---
title: "Suffocation"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/suffocation"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1988
---

# Suffocation

**Suffocation** is a death metal band, from United States, active 1988 to present.

Suffocation is an American death metal band formed in 1989 in Centereach, New York, currently consisting of lead guitarist Terrance Hobbs, bassist Derek Boyer, rhythm guitarist Charlie Errigo, and vocalist Ricky Myers. The band rose to prominence with their 1991 debut album Effigy of the Forgotten, which became a blueprint for death metal in the 1990s. Since then, Suffocation has recorded eight albums. These feature growled vocals with downtuned guitars, fast and complex guitar riffs and drumming, open chord notes and occasional breakdowns.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffocation_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Suffocation |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Formed | 1988 |
| Releases in catalog | 12 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Brutal Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/brutal-death) · [Technical Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/technical-death)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Derek Boyer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/derek-boyer) | Electric bass guitar | 2004 to present | Current |
| [Charles Vincent Errigo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/charles-vincent-errigo) | Electric guitar | 2016 to present | Current |
| [Eric Morotti](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eric-morotti) | Drums (drum set) | 2016 to present | Current |
| [Ricky Myers](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ricky-myers) | Lead vocals | 2019 to present | Current |
| [Terrance Hobbs](https://themetalnet.com/musician/terrance-hobbs) | Electric guitar | 1990 to present | Current |
| [Kevin Talley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kevin-talley) | Drums (drum set) | 2014 to 2016 | Former |
| [Josh Barohn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/josh-barohn) | Electric bass guitar | 1988 to 2004 | Former |
| [Dave Culross](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-culross) | Drums (drum set) | 1996 to 2014 | Former |
| [Doug Cerrito](https://themetalnet.com/musician/doug-cerrito) | Electric guitar | 1990 to 1998 | Former |
| [Guy Marchais](https://themetalnet.com/musician/guy-marchais) | Electric guitar | 1988 to 2016 | Former |
| [Chris Richards](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-richards) | Electric bass guitar | 1991 to 1998 | Former |
| [Doug Bohn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/doug-bohn) | Drums (drum set) | 1994 to 1995 | Former |
| [Frank Mullen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frank-mullen) | Lead vocals | 1988 to 2018 | Former |
| [Mike Smith](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-smith-23f02791) | Drums (drum set) | 1990 to 2012 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | [Effigy of the Forgotten](https://themetalnet.com/album/af11f424-5f79-355d-80ab-0ad4fc0b4c0b) | Album |
| 1991 | [Human Waste](https://themetalnet.com/album/7069d65e-1656-3db8-88a4-8139488ad108) | EP |
| 1993 | [Breeding the Spawn](https://themetalnet.com/album/8e2986f7-d7ed-3df2-a4dc-57978302f068) | Album |
| 1995 | [Pierced From Within](https://themetalnet.com/album/01dd1fe4-ba61-38ee-afb1-96fcc7d4bee0) | Album |
| 1998 | [Despise the Sun](https://themetalnet.com/album/59b992e4-f32b-3918-85d3-5fb892bdb16c) | EP |
| 2004 | [Souls to Deny](https://themetalnet.com/album/dac1b6c5-90be-385d-bc31-2be08c58b0a9) | Album |
| 2004 | [Surgery of Impalement](https://themetalnet.com/album/74e3d168-2e71-4a4a-874a-e2a73ab65800) | EP |
| 2006 | [Suffocation](https://themetalnet.com/album/4b75c06c-d7bf-3cfe-849c-3ec904b453a9) | Album |
| 2009 | [Blood Oath](https://themetalnet.com/album/934e5f34-c244-4a47-a6ea-07bb1122d301) | Album |
| 2013 | [Pinnacle of Bedlam](https://themetalnet.com/album/9f3c6e12-d9d0-41d9-88d5-02bc10cc9346) | Album |
| 2017 | […of the Dark Light](https://themetalnet.com/album/cda89e56-200d-4f60-b9bf-42dacb0346d1) | Album |
| 2023 | [Hymns From the Apocrypha](https://themetalnet.com/album/abe147d6-bcb6-4b98-91b2-52f06d320c55) | Album |

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- [Nile](https://themetalnet.com/band/nile) (listened together)
- [Morbid Angel](https://themetalnet.com/band/morbid-angel) (listened together)
- [Dying Fetus](https://themetalnet.com/band/dying-fetus) (listened together)
- [Deicide](https://themetalnet.com/band/deicide) (listened together)
- [Obituary](https://themetalnet.com/band/obituary) (listened together)
- [Cryptopsy](https://themetalnet.com/band/cryptopsy) (listened together)
- [Decapitated](https://themetalnet.com/band/decapitated) (listened together)
- [Vader](https://themetalnet.com/band/vader) (listened together)
- [Immolation](https://themetalnet.com/band/immolation) (listened together)
- [Behemoth](https://themetalnet.com/band/behemoth) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Suffocation/119
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suffocation
- x: https://twitter.com/suffocation
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCclo9P5aWVQ97jSWVgRknPQ
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suffocationofficial/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ItRDIouodpnW6nm4TYDk1
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/73638605
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/65989
- website: https://www.suffocationofficial.com/
- bandcamp: https://suffocation.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/suffocation](https://themetalnet.com/band/suffocation). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt