Suffocation is an American death metal band from New York, widely credited as a pioneer of brutal death metal. Noted for technical, crushing riffing and a low guttural vocal style, their early albums (notably Effigy Of The Forgotten and Pierced From Within) are frequently cited as genre-defining.

Reviews and public sources credit Suffocation with helping to found brutal death metal, praising albums such as Effigy Of The Forgotten (1991) and Pierced From Within (1995). Reviews repeatedly note the band's technical composition, distinctive growled vocals by Frank Mullen, and production work (e.g., Scott Burns on Pierced From Within).

DeBaser hosts a set of enthusiastic reviews praising Suffocation as pioneers of brutal death metal. Reviewers highlight landmark albums like Effigy Of The Forgotten and Pierced From Within for their technical brutality and production. The site's coverage treats both classic early releases and later comebacks favorably.

For:Fans of death metal, especially listeners of brutal and technical death metal and collectors of classic releases.

 I am here to talk to you about a groundbreaking band, the legendary Suffocation from New York!

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 Jewel of Brutal Death Metal, Pierced From Within by the New Yorkers Suffocation is the masterpiece album of this genre.

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 It is the most important album of my musical training. Not "Forgotten Tales," the one by Suffocation.

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 Suffocation made history in brutal, there's no doubt about it.

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