All That Remains

All That Remains is an American metalcore band from Springfield,Massachusetts, which formed in 1998.They have released five studio albums, a live CD/DVD, and have sold over 500,000 records in the United States alone. The group consists of guitarists Oli Herbert and Mike Martin, vocalist Philip Labonte, bassist Jeanne Sagan and former Diecast drummerJason Costa with Labonte and Herbert being the only two original members. To date, all of their songs that were released as singles have had music videos created for them.

HISTORY

Formation, debut album and This Darkened Heart (1998-2005)

Phil Labonte had been an original founding member as the singer ofShadows Fall and appeared on the cult classic album Somber Eyes to the Sky.After being asked to leave, Phil looked to start a new band and thus formed All That Remains.Phil has been known to support Boston acts such as Widow Sunday, Bury Your Dead, and Cannae.The band released their debut album, Behind Silence and Solitude on March 26, 2002 throughProsthetic Records.The style of the album differs from their currentmetalcore musical style,and more prominently contains elements ofmelodic death metal. It was also the band's only release featuring the original members Chris Bartlett and Dan Egan. Their second album, This Darkened Heart was released on March 23, 2004 through Prosthetic Records. Produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, the album featured better production compared to its predecessor. The threesingles that were released from the album are "This Darkened Heart", "Tattered on My Sleeve" and "The Deepest Gray". Music videos were created for all three.

The Fall of Ideals (2006-2008)

Their third album The Fall of Ideals was released on July 11, 2006 through Prosthetic Records. Once again, the album was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz. The album is also considered to be the band's breakthrough release, as it entered the Billboard 200 charts at number 75, selling almost 13,000 copies in its first week.alling" was released as the album's first single. Two music videos were created, with one incorporating footage from Saw III (as it was the lead song from the film's soundtrack). A music video was made for the album's second single "The Air That I Breathe". The band was also a part of Ozzfest 2006. The song "Six" is featured in Guitar Hero II. On June 20, 2007, it was announced that The Fall of Ideals had surpassed 100,000 sales in the United States.A music videofor the album's third single "Not Alone" was filmed on July 4 and was released on September 10, 2007. In 2007, they played at Wacken Open Airin Wacken, Germany to a great success.On November 30, 2007, All That Remains released a live CD/DVD album titled All That Remains Live.In early 2008, they embarked on a headlining tour with support from Chimaira andBlack Tide with Divine Heresy and Light This City splitting the tour's opening slot. Five Finger Death Punch, was originally supposed to play but dropped off before the tour started due to vocal problems.Later that summer All That Remains appeared on the Midwestern leg of Van'sWarped Tour 2008.

Overcome (2008-2010)

The band visited Audiohammer Studios in May, 2008 to record their fourth studio album, entitled Overcome, with producer Jason Suecof. The album was released on September 16, 2008, with critics giving it mixed reviews due to its more mainstream sound, many claiming that the band has put focus on catchy melodies rather than technical heavy metal riffs. The song "Chiron" was released as the first single from the album and a video was produced for it. Two singles from the album ("Chiron" and "Two Weeks") were also released for Rock Band as downloadable content, along with "This Calling". The band released a video for "Two Weeks" in October.
"Two Weeks" was also featured as a free playable download on the popular iPhone OS game, Tap Tap Revenge 2.On June 10, All That Remains started touring on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival, playing the Jägermeister stage along with God Forbid and headliners Trivium.On April 12, 2009, Phil Labonte posted on his Twitter that he was recording something in the studio on that same day with (at least) Oli and Mike. This turned out to be the acoustic version of "Forever in Your Hands".
On June 29, 2009, drummer Jason Costa broke his hand. The band temporarily recruited drummer Tony Laureano (Dimmu Borgir, Nile) to honor their commitment to the 2009 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival.
On September 29, 2010, All That Remains announced "The Napalm & Noise Tour", which will take place from November 23 December 21. They will co-headline it with The Devil Wears Prada, and be supported by Story of the Year and Haste the Day.
On October 7, 2009, All That Remains released the music video for their single "Forever in Your Hands".Also released on this day was a free download of the Japan bonus track "Frozen" from Overcome.

