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'{{Infobox musical artist | name = Dr. Acula | background = group_or_band | image = | caption = | origin = [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]], US | genre = [[Deathcore]] | years_active = 2005-2012, 2015 | label = [[Victory Records|Victory]], [[Uprising Records|Uprising]], Shock Street, 187 | website = | past_members = Casey Carrano<br/>Ricky Ostolaza<br/>Jesse Ciappa<br/>Bill Graffeo<br/>Kevin Graffeo<br/>Chris Brea<br/> }} '''Dr. Acula''' was an American [[deathcore]] band from [[Long Island, New York]]. Formed in 2005, the group has released five studio albums, and One Independent EP which is long since out of print. They were signed to [[Victory Records]] at the time of disbandment. The band is known for the use of soundclips from movies and TV shows as an accent to their songs. Their band name is derived from an alternative perspective from the name of [[Dracula]], which was originally part of a joke coined by comedian [[Mitch Hedberg]]. They broke up in October 2012. ==History== Dr. Acula was founded in 2005. Their name was originally inspired by a quote from comedian [[Mitch Hedberg]]; "I went to see the doctor. All he did was suck blood from my neck. Don't go see '''Doctor Acula'''."<ref>{{cite web|title=Victory Metal - Dr. Acula|url=http://www.victorymetal.com/artists/dracula/|publisher=[[Victory Records]]|accessdate=18 May 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6E00G0ode?url=http://www.victorymetal.com/artists/dracula/|archivedate=28 January 2013}}</ref> In the beginning the band did not take the music seriously by writing joke songs, lampooning current trends and stereotypical bands in the Long Island scene. Soon after they began to pioneer songs from their experiments and released an EP, titled Chillogy, independently the following year. The band released two demo albums; 2006's ''[[Chillogy(Album)|Chillogy]]'' and 2007's ''[[S.L.O.B. (Silver-Lipped Operator of Bullshit)]]''. The band went on two DIY tours across the USA in the summer and fall of 2006. They gained the attention of [[Uprising Records]], and Dr. Acula was eventually signed to the label. The following year their debut-full-length album, ''Below Me'' was released through Uprising, receiving mixed critical reception.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Below-Me-Dr-Acula/dp/B001AZI20O ''Below Me''] Amazon</ref><ref>[http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1289382 ''Below Me'' review] [[AbsolutePunk]]</ref><ref>[http://www.teethofthedivine.com/site/reviews/dr-acula-below-me/ ''Below Me'' review] Teeth of the Divine</ref> In the proceeding years the band saw themselves touring and performing at many local and national festivals. After re-aligning their line-up, Dr. Acula released their third studio album, ''The Social Event of the Century'' in 2010, also through Uprising Records. It was met with better reception than ''Below Me'', although didn't reach as wide of an audience as Uprising failed to promote the record as aggressively as Below me.<ref>[http://thenewreview.net/reviews/dr-acula-the-social-event-of-the-century ''The Social Event of the Century''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323035959/http://thenewreview.net/reviews/dr-acula-the-social-event-of-the-century |date=March 23, 2010 }} The New Review</ref><ref>[http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/04/13/dr-acula-have-established-themselves-as-sad-times/ DR. ACULA HAVE ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AS SAD TIMES] [[MetalSucks]]</ref> Three members of the band departed in October 2009, leaving just one original member, Bill Graffeo.