Origin	Long Island, New York, USA
Genre(s)	Brutal death metal Technical death metal
Years active	1990–1998, 2004–present
Label(s)	Relapse, Roadrunner, Free Agent
Website	www.suffocation.us

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Biography

Suffocation recorded the albums Human Waste, Effigy of the Forgotten, Breeding the Spawn, Pierced from Within, and Despise the Sun before breaking up in 1998. Suffocation reunited in 2003, featuring the return of original drummer Mike Smith, though minus long-time members Doug Cerrito and Chris Richards. The band released Souls to Deny in 2004 and launched an extensive global touring campaign to promote the album. After over 200 shows, the band recorded and self-released their first live CD Close Of A Chapter: Live In Quebec City. A self-titled album was released in 2006 through Relapse Records, which again saw the launch of an extensive worldwide touring jaunt. In 2007, Suffocation was featured in an advertisement for the History Channel.^[1] They are currently compiling material for a live DVD, although the release has been delayed due to footage that was planned for the DVD being stolen, and also because they were waiting for their contract with Relapse Records to run out. Human waste is a waste type usually used to refer to byproducts of digestion, such as faeces and urine. ... Effigy of the Forgotten is the debut full-length album by New York Death Metal act Suffocation, released in 1991. ... Breeding the Spawn is the second full-length album by Suffocation. ... Pierced From Within was released in 1995 by the legendary death metal band, Suffocation (band). ... Despise the Sun is an EP by Suffocation. ... Doug Cerrito is an American guitar player best known as the lead guitarist for New York Death Metal band Suffocation from 1990 until their split in 1998, performing on their many classic albums. ... Souls to Deny is a 2004 album by the Death Metal band Suffocation. ... Suffocation is an album by the US death metal band Suffocation. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The History Channel is a cable television channel, dedicated to the presentation of historical events and persons, often with frequent observations and explanations by noted historians as well as reenactors and witnesses to events, if possible. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

On June 4th 2007, Suffocation and their label, Relapse Records officially parted ways.^[2] However, the band is still active. They will embark on a European tour in 2008, after which they plan to begin work on their next studio album. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Style and influences

Suffocation fused the predominant rhythmic styles of early death metal with complex song structures and a unique melodic sensibility. They are generally credited with inventing the brutal death metal subgenre, introducing many innovations such as very low death grunts, hands-together blast beats, and breakdowns with heavy use of palm muting. In addition, their overall complexity and instrumental virtuosity was and has been influential in the development of technical death metal. As a result they are often described as "brutal technical death metal," and are classified as such on The Metal Archives.[1] As both brutal death metal and technical death metal are today some of the most prolific genres in extreme metal, the band is generally regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of death metal. Their influence extends outside of these genres as well, for example influencing many grindcore, metalcore and deathcore bands.^{[citation needed]} Rhythm (Greek = flow, or in Modern Greek, style) is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events. ... This article is about the musical genre. ... ... Death grunts, also referred to as death growls, death vocals or harsh vocals[1], is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal musical genre, but is also occasionally used in a variety of other heavy metal sub-genres. ... Blast beats are drum beats consisting of torrents of alternating snare and bass drums which increase the speed, density, and percussiveness of death metal, black metal and grindcore. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it easier to understand, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The palm mute, also known as palm muting, is a playing technique for the guitar. ... Technical death metal, or tech death for short, is a term used to describe bands in the subgenre death metal. ... Encyclopaedia Metallum logo Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives (commonly known as Metal Archives per the URL or just MA) is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music. ... Extreme metal is an umbrella term, somewhat loosely defined, for a variety of heavy metal subgenres developed since the 1980s. ... Grindcore, often shortened to grind, is an evolution of hardcore punk, most commonly associated with death metal, a very different though similarly extreme style of music. ... Metalcore is a fusion of extreme metal and hardcore punk that began in the United States. ... Deathcore is an amalgamation of two musical styles: metalcore and death metal. ...

Suffocation is placed amongst peers such as Immolation, Mortician and Incantation as being part of a genetic fragment of death metal known as "New York death metal", or "NYDM" for short. However, each of these bands has a very distinct sound, and as such the term NYDM generally refers to the early 1990s New York scene, and not a particular style of death metal. It is worth noting that the term as it is used today often refers to the New York brutal death metal/goregrind scene, which includes bands such as Skinless, Clitorture and Mucopus.^{[citation needed]} Immolation is a death metal band from Yonkers, New York. ... Mortician is a brutal death metal band from Yonkers, New York founded in 1989. ... Incantation is a US death metal band that was formed by John McEntee and Paul Ledney in 1989. ... Scene may refer to: Scene (fiction), an element of a larger fictional work such as a play Scene (film), a part of action in a single location in a TV or movie Scene (music), a collection of musical acts that play regularly in one location. ... Goregrind, also known as grindgore, is a subgenre of grindcore, which is related to music styles such as death metal, thrash metal, and crust punk. ... Skinless is a deathgrind band formed in 1992. ...

Discography

Studio albums

• Effigy of the Forgotten (1991)
• Breeding the Spawn (1993)
• Pierced from Within (1995)
• Souls to Deny (2004)
• Suffocation (2006)

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Miscellaneous

• Reincremation (Demo, 1990)
• Human Waste (EP, 1991)
• Live Death (Split, 1994)
• Despise the Sun (EP, 1998)
• Live in Quebec - The Close of a Chapter (Live album, 2005)

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Band members

Current members

• Frank Mullen - vocals (1990–1998, 2003–present)
• Terrance Hobbs - guitar (1990–1998, 2003–present)
• Guy Marchais - guitar (1990, 2003–present)
• Derek Boyer - bass (2004–present)
• Mike Smith - drums (1990–1994, 2003–present)

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Former members

• Doug Cerrito - guitar (1990–1998)
• Josh Barohn - bass (1990–1993, 2003)
• Chris Richards - bass (1992–1998)
• Doug Bohn - drums (1994–1996)
• Dave Culross - drums (1996–1998)
• Kevin Talley - drums (1998 tour only)
• Todd German - guitar (1990 replaced by Doug Cerrito)

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References

External links

• Suffocation's official website
• Suffocation Interview with Mike Smith
• Interview with Mike Smith and band space
• Photos from paris 2007