Genre(s):
Brutal Technical Death Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
Death, Religion, Mankind, Society
Origin:
United States of America (Centereach, New York)
Formed in:
1989
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Frank Mullen - Vocals (1989-1998, 2002-)
Terrance Hobbs - Guitar (1990-1998, 2002-) (Criminal Element, Deprecated)
Guy Marchais - Guitar (1989-1990, 2002-) (Internal Bleeding (USA), Pyrexia)
Derek Boyer - Bass (2004-) (Criminal Element, Decrepit Birth, Deprecated, Dying Fetus, Vital Remains)
Mike Smith - Drums (1989-1994, 2002-) (Psychometry, Synesis Absorption, Iniquitous)
Former/Past Member(s):
Guitar:
Doug Cerrito (1990-1998) (Hate Eternal, Welt, Day of Doom)
Todd German (1989-1990)
Bass:
Josh Barohn (1989-1993, 2002-2004) (Autopsy, Doomed (USA), The Henchmen, Iron Lung)
Chris Richards (1993-1998) (Sorrow (USA))
Drums:
Doug Bohn (1994-1997) (Social Disease (USA), Iron Lung, Welt)
Dave Culross (1997-1998) (Malevolent Creation, Disgorged (USA), Gorgasm (USA), HatePlow, Incantation, Malebolgia)
Additional notes
Suffocation are widely considered major innovators of death metal; they had a massive influence on the genre and pioneered a balance between brutal and technical sounds commonly heard in modern death metal.
The band split up after "Despise The Sun" and reformed in 2002 with some line-up changes. Doug Cerrito was asked to join when the band reformed, but apparently he wasn't interested.
"Human Waste" was the first CD ever released on Relapse Records. Though, they aren't the first band released on the label (they first released a bunch of 7" singles), it is the first printed and distributed CD by Relapse.
Birth dates:
Frank Mullen (January 1970)
Terrance Hobbs (April 1970)
Mike Smith (16th July 1971, New York, NY)
Guy Marchais (28th May 1969)
Dave Culross (9th March 1974)
The band split up after "Despise The Sun" and reformed in 2002 with some line-up changes. Doug Cerrito was asked to join when the band reformed, but apparently he wasn't interested.
"Human Waste" was the first CD ever released on Relapse Records. Though, they aren't the first band released on the label (they first released a bunch of 7" singles), it is the first printed and distributed CD by Relapse.
Birth dates:
Frank Mullen (January 1970)
Terrance Hobbs (April 1970)
Mike Smith (16th July 1971, New York, NY)
Guy Marchais (28th May 1969)
Dave Culross (9th March 1974)
Discography:
Suffocation - Reincremated [demo] - 1990
Suffocation - Human Waste [ep] - 1991
Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten [full-length] - 1991
Suffocation - Breeding The Spawn [full-length] - 1993
Suffocation & Malevolent Creation & Exhorder & Cancer - Live Death [split] - 1994
Suffocation - Pierced From Within [full-length] - 1995
Suffocation - Despise The Sun [ep] - 1998
Suffocation & Crucifix & Pyrexia - Split Demos [split] - 2002
Suffocation - Surgery Of Impalement [single] - 2004
Suffocation - Souls To Deny [full-length] - 2004
Suffocation - The Close Of A Chapter [live album] - 2006
Suffocation - Suffocation [full-length] - 2006
Suffocation - The Best Of Suffocation [best of/compilation] - 2008
Suffocation - Blood Oath [full-length] - 2009
Suffocation - Pinnacle Of Bedlam [full-length] - 2013
Suffocation - ...Of The Dark Light [full-length] - 2017
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Official site:
http://www.myspace.com/suffocation
http://www.youtube.com/user/suffocation
http://twitter.com/suffocationband