--- title: "The Acacia Strain" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/the-acacia-strain" genre: "Deathcore" country: "United States" formed: 2001 --- # The Acacia Strain **The Acacia Strain** is a deathcore band, from United States, active 2001 to present. The Acacia Strain is an American metal band that was founded in 2001 and originally based in Chicopee, Massachusetts, but now based in Albany, New York. The group is currently signed to Rise Records and initially consisted of high school friends Vincent Bennett, Christopher Daniele, and Ben Abert, Karrie Whitfield, Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz, and Daniel Daponde joining shortly after. They recorded and released their debut album ...And Life Is Very Long in 2002 via Devil's Head records. The band has released thirteen full-length albums throughout their tenure. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Acacia_Strain ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | The Acacia Strain | | Genre | Deathcore | | Parent genre | Metalcore | | Origin | Chicopee, United States | | Formed | 2001 | | Releases in catalog | 20 | ## Genres [Deathcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/deathcore) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic) · [Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal) · [Atmospheric Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/atmospheric-sludge) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Downtempo Deathcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/downtempo-deathcore) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Devin Shidaker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/devin-shidaker) | Guitar | 2013 to present | Current | | [Vincent Bennett](https://themetalnet.com/musician/vincent-bennett) | Lead vocals | 2001 to present | Current | | [Griffin Landa](https://themetalnet.com/musician/griffin-landa) | Bass guitar | 2015 to present | Current | | [Kevin Boutot](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kevin-boutot) | Drums (drum set) | 2005 to present | Current | | [Tom Smith Jr.](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tom-smith-jr) | Guitar | 2016 to present | Current | | [Daniel Laskiewicz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/daniel-laskiewicz) | Guitar | 2001 to 2013 | Former | | [Jeanne Sagan](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeanne-sagan) | Bass guitar | 2003 to 2003 | Former | | [Richard Gomez](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richard-gomez) | | | Former | | [Ben Abert](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ben-abert) | Drums (drum set) | 2001 to 2005 | Former | | [Christopher Daniele](https://themetalnet.com/musician/christopher-daniele) | Guitar | 2001 to 2005 | Former | | [Daniel Daponde](https://themetalnet.com/musician/daniel-daponde) | Background vocals, Guitar | 2001 to 2006 | Former | | [Jack Strong](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jack-strong) | Bass guitar | 2006 to 2015 | Former | | [Karrie Whitfield](https://themetalnet.com/musician/karrie-whitfield) | Bass guitar | 2001 to 2003 | Former | | [Seth Coleman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/seth-coleman) | Bass guitar | 2004 to 2006 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 2002 | […And Life Is Very Long](https://themetalnet.com/album/22556d04-9f3c-3b5f-8cf7-490fb6163b43) | Album | | 2004 | [3750](https://themetalnet.com/album/0c36c06d-524d-306b-b719-a6e21bbd2aa7) | Album | | 2006 | [The Dead Walk](https://themetalnet.com/album/abb416c0-ceca-3a8e-a3be-ea265d2486ac) | Album | | 2008 | [Continent](https://themetalnet.com/album/91a4095f-4b09-3ec8-bd79-4bdf845beab8) | Album | | 2010 | [The Most Heard Unheard EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/1d3ec825-72c9-4e71-8f04-22e22036ca5a) | EP | | 2010 | [Wormwood](https://themetalnet.com/album/a848994a-bab1-4238-ab12-9ac9335d7fd1) | Album | | 2012 | [Death Is the Only Mortal](https://themetalnet.com/album/0bb0601a-ce97-4620-8b23-c8c764638009) | Album | | 2013 | [Money for Nothing](https://themetalnet.com/album/9274f4bb-6270-49c5-aa09-04b65dc5bdaf) | EP | | 2014 | [Coma Witch](https://themetalnet.com/album/395e0583-c254-46e3-970d-a39e5f2426be) | Album | | 2017 | [Gravebloom](https://themetalnet.com/album/5593e0c8-8992-4768-aa33-84684544c265) | Album | | 2019 | [It Comes in Waves](https://themetalnet.com/album/60e5d6d0-d92d-4bc8-838b-526ce9ee4103) | Album | | 2020 | [A](https://themetalnet.com/album/5ee45151-1cfc-4193-b257-e17ba9a590d0) | EP | | 2020 | [C](https://themetalnet.com/album/7c015a19-18c0-4214-914c-04a42b77e3af) | EP | | 2020 | [D](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed023149-a213-427c-9f72-6bdfce48a1bd) | EP | | 2020 | [E](https://themetalnet.com/album/a742cf73-1ca3-45f9-940d-114d79ef51ec) | EP | | 2020 | [Slow Decay](https://themetalnet.com/album/3fa434d2-6595-4886-9dc4-f423663eb13f) | Album | | 2020 | [Y](https://themetalnet.com/album/d89d4037-77d2-493e-9377-168750c463a8) | EP | | 2023 | [Failure Will Follow](https://themetalnet.com/album/ada5fa54-ce8b-4352-932d-f471e1362194) | Album | | 2023 | [Step Into the Light](https://themetalnet.com/album/0845988f-07d2-454d-911b-a9db6d010552) | Album | | 2025 | [You Are Safe From God Here](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ec7c3ac-4701-40af-86d1-478dd713b4c0) | Album | ## Related bands - [Whitechapel](https://themetalnet.com/band/whitechapel) (listened together) - [Thy Art Is Murder](https://themetalnet.com/band/thy-art-is-murder) (listened together) - [Emmure](https://themetalnet.com/band/emmure) (listened together) - [Veil of Maya](https://themetalnet.com/band/veil-of-maya) (listened together) - [Born of Osiris](https://themetalnet.com/band/born-of-osiris) (listened together) - [After the Burial](https://themetalnet.com/band/after-the-burial) (listened together) - [The Black Dahlia Murder](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-black-dahlia-murder) (listened together) - [Suicide Silence](https://themetalnet.com/band/suicide-silence) (listened together) - [Carnifex](https://themetalnet.com/band/carnifex-b463a831) (listened together) - [Parkway Drive](https://themetalnet.com/band/parkway-drive) (listened together) - [August Burns Red](https://themetalnet.com/band/august-burns-red) (listened together) - [Chelsea Grin](https://themetalnet.com/band/chelsea-grin) (listened together) ## Official and external links - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Theacaciastrain - x: https://twitter.com/theacaciastrain - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/253042890 - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theacaciastrain/ - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4tDkeVxH0CSkNiLVrsYmQs - youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCvr0QU8_oZ3pTgkFI1prHFg - bandcamp: https://theacaciastrain.bandcamp.com/ - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/398498 - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/The_Acacia_Strain/3540524984 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/the-acacia-strain](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-acacia-strain). 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