Suffocation (band)

Suffocation is an American brutal technical death metal band. They fused the predominant rhythmic styles of early death metal with complex song structures, and started a new subgenre of death metal known as "brutal technical 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. The band is also known for having two Black musicians (drummer Mike Smith and guitarist Terrance Hobbs) which is rare in the extreme metal scene. The band was formed in 1990 and has since released several highly-regarded releases on heavy metal labels Relapse Records and Roadrunner Records.
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