Step into the Light / Failure Will Follow explained
| Step into the Light / Failure Will Follow |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | the Acacia Strain |
| Cover: | The Acacia Strain - Step Into the Light.png |
| Caption: | Step into the Light cover |
| Released: | May 12, 2023[1] [2] |
| Recorded: | 2022 |
| Genre: | Step Into the Light: Deathcore, metalcore[3]
Failure Will Follow: Sludge metal, doom metal[4] |
| Length: | (Step Into the Light)
(Failure Will Follow)
(total) |
| Label: | Rise |
| Producer: | Randy LeBoeuf |
| Prev Title: | Slow Decay |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
Step into the Light and Failure Will Follow are the eleventh and twelfth studio albums by American extreme metal band the Acacia Strain. They were released on May 12, 2023, through Rise Records. They are the band's first albums to feature rhythm guitarist Mike Mulholland, replacing Tom Smith who left the band in 2022,[5] and the last to feature longtime drummer Kevin Boutot.
Step into the Light features 10 tracks of the band's usual deathcore/metalcore style that are mostly each under three minutes long, and it features guest vocals from Jacob Lilly (Chamber) and Josef Alfonso (Sunami).[6] Failure Will Follow consists of three tracks that are each over 10 minutes long that show "the sludgier side of the band".[7]
Personnel
The Acacia Strain
- Vincent Bennett – lead vocals
- Devin Shidaker – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Mike Mulholland – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Griffin Landa – bass
- Kevin Boutot – drums
Additional personnel
- Jacob Lilly – vocals on "Chain"
- Josef Alfonso – vocals on "Sinkhole"
- Dylan Walker - vocals on "Pillar of Salt"
- iRis.EXE - vocals on "Pillar of Salt"
- Sam Sawyer - vocals on "Bog Walker"
- Ethan McCarthy - vocals on "Basin of Vows"
- Abra Bigham - spoken word on "Basin of Vows"
Production
- Produced by Randy Leboeuf
Notes and References
- Web site: Andrew Sacher. The Acacia Strain announce new LP 'Step Into the Light' (new song & exclusive swirl vinyl). BrooklynVegan. February 14, 2023. February 14, 2023.
- Web site: Sam Taylor. The Acacia Strain have announced a second new album for May. Upset. March 15, 2023. March 15, 2023.
- Web site: Review: The Acacia Strain Brings Unbridled Mayhem with Step Into The Light. Max Heilman. www.metalsucks.net. May 4, 2023. May 21, 2023.
- Web site: Review: The Acacia Strain Mines the Depths of Doom with Failure Will Follow. Max Heilman. www.metalsucks.net. May 4, 2023. May 21, 2023.
- Web site: The Acacia Strain Guitarist Tom Smith Calls It Quits, Says There's No Beef and Names Final Shows. Metal Sucks. February 24, 2022. May 21, 2023.
- Web site: The Acacia Strain 'Step into the Light' on New Album. Calum Slingerland. Exclaim!. February 14, 2023. May 21, 2023.
- Web site: The Acacia Strain Announce a Second New Album, Failure Will Follow to Release the Same Day as Step Into The Light. Hesher Keenan. www.metalsucks.net. March 15, 2023. May 21, 2023.
