SUFFOCATION: European Tour Announced

November 24, 2009

New York death/grind legends SUFFOCATION will embark on a European headlining tour in March/April 2010. Support on the trek will come from ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY, NERVECELL, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE and BURNING THE MASSES.

Commented SUFFOCATION vocalist Frank Mullen: "We look forward to crushing skulls and dropping some brutality on Europe!"

The dates are as follows:

Mar. 12 - NL - Utrecht - Tivoli
Mar. 13 - D - Karlsruhe - Substage
Mar. 14 - D - Hamburg - Markthalle
Mar. 15 - DK - Aarhus - Voxhall
Mar. 16 - D - Berlin - Columbia Club
Mar. 17 - PL - Warsaw - Klub Progresja
Mar. 18 - SK - Bratislava - Randal
Mar. 19 - CZ - Prague - Chmelnice
Mar. 20 - D - Leipzig - Conne Island
Mar. 21 - AT - Graz - Seifenfabrik
Mar. 22 - AT - Wien - Arena
Mar. 23 - SLO - Ljubljana - Kino Siska
Mar. 24 - D - München - Feierwerk
Mar. 25 - IT - Arcene - Soundtrack Club
Mar. 26 - IT - Rome - Blackout Club
Mar. 27 - IT - Pinarella di Cervia - Rock Planet
Mar. 28 - CH - Erstfeld - Transilvania Live Club
Mar. 29 - F - Paris - Glazart
Mar. 30 - UK - London - Underworld
Mar. 31 - IRE - Dublin - Whelans
Apr. 01 - UK - Leeds - O2 Academy 2
Apr. 03 - D - Essen - Turock, DF Open Air Warm Up
Apr. 04 - BE - Antwerpen - Trix

"Cataclysmic Purification", the new video from SUFFOCATION, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by David Brodsky (ARSIS, GOD FORBID, KATAKLYSM, SWASHBUCKLE) with animation by Tim Kellen.

Comented SUFFOCATION bassist Derek Boyer: "'Cataclysmic Purification' audibly portrays a calamitous future approaching. With this song and the rest of the [new SUFFOCATION] album ['Blood Oath'] I think we've maintained the musical integrity of the band while still having comprehendible brutality. 'Blood Oath' combines straight forward crushing movements with unsuspecting twists that will certainly entertain everyone from the avid SUFFOCATION listener to the first-time innocent bystanders."

Relapse Records released SUFFOCATION's only official live record, "The Close Of A Chapter: Live In Quebec City", on October 27 in North America and November 2 internationally. Recorded in 2005 during the band's "Souls To Deny" world tour, the CD contains the band's complete, unedited performance.

SUFFOCATION's latest album, "Blood Oath" (Nuclear Blast),sold around 3,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 135 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

The follow-up to 2006's self-titled record, "Blood Oath" was recorded with Joe Cincotta (who worked on the band's last two releases) and was mixed by Zack Ohren (ALL SHALL PERISH, DECREPIT BIRTH). The cover artwork (see below) was once again brought to life by Jon Zig (DEEDS OF FLESH, DISGORGE, GORGASM).

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