<ref>[http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=13787 Dr. Acula loses three members] [[Lambgoat]]</ref> After the release of ''The Social Event of the Century'', Dr. Acula were taken in with a [[Victory Records]] contract.<ref>[http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/victory_records_signs_dr._acula/ Victory Records signs Dr. Acula] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729053514/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/victory_records_signs_dr._acula/ |date=2010-07-29 }} [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]</ref><ref>[http://www.punknews.org/article/39231 Victory Signs Dr. Acula]</ref> The band released their Victory Records debut, ''[[Slander (album)|Slander]]'' on February 15, 2011. On June 20 of that year, keyboardist, Joey Simpson quit the band while on The Horror Nights Tour.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Acula keyboardist quits band|url=http://lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=16498|publisher=Lambgoat|accessdate=13 January 2012}}</ref> On June 19, 2012 Dr. Acula released ''[[Nation (Dr. Acula album)|Nation]]''. On August 27, 2015, it was announced that a 10-year reunion show, commemorating the formation of the original band, would be taking place on October 3, 2015 at the Woodshop in Long Island, NY. It featured an original line-up, including Bill Graffeo, Bert Vegas, Rob Accardi, Mike Cosentino, Lou Figurito, and Rob Guarino. On September 13, 2019, it was announced that the original line up would play a show to support their friends The World We Knew at Amityville Music Hall in Long Island, NY on December 7, 2019. ==Band members== ;Original Lineup *Rob Accardi - vocals (2005-2007, 2015, 2019) *Bert "Vegas" Bolson – vocals, keyboard (2005-2008, 2015, 2019) *Bill Graffeo- lead guitar (2005-2012, 2015, 2019) *Mike "DADA" Cosentino - drums (2005-2007, 2015, 2019) *Lou "Dawg" Figurito – guitar, bass (2005-2009, 2015, 2019) *Rob "Acula" Guarino – bass, guitar (2005-2007, 2007-2009, 2015, 2019) ;Previous Members *Casey Carrano - vocals (2009-2012) *Kevin Graffeo- bass (2009-2012) *Jesse Ciappa - drums (2010-2012) *Ricky Ostolaza - guitar (2010-2012) *Craig Hecht - samples (2005-2006) *Peter Stolarski - samples (2006-2007), vocals (2007), vocals, keyboard (2008-2009) *William Conway - drums (2007-2008) *Jon-Erik "Jerik" Pantorno - bass (2007), vocals, keyboard (2008) *Eric Wallwork - drums (2008-2009) *Nick C - Bass (2006-2009) *Tyler Guida - vocals (2008-2012) *Drew Gipe - drums (2009-2010) *Joey Simpson - samples (2009-2011) *Adam Stilletto - guitar (2009-2010) *William Gipe - guitar (2010) *Chris Brea - vocals (2012) ===Timeline=== <timeline> ImageSize = width:1200 height:auto barincrement:18 PlotArea = left:140 bottom:100 top:10 right:50 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/2005 till:01/01/2020 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:3 ScaleMajor = increment:1 start:2005 Colors = id:Vocals value:red legend:Vocals id:LG value:teal legend:Left_Guitar id:RG value:green legend:Right_Guitar id:B value:blue legend:Bass id:D value:purple legend:Drums id:K value:orange legend:Keyboard id:S value:skyblue legend:Samples id:A value:black legend:Studio_Releases id:OR value:gray(0.8) legend:Others_Releases id:RE value:pink legend:Reunion_Show LineData = at:01/01/2006 color:OR layer:back at:01/01/2007 color:OR layer:back at:29/05/2007 color:A layer:back at:22/07/2008 color:A layer:back at:05/05/2009 color:OR layer:back at:20/04/2010 color:A layer:back at:15/02/2011 color:A layer:back at:19/06/2012 color:A layer:back at:03/10/2015 color:RE layer:back at:07/12/2019 color:RE layer:back BarData = bar:RA text:"Rob Accardi" bar:BV text:"Bert Bolson" bar:BG text:"Bill Graffeo" bar:LF text:"Lou Figurito" bar:RG text:"Rob Guarino" bar:MC text:"Mike Consentino" bar:PS text:"Peter Stolarski" bar:JEP