Biography:

Suffocation is an American death metal band. They fused the predominant rhythmic styles of early death metal with complex song structures, and started a new subgenre of death metal known as "brutal death metal." Suffocation is placed amongst peers such as Immolation, Mortician, Incantation, and Morpheus (Descends) as being part of a genetic fragment of death metal known as "New York Death Metal," or "NYDM" for short. The band is also known for having two African American musicians (drummer Mike Smith and guitarist Terrance Hobbs) which is rare in the extreme metal scene. The band was formed in 1990 and has since released several highly-regarded releases on the once death metal label Roadrunner Records, an EP Despise The Sun on a smaller label in 1998. The band reunited in 2004 with Souls to Deny, featuring the return of original drummer Mike Smith. A self-titled album was also released in 2006. 

In 2007, Suffocation was featured in an advertisement for the History Channel.

[Source: Wikipedia. See their Suffocation article for more information]

Discography:
1990: Reincremation
1991: Human Waste
1991: Effigy of the Forgotten
1993: Breeding the Spawn
1994: Live Death
1995: Pierced from Within
1998: Despise the Sun
2004: Souls to Deny
2006: Live in Quebec
2006: The Closing of a Chapter
2006: Suffocation