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THE REVIEW
Jewel of Brutal Death Metal, Pierced From Within by the New Yorkers Suffocation is the masterpiece album of this genre. There are no words to describe the magnificence of this record.
The dark vocals of Frank Mullen, the bone-crushing bass of Chris Richards, the intricate guitars of Terrance Hobbs and Doug Cerrito, and the monstrous drumming of drummer Doug Bohn, who will only appear on this album replacing the other monster Mike Smith, create an absurd record (produced as always by the God Scott Burns), much heavier and more destructive than the other records of the era that will influence all the Brutal Bands to follow. Characterized by the exquisite technique of all the musicians and a perfect production that highlights all the instruments, the album composed of 9 tracks is a concentrate of extremely fast Grind assaults, purely Brutal heavy slowdowns, and Technical Death Metal rhythms.
This album is pure malice. Already the title track starts fiercely, and together with the following Thrones Of Blood forms an impeccable duo that combines ignorant destructiveness with exquisite and annihilating technique. The intro with the bass of Depths Of Depravity is chilling, an immense monolith of Groove and extremely tight outbursts. Listening to track by track, you see the Suffocation stamp, a dense and complex network of schizophrenic rhythms and brutality that constitutes every single song, aimed at achieving an overwhelming and devastating result. It's nice to underline how intelligent Suffocation was in not creating brutality for its own sake, but a reasoned assault that never bores; The bouncing drum and guitar rhythms of Synthetically Revived are the example.
There is also room for the reprise of Breeding The Spawn, taken from the album of the same name, but recorded this time with clearer sounds and perfectly inserted in the tracklist to conclude a masterpiece that is impossible not to have. This album is also very heterogeneous, as it still kicks the ass of many modern things today and sounds like it was recorded in the 2000s given how impeccable the performances and sounds are. Along with None So Vile by Cryptopsy and Tomb Of The Mutilated by Cannibal Corpse (the only records that, in my opinion, can hold a comparison since it’s a masterpiece). This is an unreachable peak of Brutal Death Metal, a beastly work of art that will shatter your eardrums.
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Suffocation's Pierced From Within is hailed as a brutal death metal masterpiece, featuring outstanding musicianship and impeccable production. The album balances technicality with raw intensity and delivers nine tracks of relentless, diverse brutality. It remains a genre-defining work that has influenced many bands that followed. Considered alongside other classics like Cryptopsy's None So Vile and Cannibal Corpse's Tomb Of The Mutilated, it represents an unsurpassed peak in brutal death metal.
Suffocation
Suffocation is an American death metal band from New York, widely credited as a foundational influence on brutal and technical death metal.16 Reviews
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By jigoro
Simply, listen to it. Let each track crush you, overwhelm you, violate you, drag you to places where brutality reigns supreme.
A masterpiece... the virtuosities of Terrance Hobbs and the phenomenal Doug Cerrito explode powerfully in every song.
By Gueddo666
Suffocation were the first with their 'Effigy Of The Forgotten' to invent a new way of playing death metal.
The album flows like this, full of slowdowns... but the impact is almost greater.
By snes
It’s the album with which I discovered that I was interested in the stuff I didn’t know, that “who knows what’s inside?” interests me more than “the new album of your favorite band is out.”
If I hadn’t been a metalhead, the only good things I would have listened to in my life would all be due to suggestions I had from others.