For We Are Many (2010-present)

All That Remains announced that the creation of their fifth album began in April 2010.The band later confirmed it to be released later in the year withAdam Dutkiewicz as the chosen producer.
The album was released on October 12, 2010.On June 8, 2010, All That Remains premiered the title track "For We Are Many" during a show in Burlington, VT under the working title of "Dem Trims". From August 18th through September 6th, a free download of the title track, "For We Are Many", is available on the band's website after subscribing to their mailing list.
On October 6, 2010, All That Remains released a music video for the single "Hold On".
'For We Are Many' debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200, selling a little over 29,000 copies in its first week
On Nov. 25, 2010 drummer Jason Costa, who was a graduate of North Quincy High School was honored. He has given thousands of dollars to make sure that their music department did not get disassembled in the recent budget cuts. As a token of their gratitude, the entire marching band wore bandannas on their heads and played "Two Weeks" during the thanksgiving day game halftime show. Jason was awarded a key to the city of Quincy for his contributions by the mayor.
On Jason Costa's 38th birthday, he spent the entire day at the North Quincy Sperm Clinic donating his seed. When asked by Modern Drummer magazine why he would do such a thing, Jason simply replied, "I need to make sure the next generation has musical talent." For his efforts, the Mayor of Quincy awarded him another key to the city.
Filming for the upcoming second single "The Last Time" has now been completed and can be expected to be published in the near future.

All Shall Perish

All Shall Perish is an American deathcore band from Oakland, Californiaformed in 2002. As of 2011, they have released three albums throughNuclear Blast and are expected to release their fourth full-length before the end of the year.

HISTORY

All Shall Perish was founded during 2003 from the former members of theSan Francisco Bay Area bands Antagony, End of All, and Boof. The founding members were Matt Kuykendall, Ben Orum, and Mike Tiner. They then released their demo in 2003 and caught the attention of Japanese label Amputated Vein Records. On April 19, 2003, they released their debut album Hate, Malice, Revenge. In 2005, it was re-released by Nuclear Blast and since then has received mostly underground acclaim.
In 2006, The Price of Existence was released to largely positive critical reaction. Their first single, "Eradication", was made into a video and was played on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball, and a viral video of the song "There Is No Business to Be Done On a Dead Planet" set to the boy band *NSYNC's video for "Bye Bye Bye" helped to garner a new fanbase for the band. The group released their third studio album, Awaken the Dreamers, on September 16, 2008 through Nuclear Blast. It debuted at number 126 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Top Heatseekers charts, with 5,500 copies sold in its first week. Guitarist Caysen Russo and vocalist Craig Betit only appear on the band's first studio album, and were replaced, respectively, with Chris Storey and Hernan "Eddie" Hermida.All Shall Perish have completed several successful tours across America in 2006, and were also on The Darkness Over Europe 2007 tour. Bray Almini (suffokate) occasionally fills in for Mike Tiner on bass during tours. In September 2008, they toured parts of Russia and became the first all-American metal band to tour Siberia, playing shows in Irkutsk,Novosibirsk, Tomsk, and Omsk.The band was also part of the European leg of the Hell On Earth Tour 2008. On November 11, 2008, the band recorded the video to their single "Never... Again" in downtown Los Angeles, directed by Gary Smithson.
On February 5, 2009, All Shall Perish released on their website that they would be parting ways with guitarist Chris Storey and replacing him with Jason Richardson. The band issued the following statement: "We will be doing all upcoming tours and fests! We have an unbelievable replacement named Jason Richardson. Can't wait to see everyone on the road! We will be doing a small headliner, the Atticus Clothing tour and then a ton of major fests in Europe. We have some surprises in store as well!"
After finishing the Night of the Living Shred tour, All Shall Perish members returned to California where they are currently writing a new album which is to be released in 2010. Mike Tiner stated that the process is currently "going slow, very slow". In early 2010 Richardson left All Shall Perish to join Born of Osiris. On the 5th of June, the band announced a new line-up. Drummer Matt Kuykendall will be replaced by Adam Pierce (formerly ofSea of Treachery) and new touring guitarist will be Francesco Artusato (of Hiss of Atrocities).
On the 8th November, the band announced they were to start work on a new album. Guitarist Ben Orum had this to say on the band's official website: "After two very successful tours at home and abroad, we are now home writing the new All Shall Perish record! The writing process is flowing very naturally, and so far the material itself is very impressive. It is safe to say this will be one of the most aggressive, epic, groovy records we have ever written. I cannot wait to start playing this material live." On January 31, 2011, the band was announced to be billed on the fourth annual Mayhem Festival, playing on the Extreme Stage alongside Suicide Silence.
On March 3, 2011 a new song called Divine Illusion was leaked onto YouTube only to be taken down of the website shortly after by Nuclear Blast Records.

