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In Europe

Mon 19 Oct
SUFFOCATION + INGESTED + UNDEATH + ETERNALon the line-up
Le Ferrailleur · Nantes
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Tue 3 Nov
DESPISED ICON x CARNIFEXon the line-up
Electric Brixton · London
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Wed 4 Nov
Despised Icon, Carnifex & Suffocationon the line-up
O2 Institute Birmingham · Birmingham
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Sat 7 Nov
Despised Icon, Carnifex, Suffocationon the line-up
Electric Bristol · Bristol
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Tue 17 Nov
Carnifex + Despised Icon + Suffocation + Gates To Hellon the line-up
Proxima · Warsaw
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Suffocation is an American death metal band formed in 1989 in Centereach, New York. The current lineup consists of lead guitarist Terrance Hobbs, bassist Derek Boyer, rhythm guitarist Charlie Errigo, drummer Eric Morotti, and vocalist Ricky Myers. The band gained prominence with their 1991 debut album, "Effigy of the Forgotten", which became influential in shaping death metal in the 1990s. Suffocation has released nine studio albums, characterized by growled vocals, downtuned guitars, fast and complex riffs, blast beats, breakdowns, and occasional slam passages. In 2016, Loudwire named them the 23rd-best metal band of all time. Suffocation was founded by vocalist Frank Mullen, guitarists Guy Marchais and Todd German, bassist Josh Barohn, and an unnamed drummer. The name was inspired by the Morbid Angel song of the same name. By 1990, the band added Terrance Hobbs and Doug Cerrito on guitars and Mike Smith on drums, drawing influences from American death metal, Napalm Death, and Sepultura. They signed to Relapse Records in 1990 alongside Incantation and Deceased. Their first EP, "Human Waste" (1991), was followed by their debut full-length album, "Effigy of the Forgotten", recorded at Morrisound Studios and released through Roadrunner Records. Though initially receiving mixed reviews, the album later gained acclaim for its technical and brutal style and influenced technical death metal and slam death metal. In 1993, they released "Breeding the Spawn", which received criticism for its production, followed by "Pierced from Within" (1995), supported by tours across Europe, North America, and Mexico.

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