Suffocation (band)

Suffocation in 2014.

Suffocation is an American brutal death metal band from Centereach, New York, United States. The band members are Frank Mullen (vocalist), Terrance Hobbs and Charlie Errigo (both guitarisits), Eric Morotti (drummer) and Derek Boyer (bassist). Their 1991 album, Effigy of the Forgotten, created a blueprint for the genre for the 1990s. The band has a raw death metal style that uses growled vocals with a downtuned guitar sound, fast and complex guitar riffs and drumming, open chord notes, breakdowns, and a complex sense of songwriting. Decibel Magazine has stated that Suffocation's music completely influenced the creation of deathcore.^[1]

Discography

Studio albums

EP's

Human Waste (1991)
Despise the Sun (1998)

Live albums

Close of a Chapter: Live in Québec City (2005)

Compilation albums

The Best of Suffocation (2008)

Members

Current members

Frank Mullen – vocals (1988–1998, 2002–present; semi-retired since 2013)
Terrance Hobbs – lead guitar (1988–1998, 2002–present)
Derek Boyer – bass guitar (2004–present)
Ricky Myers – vocals (2014–present)
Charlie Errigo – rhythm guitar (2016–present)
Eric Morotti– drums (2016–present)

Former members

Mike Smith – drums (1988–1994, 2002–2012)
Josh Barohn – bass (1988–1991, 2002–2004)
Guy Marchais – rhythm guitar (1988–1990, 2002–2016)
Doug Cerrito – rhythm guitar (1990–1998)
Chris Richards – bass (1991–1998)
Doug Bohn – drums (1994–1996)
Dave Culross – drums (1996–1998, 2012–2014)
Kevin Talley – drums (2014–2016)

Live members

Bill Robinson – vocals (2012)
John Gallagher – vocals (2013)

Timeline

Suffocation (band) Media

Frank Mullen (left) and Guy Marchais (right) in 2014
The American death metal band Suffocation at the Summer Breeze Open Air 2017 in Dinkelsbühl/Germany.
The American death metal band Suffocation at the Summer Breeze Open Air 2017 in Dinkelsbühl/Germany.
The American death metal band Suffocation at the Summer Breeze Open Air 2017 in Dinkelsbühl/Germany.
The American death metal band Suffocation at the Summer Breeze Open Air 2017 in Dinkelsbühl/Germany.

References

↑ Lee, Cosmo (September 2009). "Suffocation reclaim their rightful place as kings of death metal". Decibel Magazine. One of Suffocation's trademarks, breakdowns, has spawned an entire metal subgenre: deathcore

[Decibel_No..C2.A0059-1] Lee, Cosmo (September 2009). "Suffocation reclaim their rightful place as kings of death metal". Decibel Magazine. One of Suffocation's trademarks, breakdowns, has spawned an entire metal subgenre: deathcore

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