MUSICAL STYLE AND LYRICAL THEMES

The band's playing style consists of fast paced, heavily palm-muted power chords in the rhythm section, and higher octave runs in the lead section. The percussion section consists mainly of heavy double bass-pedaling, and often rapid sections of snare drum, until the song comes to the breakdown. The breakdowns add splash cymbal and china cymbal to the mix, with quick bursts on the double bass. The vocals of the band use the false chord-screaming technique, a few earlier All Shall Perish songs feature inhaled pig squeal vocals.
The band's lyrics consist of several different themes, mainly upon the foundation of politics, such as government control, fascism and corporatecontrol. For example; the song "Black Gold Reign" from Awaken the Dreamers is in reference to current countries around the world adoptingoil as a main source of currency. This shows that a majority of their songs are politically-based.

BAND MEMBERS

Current members

• Francesco Artusato – lead guitar
• Hernan "Eddie" Hermida – vocals
• Ben Orum – rhythm guitar
• Adam Pierce – drums
• Mike Tiner – bass guitar

Former members

• Matt Kuykendall – drums
• Caysen Russo – lead guitar
• Craig Betit – vocals
• Chris Storey – lead guitar
• Jason Richardson – lead guitar

Carnifex

Carnifex is an American deathcore band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2005, they are currently signed to Victory Records and have released three studio albums. Their band name literally translates to "executioner" from Latin.

HISTORY

FORMATION AND EARLY RECORDINGS (2005–2006)

Carnifex was founded during late 2005 in Fallbrook, California, with a starting lineup of Scott Lewis and Shawn Cameron, with Rick James (guitar) and Kevin Vargas (bass). A self-titled demo was released featuring five tracks in search for a label. A second demo was released and sold at local shows and was titled Hope Dies. In September 2006, Rick James and Kevin Vargas left. Shortly after, Steve McMahon joined on bass, as did Travis Whiting on guitar. Carnifex released an EP before the end of 2006, titledLove Lies in Ashes, which was released through Enclave Records. It was sold exclusively at shows as well as online stores such as iTunes before the group began work on their debut full-length.

Dead in My Arms (2007-2008)

Carnifex was signed to underground label This City Is Burning Records in March 2007 and recorded their debut full length Dead in My Arms, with yet another member change still a four-piece but with current guitarist Cory Arford replacing Rick James in March 2007. The line-up during the recording of Dead in My Arms was Scott Lewis (vocals), Shawn Cameron (drums), Cory Arford (guitar) and Steve McMahon (bass guitar). Dead in My Arms was released on July 12, 2007. Carnifex began touring full time with the release of this record. Touring gutarist Jake Anderson was recruited as a second guitarist from July 2007 until November. During this time, the band found themselves touring with groups such as Emmure, Whitechapel,MyChildren MyBride and many others. The reasonable success of Dead in My Arms, and the prevalence of the deathcore genre as a whole, attracted the attention of Victory Records. In November 2007, after the departure of Steve McMahon (bass) and Jake Anderson (guitar), Carnifex signed a deal with Victory with now current members Fred Calderon (bass) and Ryan Gudmunds (guitar). December 2007 through January 2008 was spent writing their second album while half of the members of Carnifex werehomeless.

The Diseased and the Poisoned (2008-2009)

Carnifex's second album, The Diseased and The Poisoned was released on June 24, 2008, which reached #19 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart.
Since the release of The Diseased and The Poisoned Carnifex has toured over 22 countries with such bands as The Black Dahlia Murder, Despised Icon, Obituary, Unleashed, Finntroll, Warbringer, Parkway Drive, Unearth,Architects, Whitechapel, Protest the Hero, Bleeding Through, Darkest Hour,Impending Doom as well as many others.

