Continent (The Acacia Strain album)

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Continent
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 2008 (2008-08-19)
RecordedApril 13 – May 15, 2008
StudioPlanet Z Studios
Genre
Length40:23
Label Prosthetic
Producer Zeuss, The Acacia Strain
The Acacia Strain chronology
The Dead Walk
(2006)
Continent
(2008)
Wormwood
(2010)
Singles from Continent
  1. "Skynet"
    Released: January 31, 2009
Professional ratings
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Continent is the fourth studio album of the American metalcore 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.

Contents

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 with After the Burial, Erra, and Make Them Suffer, where The Acacia Strain played the record in full. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 107
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [6] 13
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [7] 18
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [8] 2

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