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Continent is the fourth studio album of the American deathcore 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.

Continent
Studio album by The Acacia Strain
Released	August 19, 2008 (2008-08-19)
Recorded	April 13 – May 15, 2008
Studio	Planet Z Studios
Genre	Deathcore, metalcore
Length	40:23
Label	Prosthetic
Producer	Zeuss, The Acacia Strain
The Acacia Strain chronology
The Dead Walk (2006) Continent (2008) Wormwood (2010)
Singles from Continent
"Skynet" Released: January 31, 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press

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, where they played the record in full.

Track listing

Personnel

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

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 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".

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