Hell Chose Me (2009-2010)

On November 28, 2009, Carnifex finished recording their third full length album Hell Chose Me, which lead to its release on February 16, 2010. This record is said to be the heaviest and well put together effort that Carnifex has put out so far. It shows that this band still has the hate and aggression needed in a hopeless music scene. They may be regarded as Deathcore but this release has fallen more on the Death Metal side showing the raw talent Carnifex has to offer." Carnifex supporter, Chris "The Face" Baker stated "This album has it all. Insane double-bass and solid drum fills brough by Shawn Cameron. Earth shaking bass by Fred Calderon and destructive guitar riffs, licks and solo's by dueling guitarists Ryan Gudmunds and Cory Arford. Finally, Scott Lewis' vocals are those of Satan himself and shatter bone everytime they are heard by a mortal man.Hell Chose Me is the best album of 2010 and let no one down. It one up's their sophomore album the Diseased and the Poisoned easily without having distinct genre disputes."
The group played the 2010 Summer Slaughter Tour in support of the album and toured with Unearth, All That Remains and As I Lay Dying in September 2010.On January 26, 2011, Lewis announced, via Carnifex's official Facebook, that they're writing a new record. "We've been working hard on the new record. We know we have to top Hell Chose Me and were NOT letting you down! Heavier, darker and more pissed in every way. We will be posting a video blog updating you on everything we have going on soon. Stay sick \m/" said Lewis. Five days later a status was posted notifying fans to "garb" some merch from their band-owned merch site to help out with the new record. There is no set release date or set title as of now. On February 3, 2011 it was announced via Carnifex's official Facebook that they will be going on a full U.S. tour. Dubbed the "Names Mean Nothing" tour, Carnifex shall headline and are followed with supporting bandsOceano, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza and Within the Ruins.

BAND MEMBERS

Current

• Cory Arford – guitar (since 2007)
• Fred Calderon – bass guitar (since 2007)
• Shawn Cameron – drums (founding member)
• Ryan Gudmunds – guitar (since 2007)
• Scott Lewis – lead vocals (founding member)

Former

• Jake Anderson – guitar (2007)
• Rick James – guitar (2005–2007)
• Steve McMahon – bass guitar (2006–2007)
• Kevin Vargas – bass guitar (2005–2006)
• Travis Whiting – guitar (2006)

Whitechapel

Whitechapel is an American deathcore band from Knoxville, Tennessee. Since their inception in 2006, the band has released three studio albums and five music videos and are currently signed to Metal Blade Records. Whitechapel are notable for employing three guitarists, each of which perform specific parts during performances. Their band name is derived from a district in the built-up inner city of London, known as Whitechapel.

HISTORY

Formation and The Somatic Defilement (2006—2007)

Whitechapel was founded in February 2006 by Knoxville residents Phil Bozeman, Brandon Cagle, and Ben Savage. They were soon joined by Alex Wade (formerly of Redwinterdying) as a guitarist, along with bassist, Gabe Crisp, and drummer, Derek Martin. The group recorded their first demos in March of that year. They named themselves after the location in Londonknown as Whitechapel where the occurrence of the infamous Whitechapel murders were committed by Jack the Ripper.In 2007 the band signed toSiege of Amida Records in the United Kingdom, and Candlelight Records inNorth America, and later acquired new drummer Kevin Lane and released their debut full-length album The Somatic Defilement in June of that year.

This Is Exile (2007—2010)

In October 2007, the group signed to Metal Blade Records, and in 2008 released their second album entitled This Is Exile.The album reached #118 in the Billboard Top 200. In May 2008, the band toured on The Summer Slaughter Tour, and in August 2008, they began their first ever headlining tour with Impending Doom, A Different Breed of Killer, and Through the Eyes of the Dead. In 2008 they were starting to tour with more popular bands such as Parkway Drive and Unearth on the Never Say Die! tour. They have produced a video for the song "Possession", along with one for "This Is Exile". Whitechapel has also toured on the Rockstar Mayhem Festival on the Hot Topic Stage along with the bands Job for a Cowboy, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth and The Black Dahlia Murder, and alongside bands of the main stage such as Slayer and Marilyn Manson, who headlined the tour.
Whitechapel toured with Darkest Hour and Trivium on their 2009 and 2010 "Into the Mouth of Hell We Tour".

