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Suffocation (band)

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.…

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Genres
Technical death metal · brutal death metal
Labels
Nuclear Blast · Relapse · Roadrunner
Members
Terrance Hobbs · Derek Boyer · Charlie Errigo · Ricky Myers
Origin
Centereach, New York, U.S.
Past members
Frank Mullen · Todd German · Doug Cerrito · Josh Barohn · Chris Richards
Years active
1989–1998 · 2003–present

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Suffocation (band)

Nodes112
Edges111
Triples26
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017857
Components1

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Suffocation (band)

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Past members · 11
Suffocation (band) → Chris Richards, Dave Culross, Doug Bohn, Doug Cerrito, Eric Morotti, Frank Mullen, Guy Marchais, Josh Barohn, Kevin Talley, Mike Smith, Todd German
Members · 4
Suffocation (band) → Charlie Errigo, Derek Boyer, Ricky Myers, Terrance Hobbs
Labels · 3
Suffocation (band) → Nuclear Blast, Relapse, Roadrunner
Genres · 2
Suffocation (band) → brutal death metal, Technical death metal
Years active · 2
Suffocation (band) → 1989–1998, 2003–present
Origin · 1
Suffocation (band) → Centereach, New York, U.S.
Website · 1
Suffocation (band) → suffocationofficial.com

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suffocation band death album metal hobbs released would new mullen terrance tour time 1991 effigy forgotten records relapse smith 1989

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Suffocation (band)GenresTechnical death metal1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Genresbrutal death metal1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)LabelsNuclear Blast1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)LabelsRelapse1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)LabelsRoadrunner1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)MembersTerrance Hobbs1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)MembersDerek Boyer1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)MembersCharlie Errigo1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)MembersRicky Myers1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)OriginCentereach, New York, U.S.1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Past membersFrank Mullen1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Past membersTodd German1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Past membersDoug Cerrito1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Past membersJosh Barohn1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Past membersChris Richards1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Past membersDoug Bohn1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Past membersMike Smith1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Past membersDave Culross1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Past membersGuy Marchais1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Past membersKevin Talley1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Past membersEric Morotti1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Websitesuffocationofficial.com1.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Years active1989–19981.00infobox
Suffocation (band)Years active2003–present1.00infobox

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