Souls to Deny

Suffocation | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 27, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Relapse
• ASIN: B0001Z3U7E
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,664 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide

"For all their imitators over the years, this quintet remains unmatched"

Product Description

Wildly influential death metal legends SUFFOCATION return with Souls to Deny, their first full length album in nearly a decade. Masterfully controlled yet frightenly intense, Souls to Deny is a truly devastating display of technical death metal. Maniacally complex lead and rhythm guitar acrobatics intermix with dizzyingly proficient drum work, creating complex, savage riff collages. Often copied but never duplicated, SUFFOCATION remains at once intricately technical and immaculately heavy! Crushing brutality from the masters!!

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, July 23, 2004

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Frank Rini (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Souls to Deny (Audio CD)

O.K. let's have some fun w/ratings. People are way too serious on amazon and think of themselves as 'real' reviewers-give me a break. When I listen to this cd it reminds me of pizza. I am Italian and I LOVE pizza. When I chew on pizza I savor every moment and appreciate the joy it creates. The latest Suffo. cd does the same. When I heard they were reforming a few yrs. ago I was very excited-think pizza again. Let's get the (-) stuff out of the way first. This is in regards to the 'critics' or people claiming they are suffo. fans, but just want to bring the band down. The naysayers say Frank's vocals are too high, the cd is not brutal enough and that 'Effigy.. blows it away, the production is bad and that Mike's drumming blows. Such a shame that these people call themselves people. Suffo. have returned and kids it's not 1990 anymore, this is 2004. So if you're expecting another 'Effigy then go eat a stool. They have matured as they have on every release. The cd is brutal, no debates there. I like how they tie 'Deceit' & 'Tomes of Acrimony' together (musically)-almost like a concept album. There are some serious slams on the cd, of course not like their earlier releases, but again people let's all move forward together and leave the nit-picking to the stools.

I know Suffocation and am proud that they have released such a kick-butt cd. The production is great and so what if Mullen's voice is a little higher then earlier releases. He is getting a little older but his pipes are still working great. He is still one of the best death vocalists out there. New addition of Guy 'sorry I can't hook my friend Frank Rini, who used to sing for Internal Bleeding, up w/a shirt because I am too cheap' Marchais on guitar was wise. Guy has been in the scene for yrs. and is a damn good guitarist. So even though he would not hook me and my friend and former bandmate Chris Pervelis up w/a shirt I forgive him, because we both know I can take him in fisticuffs. Back to the review, the ultimate is to eat some good pizza and listen to 'Souls To Deny'. Keep on truckin' suffo!! Buy or Die!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There is only ONE Suffocation..., November 27, 2004

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green eyes7713 "death metal freak" (toilet,TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Souls to Deny (Audio CD)

The masters return with Souls To Deny,all in all,a very solid release...This one reminds of Effigy in a way...I mean,both albums are different but they both feature awesome drumming from one of death metal's finest drummers,Mike Smith,his drum fills and double bass work never gets boring,the guitar riffs and leads still sound original,and vokillist Frank Mullen has one of the best growls in the genre,deep and throaty from the bowels of hell,but you can still actually make out some words...I think that is a great "comeback" cd...of course it's not going to be another Pierced,Effigy,or Despise The Sun,it's like 7 or 8 years later,with different members,and it's obvioulsy a differnt time period,i think people just set themselves up for dissappointment,you can't make the same cd everytime...plus these people that complain couldn't make half the cd these guys make...standout tracks besides all of them in my opinion are:Deceit,To Weep Once More,and Immortally Condemned...An awesome "comeback" cd,if you are any kind of Suffocation fan than this is highly recommended!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heck i wasn`t worried its SUFFOCATION, September 29, 2004

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IX - See all my reviews

This review is from: Souls to Deny (Audio CD)

Compred to the competition this DESTROYS.Compared to their earlier material not as good.