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Effigy of the Forgotten
Studio album by
Suffocation
ReleasedOctober 22, 1991
Recorded1991
StudioMorrisound Recording, in Tampa, Florida
GenreBrutal death metal, technical death metal
Length37:06
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerScott Burns
Suffocation chronology
Human Waste
(1991) 		Effigy of the Forgotten
(1991) 		Breeding the Spawn
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Metal Storm10/10[3]

Effigy of the Forgotten is the debut full-length album by New York–based death metal band Suffocation, released in 1991. The cover artwork was created by Dan Seagrave. Several of the tracks had appeared on earlier releases: "Reincremation" and "Involuntary Slaughter" were re-recorded from the Reincremation demo, while "Infecting the Crypts", "Mass Obliteration", and "Jesus Wept" appeared originally on the Human Waste EP.

Both this album and Pierced from Within have been re-released by Roadrunner Records as part of the Two from the Vault series.

The album was dedicated to the memory of fellow metal band Atheist's bassist Roger Patterson, who had been killed in a car crash earlier in 1991.[4]

Musical style

Effigy of the Forgotten is considered to be a death metal album with a highly sophisticated level of technical proficiency. The guitars, which are tuned to C Standard (four half-steps, or two whole steps, down from standard tuning) feature fast palm muted riffing, tremolo picking as well as guitar solos. The drumming involves blast beats and quick fills.[4]

The breakdown riff found in the hook of "Liege of Inveracity" has been credited as the first slam riff in death metal, later inspiring an offshoot of death metal known as slam death metal.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Liege of Inveracity"BarohnHobbs, Cerrito4:28
2."Effigy of the Forgotten"BarohnHobbs, Cerrito, Barohn3:47
3."Infecting the Crypts"CerritoHobbs, Cerrito, Barohn4:45
4."Seeds of the Suffering"MullenHobbs, Cerrito5:51
5."Habitual Infamy"CerritoHobbs, Cerrito4:15
6."Reincremation"Cerrito, BarohnCerrito, Smith2:52
7."Mass Obliteration"Smith, BarohnHobbs, Cerrito, Barohn4:30
8."Involuntary Slaughter"MullenHobbs3:00
9."Jesus Wept"BarohnHobbs, Cerrito3:38
Total length:37:06

Personnel

Suffocation

Guest musician

Production

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Suffocation". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7 (4th ed.). MUZE. p. 827. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  3. ^ "Suffocation - Effigy Of The Forgotten review". Metal Storm. 2004-08-17.
  4. ^ a b Dick, Chris (2021-10-08). "Suffocation Celebrate 30th Anniversary of 'Effigy of the Forgotten'". Decibel. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  5. ^ Shteamer, Hank (November 19, 2018). "Farewell, Frank Mullen: Suffocation's Death-Metal Maestro Goes Out on Top". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
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