Suffocation

Suffocation is an American death metal band formed in 1988 in Centereach, New York. The current lineup includes guitarist Terrance Hobbs, bassist Derek Boyer, guitarist Charlie Errigo, drummer Eric Morotti, and vocalist Ricky Myers. Their 1991 debut album, "Effigy of the Forgotten," is considered a cornerstone of 1990s death metal. Other notable albums include "Breeding the Spawn" (1993), "Pierced from Within" (1995), and "...Of the Dark Light" (2017). In 2023, they released "Hymns from the Apocrypha." The band is known for their technically demanding compositions and influence on subgenres like brutal death metal and slam death metal. The products available from the artist Suffocation include vinyls, CDs.