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'{{Short description|Deathcore band from Long Island, NY}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dr. Acula | image = | caption = | origin = [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]], US | genre = [[Deathcore]], [[mathcore]], [[metalcore]] | years_active = 2005-2012, 2015, 2019- Present | label = [[Victory Records|Victory]], [[Uprising Records|Uprising]], Shock Street, 187 | website = | current_members = Rob Accardi<br/>Lou figurito<br/>Bill Graffeo<br/>Rob Guarino<br/>Mike Cosentino<br/> }} '''Dr. Acula''' is 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]]. After disbanding in 2012, the original line up re-formed in late 2019 and is currently active. ==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>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2010/04/13/dr-acula-have-established-themselves-as-sad-times/|title=DR. ACULA HAVE ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AS SAD TIMES|date=April 13, 2010|website=MetalSucks.net|accessdate=2020-03-18}}</ref> Three members of the band departed in October 2009, leaving just one original member, Bill Graffeo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx|title=Dr. Acula loses three members|website=Lambgoat.comt|accessdate=2020-03-18}}</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>{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/39231/victory-signs-dracula|title=Victory signs Dr.Acula|website=Punknews.org|accessdate=2020-03-18}}</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|website=Lambgoat.com|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 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, the original line up announced they would be playing a reunion show in support of The World We Knew at Amityville Music Hall in Long Island, NY. The band played two reunion shows on December 6th and December 7th at the Amityville Music Hall. On the same day as their reunion show, the band released a new song titled "Egg Monsters From Mars". In September of 2021 during a show at Amityville Music Hall, the band announced that they have announced that they have parted ways with vocalist Bert Vegas with guitarist Lou Figurito handling all sampling duties and Rob Accardi handling all vocal duties. At the same show they announced that they have recorded a new album at Westfall Studios that would see release in 2022. ==Band members== ;Current lineup *Rob Accardi - lead vocals (2005-2007, 2015, 2019-Present) *Bill Graffeo - guitar (2005-2012, 2015, 2019-Present) *Mike "DADA" Cosentino - drums (2005-2007, 2015, 2019-Present) *Lou "Dawg" Figurito – guitar, bass (2005-2009, 2015, 2019-Present) *Rob "Acula" Guarino – guitar, bass (2005-2007, 2007-2009, 2015, 2019-Present) ;Previous members *Bert "Vegas" Bolson – vocals, keyboard (2005-2007, 2015, 2019), lead vocals (2007-2008) *Craig Hecht - samples (2005-2006) *Peter Stolarski - samples (2006-2007), lead vocals (2007), vocals, keyboard (2008-2009) *Jon-Erik "Jerik" Pantorno - bass (2007), vocals, keyboard (2007-2008), lead vocals (2008) *William Conway - drums (2007-2008) *Eric Wallwork - drums (2008-2009) *Tyler Guida - lead vocals (2008-2012) *Drew Gipe - drums (2009-2010) *Joey Simpson - samples (2009-2011) *Casey Carrano - vocals (2009-2012) *Kevin Graffeo - bass (2009-2012) *Adam Stiletto - guitar (2009-2010) *William Gipe - guitar (2010) *Jesse Ciappa - drums (2010-2012) *Ricky Ostolaza - guitar (2010-2012) *Chris Brea - lead vocals (2012) *Oli Miclette - bass (2012) ===Timeline=== <timeline> ImageSize = width:800 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:01/01/2021 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:Lead_Guitar id:RG value:green legend:Rhythm_Guitar id:B value:blue legend:Bass id:D value:orange legend:Drums id:K value:purple 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_Shows 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:05/10/2015 color:RE layer:back at:07/12/2019 color:RE layer:back at:06/12/2019 color:RE layer:back at:06/12/2019 color:OR layer:back BarData = bar:RA text:"Rob Accardi" bar:BG text:"Bill Graffeo" bar:LF text:"Lou Figurito" bar:RG text:"Rob Guarino" bar:MC text:"Mike Consentino" bar:BV text:"Bert Vegas" bar:TG text:"Tyler Guida" bar:CC text:"Casey Carrano bar:CB text:"Chris Brea" bar:AS text:"Adam Stilletto" bar:WG text:"William Gipe" bar:RO text:"Ricky Ostolaza" bar:JEP text:"Jon-Erik Pantorno" 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:PS text:"Peter Stolarski" 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: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:01/03/2007 till:01/05/2007 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:01/10/2012 color:Vocals bar:CC from:01/01/2009 till:01/10/2012 color:Vocals bar:BG from:01/01/2005 till:01/10/2012 color:LG bar:LF from:01/01/2005 till:01/01/2007 color:B bar:LF from:01/01/2007 till:01/10/2009 color:RG bar:AS from:01/10/2009 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:01/10/2012 color:RG bar:RG from:01/01/2005 till:01/01/2007 color:RG bar:RG from:01/05/2007 till:01/10/2009 color:B bar:KG from:01/10/2009 till:01/01/2012 color:B bar:OM from:01/01/2012 till:01/10/2012 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:01/10/2009 till:01/01/2010 color:D bar:JC from:01/01/2010 till:01/10/2012 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:01/09/2015 till:05/10/2015 color:Vocals bar:BV from:01/09/2015 till:05/10/2015 color:Vocals bar:BV from:01/09/2015 till:05/10/2015 color:K width:3 bar:BG from:01/09/2015 till:05/10/2015 color:LG bar:LF from:01/09/2015 till:05/10/2015 color:RG bar:MC from:01/09/2015 till:05/10/2015 color:D bar:RG from:01/09/2015 till:05/10/2015 color:B bar:RA from:01/09/2019 till:end color:Vocals bar:BV from:01/09/2019 till:31/12/2019 color:Vocals bar:BV from:01/09/2019 till:31/12/2019 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:MC from:01/09/2019 till:end color:D bar:RG from:01/09/2019 till:end color:B bar:LF from:31/12/2019 till:end color:K width:3 </timeline> ==Discography== ;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) *''TBA'' (2022, TBA) '''Singles''' *"Egg Monsters From Mars" (2019, self-released) ;Demos *''Chillogy'' (2006, self-released) *''Demo 2007'' (2007, self-released) ;Compilation albums *''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}} ==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:Musical groups reestablished in 2019]] [[Category:Victory Records artists]] [[Category:Musical groups from Long Island]]'