Pierced from Within

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Pierced from Within
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1, 1995 (USA)
May 23, 1995 (EU)
Studio Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida
Genre
Length45:31
Label Roadrunner
Producer Scott Burns
Suffocation chronology
Breeding the Spawn
(1993)
Pierced from Within
(1995)
Despise the Sun
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Chronicles of Chaos 7/10 [4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 6/10 [5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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 ]

Contents

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.

The album's musical style has been described as "fast, intricately technical, immaculately heavy." The album's tracks have been described as "complex, savage riff collages that reveal more of themselves with each listen." [9]

The album artwork was originally intended to be colored blue. However, the album was printed incorrectly. The original blue album cover was correctly printed on some of the band's merchandise, such as T-shirts. [10] [11]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsLength
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 Mullen5:25
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
Production

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