A New Era of Corruption and Lane's departure (2010—present)

Whitechapel recorded their follow-up album to This Is Exile from December 27th to March 31st with Jason Suecof as the chosen producer. The band early-on announced a summer 2010 release date for the record.The name of the album was later confirmed to be A New Era of Corruption. A song from A New Era of Corruption entitled, "The Darkest Day of Man" was performed live before the album's release.Months later it was released asstreaming media online.A New Era of Corruption was released on June 8, 2010.Whitechapel's focus on mass exposure over their small, dedicated following has provided them with featured spots in both California Metal Fest IV and 2010's Warped Tour. They have also been announced to play Download festival in 2010, and will be a part of the second stage showcased. A headlining US tour with Impending Doom, Oceano, I Declare War and Miss May I was held before the end of November. During December of 2010, drummer, Kevin Lane left the group within his decision to attend the remainder of his college classes. Former Knights of the Abyssdrummer, Benjamin Harclerode joined the band in Lane's replacement. A live music video for the song "Breeding Violence" was released February 7th, 2011. Whitechapel will be doing a US headlining tour titled "The Welcome To Hell Tour" with The Acacia Strain, Veil Of Maya, Chelsea Grinand I Declare War throughout February and March of 2011.

BAND MEMBERS

Current members

• Phil Bozeman — vocals (2006-present)
• Gabe Crisp — bass guitar (2006-present)
• Ben Harclerode — drums (2011-present)
• Zach Householder — guitar (2007-present)
• Ben Savage — lead guitar (2006-present)
• Alex Wade — guitar (2006-present)

Former members

• Kevin Lane — drums (2007—2010)
• Brandon Cagle — guitar (2006—2007)
• Derek Martin — drums (2006—2007)

BEHEMOTH

Behemoth adalah band extreme metal yang berasal dari Gdansk, Polandia. Band ini  dibentuk tahun 1991 sebagai trio sebagai band yang bertipe primitive metal dan  sampai kini telah merilis 10 album , dari Sventevith sampai album terbaru mereka  Evangelion. Behemoth merupakan band yang cukup berpengaruh dalam scene  Extreme metal di Polandia, bersama Vader, Decapitated, Vesania dan Hate.

Pada awal kemunculan-nya Nergal muda bersama personel lainnya di Behemoth  merilis beberapa demotape, diantaranya bernama Endless Damnation dan The Return  of NorthernMoon yang menarik perhatian label local Polandia, Pagan Records dan  label USA, bernama American Wild Rags. yang akhirnya menggabungkan 2 demo  rekaman tersebut menjadi sebuah album, berjudul Sventevith (Storming Near Baltic) .  Pada album pertama ini, kita bisa melihat potensi dari Adam Darski alias Nergal dan  Behemoth, walaupun mereka masih berusia belasan tahun, Album berikutnya Grom  merupakan album yang cukup unik, karena pengaruh symphonic Metal yang merajai  scene Metal pada pertengahan tahun 1990′an, Grom terimbas oleh pengaruh ini.  Dalam album ini kita bisa menyimak adanya female vocal yang memperhalus karakter  musik dari Behemoth . Perubahan karakter musik menjadi atmospheric Metal ini ditandai dengan tempo lagu yang makin lambat digabung dengan peranan alat musik lain seperti Akustik gitar, grand piano, dan synthesizers.

Album inilah yang akhirnya mencuatkan nama Behemoth di blantika musik metal di kawasan eropa timur kala itu dan melakukan tour keliling Eropa untuk mempromosikan album ini . Tak lepas dari kegiatan bermusik , Nergal meneruskan kuliah dan studi literatur khususnya di bidang sejarah yang dikemudian hari, beliau mendapat sertifikat sebagai curator museum. Hal inilah yang menyebabkan kegiatan Behemoth tidak seinteinsive band band lain di pertengahan tahun 90′an sampai akhir 90-an , Behemoth cenderung banyak melakukan eksperimen bermusik dalam album album-nya. Hal inilah yang menyebabkan sedikit kontroversi antara pihak label dengan Nergal,dkk dimana pada album berikutnya Pandemonic Incantation, Nergal dkk harus melakukan tour dan konser ,sementara Nergal yang bernama asli Adam Darski ini harus menyelesaikan kuliahnya pada waktu itu.

