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'{{Infobox musical artist | name = Dr. Acula | image = | caption = | background = group_or_band | origin = [[Long Island]], [[New York]], US | genre = [[Deathcore]] | years_active = 2005&ndash;present | label = [[Victory Records|Victory]], [[Uprising Records|Uprising]], Shock Street, 187 | website = | associated_acts = For This We Kill, A Mandown, Midnight Desire, Idala, Sown in Tears, Eye Am Legion, [[My Bitter End]] | current_members = Casey Carrano<br/>Tyler Guida<br/>Ricky Ostolaza<br/>Kevin Graffeo<br/>Jesse Ciappa<br/>Bill Graffeo }} '''Dr. Acula''' is an American [[deathcore]] band from [[Long Island, New York]]. Formed in 2005, the group has released four studio albums, and two independent EPs (both of which are long since out of print). They are currently signed to [[Victory Records]]. 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]]. ==History== Dr. Acula was founded in 2005, originally as simply amusement between the band members, not taking the group into serious until the members found themselves pioneering songs out of their experiments and released an EP 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 latter 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 to negative critical reception by many.<ref>[http://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 year, the band saw themselves touring and performing at many local and national festival with more popularized and larger groups. Following into December 2009, three members of the band departed, all leaving just one original member, Bill Graffeo, left.<ref>[http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=13787 Dr. Acula loses three members] [[Lambgoat]]</ref> After re-aligning their line-up again, 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 it was somewhat hobbled with critics noting that the record did not entirely venture to a progressed sound than that of their previous album.<ref>[http://thenewreview.net/reviews/dr-acula-the-social-event-of-the-century ''The Social Event of the Century''] 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> 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] [[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. During June 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> The band has no concern or plan at all on a replacement keyboard player. On April 27th, 2012, the band posted comments stating that S.L.O.B vocalist Bert Vegas 'sucked dick' and was 'garbage' when asked why he left by a fan. ==Band members== ;Current members *Bill Graffeo - lead guitar <small>(2005–present)</small> *Tyler Guida - vocals <small>(2008–present)</small> *Casey Carrano - vocals <small>(2009–present)</small> *Kevin Graffeo- bass <small>(2009–present)</small> *Jesse Ciappa - drums <small>(2010–present)</small> *Ricky Ostolaza - rhythm guitar <small>(2010–present)</small> ;Former members *Craig Hecht- samples (2005–2006) *Rob Accardi - vocals (2005–2007) *Mikey Dada - drums (2005–2007) *Jon-Erik "Jerik" Pantorno - keyboard, vocals (2008), bass, vocals (2007) *Billy Brady - drums (2007–2008) *Bert Vegas - vocals (2005–2008), keyboard (2005-2007, 2008) *Eric Wallwork- drums (2008–2009) *Petey Poison - keyboard, vocals (2008–2010), vocals (2007), samples/electronics (2006–2007) *Rob "Acula" Guarino - bass guitar/guitar (2005–2007, 2007-2009), <small> also provided keyboard in 2008 after Bert left until Petey re-joined</small> *Lou "Dawg" Figurito - guitar/bass guitar (2005–2009), <small> from 2005-2008 Lou and Rob would switch instruments for different shows, but finally settled on the first instrument listed</small> *Drew Gipe - drums (2009–2010) *William Gipe - guitar (2010) *Joey Simpson - keyboards, synthesizers, samples <small>(2009–2011)</small> ==Discography== ;Full-length albums *''[[S.L.O.B. (Silver-Lipped Operator of Bullshit)]]'' (2007, 187) *''Below Me'' (2008, [[Uprising Records|Uprising]]) *''The Social Event of the Century'' (2010, Uprising) *''[[Slander (album)|Slander]]'' (2011, [[Victory Records|Victory]]) ;EPs *''[[Chillogy (EP)|Chillogy]]'' (2006, 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) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Facebook|dr.aculaBAND|Dr. Acula}} [[Category:Death metal musical groups from New York]] [[Category:American deathcore musical groups]] [[Category:Musical septets]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 2005]] [[Category:Victory Records artists]] [[Category:Musical groups from Long Island]] [[de:Dr. Acula]]'