Pierced from Within

Pierced from Within
Studio album by Suffocation
Released	May 1, 1995 (USA) May 23, 1995 (EU)
Studio	Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida
Genre	Brutal death metal[1] technical death metal[2]
Length	45:31
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Scott Burns
Suffocation chronology
Breeding the Spawn (1993) Pierced from Within (1995) Despise the Sun (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Chronicles of Chaos	7/10[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]

Pierced from Within is the third album by the death metal band Suffocation, released in 1995. "Synthetically Revived" is a re-recording of the song of the same name from the Human Waste EP and "Breeding the Spawn" is a re-recording of the title track from the band's previous album.^{[citation needed]}

Both this album and Effigy of the Forgotten have been re-released by Roadrunner Records as part of the Two from the Vault series.

Before 2013's Pinnacle of Bedlam, this was the only full-length album by Suffocation not to feature Mike Smith as a drummer. It is the band's last album with guitarist Doug Cerrito and bassist Chris Richards, and the only with drummer Doug Bohn.

Pierced From Within has been called Suffocation's "watershed moment", and guitarist Terrance Hobbs has cited the album as his favorite the band has done.^[7][8] At 45 minutes and 31 seconds, Pierced from Within is the band’s longest album to date.

Track listing

• All songs written by Suffocation except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Pierced from Within"		4:26
2.	"Thrones of Blood"		5:14
3.	"Depths of Depravity"		5:33
4.	"Suspended in Tribulation"		6:31
5.	"Torn into Enthrallment"	Doug Cerrito, Lee Harrison, Frank Mullen	5:25
6.	"The Invoking"		4:36
7.	"Synthetically Revived" (Rerecorded from Human Waste)		3:53
8.	"Brood of Hatred"		4:36
9.	"Breeding the Spawn" (Rerecorded from Breeding the Spawn)		5:09
Total length:			45:31

Personnel

Suffocation

• Frank Mullen - vocals
• Terrance Hobbs - lead guitar
• Doug Cerrito - rhythm guitar
• Chris Richards - bass
• Doug Bohn - drums

Production

• Produced by Scott Burns & Suffocation
• Engineered and mixed by Scott Burns
• Assistant engineer: Dave Welner
• Recorded and mixed at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, FL, USA
• Mastered by Mike Fuller at Fullersound, Miami, FL, USA
• Cover art: Hiro Takahashi

References

1. "The Best Metal Album From 40 Subgenres". Loudwire. 21 November 2022.
2. "Suffocation - Pierced From Within". The Metal Forge.
3. Mathew, Leslie. "Pierced From Within - Suffocation". Allmusic. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
4. Filicetti, Gino (December 8, 1995). "CoC : Suffocation - Pierced From Within : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
5. Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 428–429. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
6. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Suffocation". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7 (4th ed.). MUZE. p. 827. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
7. "Terrance Hobbs of SUFFOCATION on Frank's last shows, the band's future, video games & more". YouTube. 17 November 2018.
8. DiVita, Joe DiVitaJoe (2024-12-18). "Best Death Metal Album of Each Year Since 1985". Loudwire. Retrieved 2024-12-25.