Di musim gugur 1998, Nergal mendapat kontrak Eksklusif dengan label Avantgarde , sebuah label metal asal Italy yang terkenal memiliki basis produksi dan promosi yang cukup baik. Seiring dengan lulusnya Nergal dari studinya masa itu Behemoth kembali melakukan tour keliling Eropa dan menempatkan perubahan karakter musik menjadi jauh lebih cepat dengan pengaruh musik death Metal yang kuat pada lagu lagu-nya. Album Thelema.6 dan Zos Kia Kultus merupakan album yang menarik perhatian media massa di seluruh dunia dengan transformasi karakter musik dari primitive metal menjadi musik Death metal yang sangat baik, karena formasi Behemoth di dua album ini yang cukup padu, Nergal kali ini dibantu oleh Inferno pada drum, sementara Novy yang juga masih memperkuat Vader di posisi basis, sementara Havoc sebagai lead gitaris memberikan karakter kuat pada lead lead gitar yang menggigit, riffing gitar yang maut dibarengi ketukan drum dan tempo yang bervariasi bisa kita nikmati di dua album tersebut.

Namun sayang , akibat kelelahan dalam jadwal tour yang cukup padat, Novy dan Havoc akhirnya mengudnurkan diri dari Behemoth, tepat sebelum dirilisnya album Demigod. Demigod adalah album yang membawa Behemoth ke level yang lebih tinggi karena album ini Behemoth mulai mendapat kontrak eksklusif dari Century Media Records. Kita ketahui Century Media adalah salah satu label besar di scene Metal, label ini sejajar dengan Nuclear Blast ,Metal Blade dan Roadrunners. Dengan dirilisnya album ini, Behemoth mulai mendapatkan porsi tayang di MTV2 dengan klip Conquer All dan Slaves Shall Serve . Diriilsnya album Demigod , tak luput dari jadwal tour keliling dunia yang cukup melelahkan semenjak tahun 2004 sampai tahun 2006 , tercatat lebih dari 300 konser dilakukan Behemoth sepanjang kurun waktu itu untuk mempromosikan album ini

Di akhir tahun 2006, seiring dengan kurang padatnya jadwal dan adanya rehat sejenak dari jadwal tour konser, Behemoth merekam album ke sembilan-nya, The Apostasy di studio Radio di kota Gdansk . Album ini diedarkan di Eropa melalui label Regain Records dan tetap untuk distribusi Internasional menggunakan Century Media Records. Album ini dirilis hamper bersamaan dengan album Ityphallic milik Nile yang memiliki karakter hamper sama. Sampai majalah Terrorizer bulan Februari 2007, memuat poster besar Karl Sanders dari Nile berpose seperti bertarung dengan Adam Darski /Nergal dari Behemoth. The Apostasy adalah album yang fenomenal, karena dari mulai album ini diluncurkan, hamper semua media massa cetak dan online merespon positif terhadap album ini. Tercatat review maximum 10 diberikan oleh majalah Terrorizer , rating 8/10 dari Metal Hammer sebuah majalah metal yang paling berpengaruh di belahan Eropa sana, sedangkan about.com memberikan rating 4.5/5 . Sebuah pencapaian yang sangat baik dari band extreme Metal.

Hal inilah yang membuat Behemoth menjadi headliner di panggung OZZFEST, sebuah metalfest terkenal di Amerika di tahun 2007 lalu, lalu melakukan tour keliling Eropa dan Amerika bersama Dimmu Borgir, Gojira, Job for a Cowboy, Beneath the Massacre , Kataklysm, Keeps of Kaleesin dan lainnya.

Adam “Nergal” Darski – vocals, guitars, synth, programming
Tomasz “Orion” Wróblewski – bass
Zbigniew Robert “Inferno” Promiński – drums and percussion
Patryk Dominik “Seth” Sztyber – guitars

Asphyxiate

ASPHYXIATE Band brutal death metal asal Bekasi ini terbentuk tahun 1998 dan berisi Deady – vocal, Josh – gitar, Adi – bas, serta Reno – drum. Mereka sudah ngeluarin 2 album keren: The Process Of Mutilation (2003)dan Anatomy Of Perfect Bestiality (2009). Udah pada beli album terbarunya kan? Anatomy Of Perfect Bestiality dirilis oleh dua record label dari dua negara berbeda, Severed Record dari Amrik dan Despite The Sun Record dari Italy.

