I am a bit late to the party but these guys totally took me by surprise. Been crankin' their stuff quite a bit lately.
Both eras of Suffocation seem really good, older stuff is a bit rawer and has that old school death metal sound but even the new stuff retains that part of Suffocation albeit sounding more brutal.
If you are already into death metal and like bands like Nile, Suffocation is not too far off - perhaps a bit more brutal sounding but also 'catchier' (sorry can't think of a better term) - with more hooks in their material.
Temple of Blood Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:51 am
Older stuff is better.
The_Jayroh Metal master
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:29 am
I saw Suffocation live when they opened for Carcass on Carcass' reunion tour back in '08. The vocalist talked about loving Wal Mart because he can go buy all kinds of things like chainsaws and axes for when his wife won't shutup. I knew he was joking of course. Very awesome band.
Alex Dee Rokket Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:02 am
The singer, Frank Mullen is nowadays compared a lot to Bruce Willis. I saw quite a few Suffocation videos on youtube where people call him the Bruce Willis of Death Metal. I think in part it is his looks but there's also a video of him wielding a pump-action shotgun.
In any case, these guys sound very ferocious and deliver quite a decent amount of variety on their albums. It's not just non-stop blast beats for 40 minutes. There's plenty of hooks in their riffs and a lot of their songs seem to have these slower mid-sections where guitars go all crunchy before launching into a technical guitar solo.
I'm in the process of buying all their albums.
mc666 Master Sailboat
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:00 am
one of my favorite bands ever.
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:46 am
I own Effigy of the Forgotten and Pierced From Within. I dig them both, and like Pierced From Within the best.
mc666 Master Sailboat
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:10 pm
Required Fields wrote:
and like Pierced From Within the best.
that one is my favorite too!
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mlotek Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:19 pm
Too bad they were one of the most copied/cloned bands in the 90s.
metalhead777 Metal master
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:32 pm
Always found them,along with Cannibal Corpse and Bloodbath to be the only death metal band with catchy songs.
Alex Dee Rokket Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:42 pm
metalhead777 wrote:
Always found them,along with Cannibal Corpse and Bloodbath to be the only death metal band with catchy songs.
Try Morbid Angel of old and Malevolent Creation too. I think you'll dig those two if you like the other 3 you mentioned.
metalhead777 Metal master
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:23 pm
Alex Dee Rokket wrote:
metalhead777 wrote:
Always found them,along with Cannibal Corpse and Bloodbath to be the only death metal band with catchy songs.
Try Morbid Angel of old and Malevolent Creation too. I think you'll dig those two if you like the other 3 you mentioned.
Will do. I also enjoy what I heard of Deicide but the lyrics are so full of what can only be described as unreleased teen angst that I can never take 90% of their songs seriously.
Alex Dee Rokket Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:41 pm
metalhead777 wrote:
Alex Dee Rokket wrote:
metalhead777 wrote:
Always found them,along with Cannibal Corpse and Bloodbath to be the only death metal band with catchy songs.
Try Morbid Angel of old and Malevolent Creation too. I think you'll dig those two if you like the other 3 you mentioned.
Will do. I also enjoy what I heard of Deicide but the lyrics are so full of what can only be described as unreleased teen angst that I can never take 90% of their songs seriously.
As much as I love Death Metal, I could never get into Deicide. I don't really care for those really graphic Satanic lyrics, though I don't mind them with bands like Venom or Slayer but for some reason I find Deicide to be in very poor taste. I guess what pisses me off the most is Glenn Benton's childish attitude. He comes across as a grade A as*hole.
Again, I can tolerate most other attitudes in metal but when it comes to Glen Benton to me he's like one of those cheesy over the top wrestlers.
bassman Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:19 pm
I have Suffocation's s/t and Blood Oath, I need to pick up some more.
Really hits the spot when I'm in the mood for some quality death metal.
Lurideath Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:32 am
I have everything by them too and am a long time fan. Live Effigy the best of them all, but Pierced from Within also kills! I also like Breeding the Spawn, but the production is bad. Those are my 3 all time faves by the band. The newer stuff is good too, but nothing like the older material.
jstate Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:27 am
I only own Pierced From Within. But every time I break that out I say to myself "why don't I have more Suffocation?". I see a lot of the newer releases used all the time but keep hoping to score the older ones.
For someone that loves Pierced what would be one of the newer releases to pick up?
mc666 Master Sailboat
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:50 am
jstate wrote:
For someone that loves Pierced what would be one of the newer releases to pick up?
firstly, grab their 2004 comeback Souls To Deny. that's badass.
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Ravenscraig Metal student
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:21 am
Love those guys, my Effigy of the Forgotten copy is autographed by them...
mc666 Master Sailboat
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:53 am
cool pic. Mike has those crazy eyes going on there.
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:06 pm
bassman wrote:
I have Suffocation's s/t and Blood Oath, I need to pick up some more.
Really hits the spot when I'm in the mood for some quality death metal.
Here are some songs off of some of their other albums...
The title track off of the Human Waste EP:
Reincremation off of Efigy of the Forgotten:
Beginning of Sorrow off of Breeding the Spawn:
Depths of Depravity off of Pierced From Within:
Ravenscraig Metal student
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:16 pm
Breeding the Spawn has some of the best bass playing in the history of metal.
Almost jazzy!
Temple of Blood Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:43 pm
Order of essential-ness: PfW DtS EotF . . . . . . . BO
metalhead777 Metal master
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:24 pm
Temple of Blood wrote:
Order of essential-ness: PfW DtS EotF . . . . . . . BO
Whats wrong with Blood Oath?
bassman Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:51 pm
Those songs sound great!
I definitely need to plan for some purchases soon.
Leatherface Metal is my Life
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:48 am
Have some of their stuff. Brutal band.
Required Fields Metal is my Life
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Subject: Re: Suffocation \m/ Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:53 pm
bassman wrote:
Those songs sound great!
I definitely need to plan for some purchases soon.