Step Into the Light / Failure Will Follow
# Step Into the Light / Failure Will Follow

Step Into the Light and Failure Will Follow are the eleventh and twelfth studio albums by American 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, 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). Failure Will Follow consists of three tracks that are each over 10 minutes long that show "the sludgier side of the band".

In support of the two albums, the band will perform some shows in Canada in June and July 2023, alongside Fit for an Autopsy and Escuela Grind. The Acacia Strain will also be special guests for Lamb of God's U.S. tour in August and September, among other bands including Ice Nine Kills, The Black Dahlia Murder, Suicide Silence, Frozen Soul, After the Burial, and Alpha Wolf.

## Personnel

### The Acacia Strain

* Vincent Bennett – lead vocals
* Kevin Boutot – drums
* Devin Shidaker – lead guitar, programming, backing vocals
* Mike Mulholland – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Griffin Landa – bass

### Additional personnel

* Jacob Lilly (Chamber) – vocals on "Chain"
* Josef Alfonso (Sunami) – 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