Suffocation

Suffocation is an American death metal band that was formed in 1989 inLong Island, New York. The band comprises vocalist Frank Mullen, guitarists Terrance Hobbs and Guy Marchais, drummer Mike Smith and bassist Derek Boyer. Suffocation rose to prominence of death metal and created a blueprint for the genre for the 1990s with their 1991 debut album Effigy of the Forgotten and released six studio albums since its formation.
The band's grindcore-influenced technical death metal style uses guttural vocals with a bottom-heavy guitar sound; complex, fast guitar riffs and drumming, and a sophisticated sense of songwriting.

HISTORY

Early years and the 1990s era (1988–1998)

Suffocation was formed in 1988 in Long Island, New York, by vocalistFrank Mullen, bassist Josh Barohn, guitarists Guy Marchais and Todd German and Barohn's friend on drums. Guitarists Terrance Hobbs and Doug Cerrito, along with drummer Mike Smith, members of a local band Mortuary, that disbanded at the time, joined Suffocation and created a new lineup with Mullen, Hobbs, Smith, Cerrito and Barohn, influenced by fellow death metal bands and Napalm Death or Sepultura. Smith commented on meeting Hobbs for the first time: "That’s where I first noticed, "Wow, there’s another black guy playing this kind of stuff"."

 The band's first EP, Human Waste, was released through Relapse Recordsin 1991. The full-length debut album, Effigy of the Forgotten, recorded by producer Scott Burns at Tampa's Morrisound Studios and released byRoadrunner Records the same year. The album became substantially influential in extreme metal music.
After the following album, Breeding the Spawn, was released in 1993, Smith left the band and was replaced by Doug Bohn. The 1995 releasePierced from Within, which received substantially better production than the previous release, was followed by extensive tours in Europe, Canada, Mexico and the United States. In 1998, Suffocation released the EP Despise the Sun via Vulture Records and disbanded soon after. The EP was re-released later in 2000 and 2002 by Relapse Records.

Reunion and later (2003–present)

Suffocation in 2010 (from left: Hobbs, Boyer, Mullen)

Mullen and Hobbs reformed in 2003 with Smith, Marchais and Derek Boyer of the bands Dying Fetus and Decrepit Birth on bass.
In April 2004, Relapse Records released Souls to Deny. After the band played more than 400 shows in the United States and Europe including theWacken Festival in Germany, playing to over 33,000 fans, Suffocation released their self-titled album, Suffocation, in 2006. In 2007, the band was featured in The History Channel's promotional video for The Dark Agesdocumentary, playing the song "Bind, Torture, Kill".
In 2008, the band signed to the German Nuclear Blast Records and released their latest album Blood Oath in 2009. In 2009, Relapse released the live album entitled Close of a Chapter—Live in Québec City, that was previously self-released by the band in 2005. The release of a documentary film Legacy Of Violence was set for 2010 but has since been delayed. In May, Suffocation toured with Napalm Death in South America and Mexico.

MUSICAL STYLE AND LEGACY

Suffocation's technical death metal style is influenced by grindcore. The band uses "outrageously guttural vocals with a bottom-heavy guitar foundation,blistering speed, unparalleled brutality and sophisticated sense of songwriting, complex time changes and lead and rhythm guitar acrobatics" and frequent breakdowns.
With their debut album, Effigy of the Forgotten, Suffocation rose to prominence of death metal, created a blueprint for the genre for the 1990s,retaining their typical style after the reunion in 2000's.Decibel Magazine stated: "Effigy of the Forgotten was a benchmark for extreme music, as it sacrificed neither virtuosity or brutality, becoming a signpost for thousands who were still contemplating how to incorporate scalar runs, rapid-fire palm-muting and hummingbird-wing-quick picking into riffs, while opening up rhythmic dimensions and the scope of the blast beat."According to Allmusic, Mullen is one of the best vocalists in death metal. Suffocation also influenced the creation of the deathcore subgenre.

MEMBERS

Current members Frank Mullen – vocals (1989–1998, 2003–present) Terrance Hobbs – lead guitar (1989–1998, 2003–present) Mike Smith – drums (1989–1994, 2003–present) Guy Marchais – guitar (1989, 2003–present) Derek Boyer – bass (2004–present)

Former members Todd German – guitar (1989) Doug Cerrito – guitar (1990–1998) Josh Barohn – bass (1989–1991) Chris Richards – bass (1991–1998) Doug Bohn – drums (1994–1996) Dave Culross – drums (1996–1998)