text:"Jon-Erik Pantorno" bar:TG text:"Tyler Guida" bar:CB text:"Chris Brea" bar:CC text:"Casey Carrano" bar:AS text:"Adam Stilletto" bar:WG text:"William Gipe" bar:RO text:"Ricky Ostolaza" bar:KG text:"Kevin Grafeo" bar:OM text:"Olivier Miclette" bar:BB text:"Billy Brady" bar:EW text:"Eric Wallwork" bar:DG text:"Drew Gipe" bar:JC text:"Jesse Ciappa" bar:CH text:"Craig Hecht" bar:JS text:"Joey Simpson" PlotData = width:11 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(11,-4) bar:RA from:01/01/2005 till:01/01/2007 color:Vocals bar:BV from:01/01/2005 till:01/01/2008 color:Vocals bar:BV from:01/01/2005 till:01/01/2008 color:K width:3 bar:BG from:01/01/2005 till:01/01/2013 color:LG bar:PS from:01/01/2006 till:01/01/2007 color:S bar:PS from:01/01/2007 till:01/01/2008 color:Vocals bar:PS from:01/01/2008 till:01/01/2009 color:Vocals bar:PS from:01/01/2008 till:01/01/2009 color:K width:3 bar:JEP from:01/01/2007 till:01/01/2008 color:B bar:JEP from:01/01/2008 till:01/06/2008 color:Vocals bar:JEP from:01/01/2008 till:01/06/2008 color:K bar:JEP from:01/01/2008 till:01/06/2008 color:Vocals width:3 bar:TG from:01/01/2008 till:01/01/2012 color:Vocals bar:CB from:01/01/2012 till:01/01/2013 color:Vocals bar:CC from:01/01/2009 till:01/01/2013 color:Vocals bar:LF from:01/01/2007 till:01/01/2010 color:RG bar:LF from:01/01/2005 till:01/01/2007 color:B bar:RG from:01/01/2005 till:01/01/2007 color:RG bar:AS from:01/01/2009 till:01/01/2010 color:RG bar:WG from:01/01/2010 till:01/06/2010 color:RG bar:RO from:01/06/2010 till:01/01/2013 color:RG bar:RG from:01/01/2007 till:01/01/2010 color:B bar:KG from:01/01/2009 till:01/01/2012 color:B bar:OM from:01/01/2012 till:01/01/2013 color:B bar:MC from:01/01/2005 till:01/01/2007 color:D bar:BB from:01/01/2007 till:01/01/2008 color:D bar:EW from:01/01/2008 till:01/01/2009 color:D bar:DG from:01/01/2009 till:01/01/2010 color:D bar:JC from:01/01/2010 till:01/01/2013 color:D bar:CH from:01/01/2005 till:01/01/2006 color:S bar:JS from:01/01/2009 till:01/01/2011 color:S bar:RA from:01/08/2015 till:04/10/2015 color:Vocals bar:BV from:01/08/2015 till:04/10/2015 color:Vocals bar:BV from:01/08/2015 till:04/10/2015 color:K width:3 bar:BG from:01/08/2015 till:04/10/2015 color:LG bar:LF from:01/08/2015 till:04/10/2015 color:RG bar:RG from:01/08/2015 till:04/10/2015 color:B bar:MC from:01/08/2015 till:04/10/2015 color:D bar:RA from:01/09/2019 till:end color:Vocals bar:BV from:01/09/2019 till:end color:Vocals bar:BV from:01/09/2019 till:end color:K width:3 bar:BG from:01/09/2019 till:end color:LG bar:LF from:01/09/2019 till:end color:RG bar:RG from:01/09/2019 till:end color:B bar:MC from:01/09/2019 till:end color:D </timeline> </div> ==Discography== ;Full-length albums *''[[S.L.O.B.]]'' (2007, 187 Records) *''Below Me'' (2008, [[Uprising Records|Uprising]]) *''The Social Event of The Century'' (2010, [[Uprising Records|Uprising]]) *''[[Slander (album)|Slander]]'' (2011, [[Victory Records|Victory]]) *''[[Nation (Dr. Acula album)|Nation]]'' (2012, Victory) ;Demos *''Chillogy'' (2006, self-released) *''Demo 2007'' (2007, self-released) ;Compilations *''Slobology'' (2009, [[Uprising Records|Uprising]]) ==Videography== *"Is This a Party, or a Dick-Measuring Contest?" (2010) *"Who You Gonna Call!?" (2011) *"Welcome to Camp Nightmare" (2011) *"Party 2.0" (2012) *"Ironic Enclosure" (2012) *"Citizen's Arrest" (2012) ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *{{Facebook|dr.aculaBAND|Dr. Acula}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Musical groups from New York (state)]] [[Category:American deathcore musical groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 2005]] [[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2012]] [[Category:Victory Records artists]] [[Category:Musical groups from Long Island]]'