SUFFOCATION - Pinnacle Of Bedlam · YELLOW/BLACK CORONA LP

Yellow/black corona vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

Background information about 'Pinnacle Of Bedlam'

Suffocation's sixth studio album "Pinnacle Of Bedlam" stands as a towering monument to technical death metal brutality that showcases the Long Island legends at their most refined and devastating. Released in 2013, this crushing opus demonstrates why the band remains the undisputed kings of brutal death metal, delivering ten tracks of relentless precision that blend their signature suffocating heaviness with intricate songwriting. The album opens with the punishing "Cycles of Suffering" and never lets up, as Terrance Hobbs' serpentine guitar work weaves through Derek Boyer's thunderous bass lines while Dave Culross' drumming provides the perfect rhythmic foundation for Ricky Myers' guttural vocal assault.

What makes "Pinnacle Of Bedlam" truly exceptional is how Suffocation manages to maintain their trademark intensity while incorporating more dynamic arrangements and memorable hooks. Tracks like the title cut and "Rapture of Revocation" showcase the band's ability to craft songs that are both technically impressive and emotionally devastating. The production perfectly captures the band's crushing sound without sacrificing clarity, allowing every brutal riff and blast beat to hit with maximum impact. This is death metal at its most sophisticated yet uncompromisingly heavy.

For fans of:
Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Immolation, Dying Fetus, and Origin

Track listing

A1. Cycles of Suffering
A2. Purgatorial Punishment
A3. Eminent Wrath
A4. As Grace Descends
A5. Sullen Days
B1. Pinnacle of Bedlam
B2. My Demise
B3. Inversion
B4. Rapture of Revocation
B5. Beginning of Sorrow

Manufacturer: Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH, Alter Wandrahm 14, 20457 Hamburg, Germany, Contact: www.nuclearblast.com