Suffocation
Country | United States |
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Formed | 1989, Centereach, New York |
Genres | Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal |
Labels | Roadrunner Records, Relapse Records, Nuclear Blast |
Years active | 1988-1998, 2002-present |
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Line-up (members)
- Terrance Hobbs : Guitars (1990-1998, 2002-present)
- Derek Boyer : Bass (2004-present)
- Eric Morotti : Drums (2016-present)
- Charlie Errigo : Guitars (2016-present)
- Ricky Myers : Vocals (2019-present)
Former members
- Dave Culross : Drums (1996-1998, 2012-2014)
- Guy Marchais : Guitars (1988-1990, 2003-2016)
- Josh Barohn : Bass (1988-1991, 2002-2004)
- Todd German : Guitars (1988-1990)
- Mike Smith : Drums (1990-1994, 2002-2012)
- Doug Cerrito : Guitars (1990-1998)
- Chris Richards : Bass (1991-1998)
- Doug Bohn : Drums (1994-1997)
- Kevin Talley : Drums (1998)
- Frank Mullen : Vocals (1988-1998, 2002-2018)
Touring members
- Ricky Myers : Vocals (2014-2016, 2018-present)
Album Photos (66)
Suffocation Discography
Album | Lyrics | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
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Reincremated | Demo | Jul 1990 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
Human Waste | Lyrics | EP | May 1, 1991 | 88.5 | 12 | 1 | |
Effigy of the Forgotten | Lyrics | Album | Oct 22, 1991 | 91 | 49 | 1 | |
Breeding the Spawn | Lyrics | Album | May 18, 1993 | 82.3 | 8 | 0 | |
Live Death | Split | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
Pierced From Within | Lyrics | Album | May 23, 1995 | 94.5 | 28 | 2 | |
Despise the Sun | Lyrics | EP | 1998 | 82.5 | 6 | 0 | |
Effigy of the Forgotten / Pierced from Within | Compilation | Sep 9, 2003 | 70 | 1 | 0 | ||
Souls to Deny | Lyrics | Album | Apr 27, 2004 | 88.1 | 7 | 0 | |
The Close of a Chapter | Live | 2005 | 70 | 1 | 0 | ||
Suffocation | Lyrics | Album | Sep 19, 2006 | 85 | 7 | 1 | |
The Best of Suffocation | Compilation | Jan 29, 2008 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
Blood Oath | Lyrics | Album | Jul 3, 2009 | 85.1 | 7 | 0 | |
As Grace Descends | Single | Dec 14, 2012 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
Pinnacle of Bedlam | Lyrics | Album | Feb 15, 2013 | 82.7 | 13 | 0 | |
Your Last Breaths | Single | Apr 13, 2017 | 85 | 1 | 0 | ||
Return to the Abyss | Single | May 12, 2017 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
...Of the Dark Light | Lyrics | Album | Jun 9, 2017 | 86.1 | 11 | 0 | |
Live in North America | Live | Nov 12, 2021 | 90 | 1 | 0 | ||
Hymns from the Apocrypha | Lyrics | Album | Nov 3, 2023 | 88.5 | 12 | 1 |
Suffocation Videos
Suffocation Lists
(2)Best Suffocation Songs
Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes |
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1 | Infecting the Crypts | Effigy of the Forgotten (1991) | 98.3 | 11 |
2 | Liege of Inveracity | Effigy of the Forgotten (1991) | 96.9 | 15 |
3 | Reincremation | Effigy of the Forgotten (1991) | 96.5 | 12 |
4 | Pierced From Within | Pierced From Within (1995) | 97.5 | 8 |
5 | Jesus Wept | Effigy of the Forgotten (1991) | 96.1 | 11 |
6 | Mass Obliteration | Effigy of the Forgotten (1991) | 95 | 11 |
7 | Deceit | Souls to Deny (2004) | 98.3 | 3 |
8 | Immortally Condemned | Souls to Deny (2004) | 98.3 | 3 |
9 | Breeding the Spawn | Pierced From Within (1995) | 95.7 | 7 |
10 | Synthetically Revived | Pierced From Within (1995) | 95 | 8 |
11 | Depths of Depravity | Pierced From Within (1995) | 95 | 7 |
12 | Brood of Hatred | Pierced From Within (1995) | 95 | 7 |
13 | Abomination Reborn | Suffocation (2006) | 96.3 | 4 |
14 | Seeds of the Suffering | Effigy of the Forgotten (1991) | 93 | 12 |
15 | Infecting The Crypts | Human Waste (1991) [EP] | 95 | 6 |
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.
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