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Suffocation

Country of origin:
United States
Location:
Centereach, New York
Status:
Active
Year of creation:
1988
Genre:
Brutal Technical Death Metal
Lyrical themes:
Death, Religion, Mankind, Society
Current label:
Nuclear Blast
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.

There was an earlier "incarnation" of Suffocation existing from 1988 to around 1990, featuring vocalist Frank Mullen, bassist Josh Barohn, guitarists Guy Marchais and Todd German and Barohn's ...
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Current
Guy Marchais Guitars (1988-1990, 2003-present)
See also: ex-Internal Bleeding, ex-Pyrexia
Frank Mullen Vocals (1988-1998, 2002-present)
Terrance Hobbs Guitars (1990-1998, 2002-present)
See also: Deprecated, ex-Criminal Element
Dave Culross Drums (1997-1998, 2012-present)
See also: Pyrexia, ex-Disgorged, ex-Malebolgia, ex-HatePlow, ex-Malecoda, ex-Malevolent Creation, ex-Incantation (live), ex-Mortician (live)
Derek Boyer Bass (2004-present)
See also: Decrepit Birth, Deprecated, Disgorge, ex-Dying Fetus, ex-Vital Remains (live), ex-Criminal Element
Past
Josh Barohn Bass (1988-1991, 2002-2004)
See also: ex-Iron Lung, ex-Autopsy, ex-Doomed, ex-The Henchmen
Todd German Guitars (1988-1990)
Mike Smith Drums (1990-1994, 2002-2012)
See also: Iniquitous, Synesis Absorption, Grimm Real, ex-Psychometry
Doug Cerrito Guitars (1990-1998)
See also: ex-Welt, ex-Day of Doom, ex-Hate Eternal
Chris Richards Bass (1993-1998)
See also: ex-Sorrow
Doug Bohn Drums (1994-1997)
See also: Pyrexia, Social Disease, ex-Iron Lung, ex-Welt
Current (Live)
Bill Robinson Vocals (2012-present)
See also: Decrepit Birth
Guy Marchais Guitars (1988-1990, 2003-present)
See also: ex-Internal Bleeding, ex-Pyrexia
Frank Mullen Vocals (1988-1998, 2002-present)
Terrance Hobbs Guitars (1990-1998, 2002-present)
See also: Deprecated, ex-Criminal Element
Dave Culross Drums (1997-1998, 2012-present)
See also: Pyrexia, ex-Disgorged, ex-Malebolgia, ex-HatePlow, ex-Malecoda, ex-Malevolent Creation, ex-Incantation (live), ex-Mortician (live)
Derek Boyer Bass (2004-present)
See also: Decrepit Birth, Deprecated, Disgorge, ex-Dying Fetus, ex-Vital Remains (live), ex-Criminal Element
Josh Barohn Bass (1988-1991, 2002-2004)
See also: ex-Iron Lung, ex-Autopsy, ex-Doomed, ex-The Henchmen
Todd German Guitars (1988-1990)
Mike Smith Drums (1990-1994, 2002-2012)
See also: Iniquitous, Synesis Absorption, Grimm Real, ex-Psychometry
Doug Cerrito Guitars (1990-1998)
See also: ex-Welt, ex-Day of Doom, ex-Hate Eternal
Chris Richards Bass (1993-1998)
See also: ex-Sorrow
Doug Bohn Drums (1994-1997)
See also: Pyrexia, Social Disease, ex-Iron Lung, ex-Welt
Current
Bill Robinson Vocals (2012-present)
See also: Decrepit Birth
Added by: RhapsodyRules Modified by: gothic_metal
Added on: 2002-07-17 18:16:55 Last modified on: 2012-05-24 03:51:02
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