Despise the Sun

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Despise the Sun
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EP by
ReleasedJanuary 6, 1998 [1]
Recorded1997
StudioCove City Sound Studios, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre Brutal death metal, technical death metal
Length16:34
Label Vulture (re-release on Relapse)
Producer Scott Burns, Suffocation
Suffocation chronology
Pierced from Within
(1995)
Despise the Sun
(1998)
Souls to Deny
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chronicles of Chaos 9/10 [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Despise the Sun is an EP by American death metal band Suffocation, released on January 6, 1998. It was the last recording before Suffocation's breakup (and subsequent reformation in 2003), and the last to feature guitarist Doug Cerrito and bassist Chris Richards. It was the final album produced by Scott Burns, who had worked on Effigy of the Forgotten (1991) and Pierced from Within (1995), as he retired from the music industry after its recording in 1997. [5] The EP was reissued on April 30, 2002 through Relapse Records. [6]

Contents

The last track, "Catatonia", originally appeared on the Human Waste EP.

The line spoken at the beginning of "Funeral Inception" is from Kevin Spacey, said in the 1995 film The Usual Suspects.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Funeral Inception"Doug CerritoCerrito3:57
2."Devoid of Truth"CerritoDave Culross, Cerrito, Terrance Hobbs2:31
3."Despise the Sun"CerritoCerrito, Hobbs3:21
4."Bloodchurn"Frank MullenCulross, Cerrito, Hobbs2:43
5."Catatonia"SuffocationSuffocation3:59
Total length:16:34

Personnel

Suffocation
Production

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