{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Step into the Light / Failure Will Follow | type = studio | artist = the Acacia Strain | cover = The Acacia Strain - Step Into the Light.png | alt = | caption = ''Step into the Light'' cover | released = May 12, 2023<ref>{{cite web|author=Andrew Sacher|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-acacia-strain-announce-new-lp-step-into-the-light-new-song-exclusive-swirl-vinyl/|title=The Acacia Strain announce new LP 'Step Into the Light' (new song & exclusive swirl vinyl)|magazine=BrooklynVegan|access-date=February 14, 2023|date=February 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Sam Taylor|url=https://upsetmagazine.com/news/the-acacia-strain-album-failure-will-follow/|title=The Acacia Strain have announced a second new album for May|magazine=Upset|access-date=March 15, 2023|date=March 15, 2023}}</ref> | recorded = 2022 | studio = | genre = ''Step Into the Light:'' Deathcore, metalcore<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/05/04/review-the-acacia-strain-brings-unbridled-mayhem-with-step-into-the-light/|title=Review: The Acacia Strain Brings Unbridled Mayhem with Step Into The Light|author=Max Heilman|website=www.metalsucks.net|date=May 4, 2023|accessdate=May 21, 2023}}</ref><br> ''Failure Will Follow:'' Sludge metal, doom metal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/05/04/review-the-acacia-strain-mines-the-depths-of-doom-with-failure-will-follow/|title=Review: The Acacia Strain Mines the Depths of Doom with Failure Will Follow|author=Max Heilman|website=www.metalsucks.net|date=May 4, 2023|accessdate=May 21, 2023}}</ref> | length = {{duration|m=23|s=33}} (''Step Into the Light'')<br />{{duration|m=38|s=42}} (''Failure Will Follow'')<br />{{duration|m=62|s=15}} (total) | label = Rise | producer = Randy LeBoeuf | prev_title = Slow Decay | prev_year = 2020 | next_title = You Are Safe from God Here | next_year = 2025 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Additional cover | type = studio | cover = The Acacia Strain - Failure Will Follow.png | caption = ''Failure Will Follow'' cover }} {{Singles | name = Step into the Light | type = studio | single1 = Untended Graves | single1date = December 14, 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rocksound.tv/news/the-acacia-strain-release-punishing-new-track-untended-graves|title=The Acacia Strain Release Punishing New Track 'Untended Graves'|author=Jack Rogers|work=Rock Sound|date=December 14, 2022|accessdate=May 21, 2023}}</ref> | single2 = Chain | single2date = April 20, 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/04/20/the-acacia-strain-released-their-latest-single-chain/|title=The Acacia Strain Released Their Latest Single "Chain"|author=Hesher Keenan|website=Metal Sucks|date=April 20, 2023|accessdate=May 21, 2023}}</ref> }} }}
'''''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,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/02/24/the-acacia-strain-guitarist-tom-smith-calls-it-quits-says-theres-no-beef-and-names-final-shows/|title=The Acacia Strain Guitarist Tom Smith Calls It Quits, Says There's No Beef and Names Final Shows|website=Metal Sucks|date=February 24, 2022|accessdate=May 21, 2023}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_acacia_strain_step_into_the_light_on_new_album|title=The Acacia Strain 'Step into the Light' on New Album|author=Calum Slingerland|work=Exclaim!|date=February 14, 2023|accessdate=May 21, 2023}}</ref> ''Failure Will Follow'' consists of three tracks that are each over 10 minutes long that show "the sludgier side of the band".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2023/03/15/the-acacia-strain-announce-a-second-new-album-failure-will-follow-to-release-the-same-day-as-step-into-the-light/|title=The Acacia Strain Announce a Second New Album, Failure Will Follow to Release the Same Day as Step Into The Light|author=Hesher Keenan|website=www.metalsucks.net|date=March 15, 2023|accessdate=May 21, 2023}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Step into the Light'' track listing | title1 = Flourishing | length1 = 1:17 | title2 = Calf's Blood | length2 = 1:40 | title3 = Chain | note3 = featuring Jacob Lilly | length3 = 1:12 | title4 = Fresh Bones | length4 = 2:29 | title5 = Teeth of the Cursed Dog | length5 = 2:40 | title6 = Open Wound | length6 = 1:54 | title7 = Sinkhole | note7 = featuring Josef Alfonso | length7 = 3:50 | title8 = Is This Really Happening? | length8 = 2:57 | title9 = Untended Graves | length9 = 2:17 | title10 = None of Us Asked to Be Here | length10 = 3:17 | total_length = 23:33 }} {{Track listing | headline = ''Failure Will Follow'' track listing | title1 = Pillar of Salt | note1 = featuring Dylan Walker and iRis.EXE | length1 = 11:32 | title2 = Bog Walker | note2 = featuring Sam Sawyer | length2 = 17:00 | title3 = Basin of Vows | note3 = featuring Ethan McCarthy and Abra Bigham | length3 = 10:10 | total_length = 38:42}}
==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
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Category:2023 albums Category:The Acacia Strain albums Category:Rise Records albums