Z Studios
Genre	Deathcore
Length	40:23
Label	Prosthetic Records
Producer	Zeuss
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The Acacia Strain chronology
The Dead Walk (2006) Continent (2008) Wormwood (2010)

Continent is the fourth studio album from the metal band The Acacia Strain. Recording began on April 13, 2008 and it was released August 19, 2008 via Prosthetic Records.^[1] Frontman Vincent Bennett also spoke to MTV News about the band's forthcoming LP, saying it was the band's "darkest" effort to date.

The album debuted at #107 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and No. 2 on the Billboard's Heatseeker Chart with first week sales of almost 5,600.^[2]

Track listing

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. "Kraken" - 2:41
10. "The Combine" - 2:02
11. "The Behemoth" - 6:37

Bonus tracks from the vinyl edition:

1. "Global Warming" - 2:55
2. "Stay Puft" - 3:15

Personnel

• Vincent Bennett - Lead Vocals
• Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz - Guitars, Programming
• Jack Strong - Bass
• Kevin Boutot - Drums, Percussion
• Paul Romano - Artwork
• Zeuss - Production
• Human Furnace - Guest Vocals on "Baby Buster"

Trivia

• Several of the albums 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)
• Track #8, JFC, is an abbreviation for "Jesus Fucking Christ"
• 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. ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THE ACACIA STRAIN: 'Continent' Release Date Set
2. ^ "STAIND, BLACK STONE CHERRY, THE ACACIA STRAIN First-Week Sales Revealed". blabbermouth.net. 2008-08-27. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=103602. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 

• "Amazon". Blabbermouth.net. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=103602. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
• "Blabbermouth". http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=103602. Retrieved 2008-08-27.