Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway
One of death metal’s most legendary bands, New York’s Suffocation, will release their new album, ‘…Of The Dark Light‘, on June 9th via Nuclear Blast Records.
The new opus was produced by Suffocation and tracked at Full Force Studios with longtime engineer Joe Cincotta (Obituary). Mixing and mastering were handled by the world-renowned producer/engineer Zeuss (Hatebreed, Arsis, Suicide Silence). The cover artwork was created by Colin Marks (Origin, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Kataklysm).
Guitarist and founding member Terrance Hobbs comments:
“The moment we have been waiting for is here, our new album …Of The Dark Light will finally be released through Nuclear Blast on June 9th, 2017! Over the last 4 year period Suffocation has taken its time to write this record and we couldn’t be prouder. It is our most brutal record yet!
“Suffocation worked through the end of 2016 to hash out and lay down the tracks at Full Force Studios with Joe Cincotta and once again enlisted Zeuss to bring this creation to life! Myself, Frank Mullen, Charles Errigo, Eric Morotti and Derek Boyer have all pushed the limit of what Suffocation is and we hope you enjoy it!
“We also had the honor of having Colin Marks handling our artwork which is a new frontier for us and a different avenue and style to the traditional Suffocation records. We also included some backup vocals from Kevin Muller (The Merciless Concept) which for us makes this album very unique! This will be our 10th studio release and we really hope you like …Of The Dark Light! Keep the grind alive and hope to see you on the road!”
Suffocation has just shared a lyric video to one of the tracks from the new album, “Return To The Abyss“, which is streaming below. Terrance mentioned seeing the band on the road soon, well you will get that chance in the U.S. beginning next week. That’s when Suffocation hits the road with Withered and Revocation as the three provide support for Morbid Angel.
You can find all the tour dates below and ticket information here.
Tracklist:
Clarity Through Deprivation
The Warmth Within The Dark
Your Last Breaths
Return To The Abyss
The Violation
Of The Dark Light
Some Things Should Be Left Alone
Caught Between Two Worlds
Epitaph Of The Credulous
TOUR DATES:
May 19 – Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
May 20 – Arizona Pete’s – Greensboro, NC
May 22 – The Side Bar Theatre – Tallahassee, FL
May 23 – The Beacham – Orlando, FL
May 24 – The Orpheum – Tampa, FL
May 25 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
May 26 – Exit/In – Nashville, TN
May 28 – Brighton – Boston, MA
May 29 – The Gramercy Theater – New York, NY
May 30 – The Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
May 31 – Small’s – Pittsburgh, PA
Jun 01 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
Jun 02 – The Crofoot – Detroit, MI
Jun 03 – The Metro – Chicago, IL
Jun 04 – Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
Jun 06 – George’s Majestic – Fayetteville, AR
Jun 07 – Grenada – Lawrence, KS
Jun 08 – Bluebird – Denver, CO
Jun 09 – Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
Jun 10 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 11 – The Gem Venue – Idaho Falls, ID
Jun 12 – Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
Jun 13 – Dame’s – Portland, OR
Jun 15 – The Social Hall – San Francisco, CA
Jun 16 – The Regent – Los Angeles, CA
Jun 17 – Glasshouse – Pomona, CA
Jun 18 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
Jun 19 – Flagstaff’s Green Room – Flagstaff, AZ
Jun 20 – Marquee – Phoenix, AZ
Jun 21 – Sunshine – Albuquerque, NM
Jun 22 – Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX
Jun 23 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
Jun 24 – Grizzly Hall – Austin, TX
Jun 25 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
Jun 27 – House Of Blues – New Orleans, LA
Jun 29 – The Broadberry – Richmond, VA
Jun 30 – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
Aug 05 – Sylak Open Air – Saint Maurice De Gourdans, France
Aug 06 – Werk21 – Zurich, Switzerland
Aug 07 – Backstage – Munich, Germany
Aug 08 – Eventwerk – Dresden, Germany
Aug 09 – Viper Room – Wien, Austria
Aug 10 – Brutal Assault Festival – Jaromer, Czech Republic
Aug 11 – Terchovský Budzogáň – Terchova, Slovakia
Aug 12 – Rockstadt Extreme Fest – Râsnov, Romania
Aug 13 – The Quarter Club – Novi Sad, Rs
Aug 14 – Dürer Kert – Budapest, Hungary
Aug 16 – Pit Club – Bellinzona, Switzerland
Aug 17 – Summer Breeze – Sinbronn, Germany
Aug 18 – Hallenbad – Wolfsburg, Germany
Aug 19 – Metal Méan Fest – Mean, Belgium
Aug 20 – Motocultor – Theix, France
Aug 22 – Club Vaudeville – Lindau, Germany
Aug 24 – Get Entrepot – Brugge, Belgium
Aug 25 – Death Feast Open Air 2017 w/Crepitation – Andernach, Germany
Aug 26 – Dynamo – Eindhoven, Netherlands
Aug 27 – Bierkeller – Bristol, United Kingdom
Aug 28 – O2 Academy – Sheffield, United Kingdom
Aug 29 – Audio – Glasgow, United Kingdom
Aug 30 – Riverside – Newcastle, United Kingdom
Aug 31 – Underworld – London, United Kingdom
