1993 Suffocation Breeding the Spawn LP Brazil Death Metal Carcass Gorguts Nile

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ARTIST: Suffocation TITLE: Breeding the Spawn

LABEL:  Roadrunner Records – RR 9113 1, Roadrunner Records – 7 9113 1  (Official 1993 pressing from Brazil)

RECORD GRADING: VG-minus
SLEEVE GRADING: VG-minus (has some spine splitting; a small tear along the opening edge of the jacket; see pics)
NOTES: Includes insert with spotting from age. RARE!!! 

Released in 1993, Breeding the Spawn is the second full-length album by the pioneering American technical death metal band Suffocation. Following their seminal debut Effigy of the Forgotten, this album continued to push the boundaries of extreme metal, further solidifying Suffocation's reputation for unparalleled technicality, crushing brutality, and complex songwriting.
Breeding the Spawn is characterized by its intricate, multi-layered riffing, often featuring dissonant harmonies and sudden tempo changes. Frank Mullen's deep, guttural vocals are as ferocious as ever, serving as a powerful counterpoint to the frenetic and precise drumming of Mike Smith. The album's production, however, is often noted as being less polished than its predecessor or successor (Pierced From Within), leading to a somewhat more raw and arguably "buried" sound for some of the instrumental complexity. Despite this, the sheer compositional prowess and relentless aggression shine through, showcasing the band's continued mastery of brutal death metal. Lyrically, the album delves into themes of ancient evil, cosmic horror, and destructive forces, delivered with a sense of bleakness and ferocity. While sometimes overshadowed by Effigy or Pierced From Within, Breeding the Spawn remains a vital piece of Suffocation's discography and a testament to their early and enduring influence on the technical and brutal death metal subgenres.
50 Similar Artists/Albums:
If you appreciate Suffocation's Breeding the Spawn, you're likely a fan of:
Technical Death Metal: Bands that prioritize intricate musicianship, complex song structures, and frequent tempo/rhythm changes. Brutal Death Metal: Music characterized by extreme aggression, guttural vocals, and a focus on crushing heaviness. Early Death Metal: The foundational bands and albums that defined the genre's sound in the late 80s and early 90s. Dissonant & Complex Riffing: Guitar work that is often non-standard and challenging. Extreme Metal: The heaviest and most uncompromising subgenres of metal. Here are 50 similar artists/albums that share sonic or thematic elements with Suffocation's Breeding the Spawn:
Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten (Their seminal debut, a must-listen if you like Breeding the Spawn) Suffocation - Pierced From Within (Their follow-up, often considered their most polished classic) Cryptopsy - None So Vile (Extremely technical and brutal, relentless) Immolation - Dawn of Possession (Dark, dissonant, and influential death metal) Morbid Angel - Covenant (Technical and aggressive death metal, but with more defined riffs) Death - Human (Pioneering technical death metal) Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated (Classic brutal death metal) Dying Fetus - Killing on Adrenaline (Technical brutal death metal with slam elements) Internal Bleeding - Voracious Contempt (One of the foundational slam death metal albums) Devourment - Molesting the Decapitated (Pure, raw slam death metal) Gorguts - Considered Dead (Early technical death metal with a dark edge) Gorguts - Obscura (Later, more experimental and dissonant work, highly acclaimed) Vader - De Profundis (Polish death metal with thrash influences, very aggressive) Decapitated - Nihility (Polish technical brutal death metal) Nile - Black Seeds of Vengeance (Technical death metal with Egyptian themes) ** Deeds of Flesh** - Inbreeding the Anthropophagi (Brutal technical death metal) Brodequin - Instruments of Torture (Extremely brutal and raw death metal) Unleashed - Where No Life Dwells (Swedish death metal, early and raw) Obituary - Cause of Death (Heavy, sludgy, and distinctive death metal) Malevolent Creation - The Ten Commandments (Aggressive and technical death metal) Broken Hope - Repulsive Conception (Brutal US death metal) Severed Head - Disembodied (Obscure but heavy death metal) Cynic - Focus (Progressive technical death metal, jazz fusion elements) Atheist - Unquestionable Presence (Progressive technical death metal) Pestilence - Consuming Impulse (Technical death metal with a raw edge) Sinister - Cross the Styx (Dutch death metal, fast and brutal) Bolt Thrower - The IVth Crusade (War-themed death metal with a crushing groove) Vomitory - Revelation Nausea (Swedish death metal, very aggressive and straightforward) Disgorge (US) - Cranial Impalement (Highly brutal and offensive death metal) Internal Suffering - Unleash the Traitors (Colombian brutal death metal) Hour of Penance - Misotheism (Italian brutal death metal with high technicality) Origin - Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas (Blisteringly fast and technical death metal) Misery Index - Traitors (Death metal/grindcore with political themes) Benighted - Asylum Cave (French brutal death metal/grindcore) Aborted - Goremageddon: The Saw and the Carnage Done (Belgian brutal death metal/goregrind) Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream (Swedish death metal, distinctive "buzzsaw" tone) Entombed - Left Hand Path (Another iconic Swedish death metal album) Demilich - Nespithe (Highly unique and dissonant Finnish death metal) Pungent Stench - For God Your Soul... For Me Your Flesh (Austrian death metal with a unique, grotesque style) Baphomet - The Dead Shall Inherit (US death metal, raw and heavy) Malevolent Creation - Retribution (Follow-up to their debut, maintaining aggression) Incantation - Onward to Golgotha (Dark, murky, and crushing death metal) Oppressor - Solstice of Agony (US death metal, technical and heavy) Monstrosity - Imperial Doom (Classic US death metal, heavy and technical) Resurrection - Embalmed Existence (Florida death metal) Repulsion - Horrified (Early grindcore/death metal, very influential on extreme metal) Possessed - Seven Churches (Often cited as the first death metal album) Master - Master (Early death metal/thrash) Pestilence - Testimony of the Ancients (More progressive technical death metal) Pyrexia - Sermon of Mockery (Another pivotal slam death metal album)





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