{"product_id":"suffocation-effigy-of-the-forgotten-cd-digipak","title":"Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten - CD DIGIPAK","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormed in NY in 1988, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith their debut album, \"Effigy of the Forgotten\", SUFFOCATION rose to prominence of death metal and created a blueprint for the genre for the 1990s, retaining their style after the reunion in 2003. 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlabbermouth.net described SUFFOCATION as \"American death metal's most consistent and punishing standard-bearers\" and their style as \"brutal death metal\".\u003cbr\u003eAccording to AllMusic, Mullen is one of the best vocalists in death metal.\u003cbr\u003eDecibel Magazine stated: \"One of SUFFOCATION’s trademarks, breakdowns, has spawned an entire metal subgenre: death core.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54370468823383,"sku":"P-109791-","price":15.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Suffocation-Effigy-Of-The-Forgotten-CD-DIGIPAK-109791-1-1620798830.jpg?v=1787043065","url":"https:\/\/shop.season-of-mist.com\/products\/suffocation-effigy-of-the-forgotten-cd-digipak","provider":"Season of Mist - International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}