Group
The Acacia Strain
- From
- Chicopee, United States
- Since
- 2001–present
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- Releases
- 37
- deathcore
- doom metal
- metalcore
- atmospheric sludge metal
- death metal
- downtempo deathcore
- metal
- sludge metal
About
The Acacia Strain is an American metalcore 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.
Members
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Vincent Bennett lead vocals
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Kevin Boutot drums (drum set)
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Devin Shidaker guitar
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Griffin Landa bass guitar
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Tom Smith Jr. guitar
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Karrie Whitfield bass guitar
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Ben Abert drums (drum set)
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Christopher Daniele guitar
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Daniel Daponde background vocals, guitar
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Daniel Laskiewicz guitar
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Jeanne Sagan bass guitar
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Seth Coleman bass guitar
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Jack Strong bass guitar
Discography
Albums
Singles
Other
Links
Official
Concerts
Buy
Instrumental supporting musician
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 08bebce9-33fa-4ae9-9992-4e5d137d655b
- ISNI
- 0000000468893052
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.