Continent
Studio album by
The Acacia Strain
ReleasedAugust 19, 2008 (2008-08-19)
RecordedApril 13 – May 15, 2008
StudioPlanet Z Studios
GenreMetalcore, deathcore
Length40:23
LabelProsthetic
ProducerZeuss, 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
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press

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.

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

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. ↑ "After The Burial & The Acacia Strain Announce "Rareform Across The Continent" North American Tour". Metal Anarchy. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  5. ↑ "The Acacia Strain Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "The Acacia Strain Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "The Acacia Strain Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "The Acacia Strain Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.



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