Continent (album)

Continent
Studio album by The Acacia Strain
Released	August 19, 2008
Recorded	April 13 – May 15, 2008
Studio	Planet Z Studios
Genre	Deathcore
Length	43:38
Label	Prosthetic
Producer	Zeuss, The Acacia Strain
The Acacia Strain chronology
The Dead Walk (2006) Continent (2008) Wormwood (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press

Continent is the fourth studio album of the American 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 band's forthcoming LP, saying it was the band's "darkest" effort to date.

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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Skynet"	4:22
2.	"Seaward"	4:16
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"	2:57
9.	"Kräken"	2:41
10.	"The Combine"	2:02
11.	"The Behemoth"	6:37
12.	"Staypuft"	3:15
Total length:		43:38

Vinyl edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Global Warming"	2:55
Total length:		46:33

Personnel

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

The Acacia Strain Vincent Bennett – lead vocals, Daniel Laskiewicz – guitar 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 Top 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
3. "STAIND, BLACK STONE CHERRY, THE ACACIA STRAIN First-Week Sales Revealed". blabbermouth.net. 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
4. "The Acacia Strain – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Acacia Strain.
5. "The Acacia Strain – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for The Acacia Strain.
6. "The Acacia Strain – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for The Acacia Strain.
7. "The Acacia Strain – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for The Acacia Strain.